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Improvements to Workday functionality
Student-related activities will launch Workday in 2026 / 2027
See a list of changes anticipated with Workday Student
Workday @ GVSU Town Hall
Faculty and staff heard from Finance, HR, and Student Employment about upcoming optimization efforts, learned more about the Workday Student implementation, and connected directly with GVSU’s Workday leaders.
New to Workday? Start Here:
Workday is a state-of-the-art cloud-based system with two main solutions:
- The Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) side manages Financials, HR and Payroll activities and data. View the Workday Overview.
- The Student Information System (SIS) side manages activities like course registration, advising, financial aid, and student payments. Learn more about Workday Student.
Workday uses GVSU’s single sign-on (SSO) login. Contact IT Services desk at [email protected] or (616) 331-2101 if you need assistance with SSO.
- On your computer, go to my.gvsu.edu and select Workday.
- For the mobile app:
- The mobile app is convenient for simple processes. For more advanced processes, use the desktop version of Workday.
Students, faculty, and staff will begin to use Workday as early as the end of 2026 for financial aid activities. Students will still register for Summer 2027 classes in Banner, but then switch over to use Workday Student to register for Fall 2027 and Winter 2028 classes when the registration period opens in March 2027. By the 2027 Fall semester, all activities to be completed in Workday. Learn more about the timeline.
Read the monthly Workday newsletter, learn more about opportunities for involvement, or connect with a member of the Workday Student Liaisons or Leader Network.
Monthly Highlights: May 2026
Recently, you may have received an email from your division’s leadership with a link to the second Workday Student Survey. If you haven’t had a chance to complete it yet, we encourage you to take a few minutes to complete the Workday Student Survey.
Your feedback will help us understand how prepared the campus community feels and guide future communications. All faculty and staff are encouraged to participate. The survey closes on May 8, so be sure to submit your response soon.
What’s Staying the Same with Workday Student
We know there are many changes coming with the transition to Workday Student, but not everything is changing. Certain core processes and experiences will remain consistent.
For example, you can expect continuity in areas such as Blackboard and EAB Navigate.
Want a quick overview of what’s staying consistent? Visit the What’s Not Changing webpage for more details.
Guided Previews Coming this August
The Workday Student project team will be hosting Guided Preview sessions in August 2026 for WDS Liaisons and members of the WDS Leader Network.
What are Guided Previews
Guided Previews give a representative group of Assistant/Associate Deans, Unit Heads, faculty, advisors, Professional Support Staff (PSS), and students the opportunity to explore Workday Student in a structured way before go-live.
The purpose of Guided Previews is to engage participants in structured activities that simulate real Workday Student tasks. Using draft training resources, participants will navigate common processes, share feedback on usability, and help strengthen institutional readiness prior to launch.
Participants will:
- Navigate Workday Student based on their role
- Complete common tasks such as reviewing records, planning schedules, or viewing information
- Use training materials as real users would
- Identify opportunities to improve training and processes
- Provide structured feedback to support launch readiness
For more information about these upcoming activities, visit the Guided Previews & Mock Semester webpage.
Workday Student Project: Increased Focus During Critical Phase
The Workday Student project has entered a critical phase as we move toward key milestones and the first go-live in December. During this time, the project team is dedicating significant focus on system testing, data accuracy, and overall readiness to ensure a smooth and successful launch for the GV community.
Team members are working to balance this important work while continuing to support the day-to-day needs of faculty, staff, and students. As a result, you may experience slower response times from some areas.
We appreciate your patience, flexibility, and understanding as we navigate this busy and important stage of the project.
Speak Workday: Academic Override
Currently at GVSU, course substitutions and waivers are used to allow one course to fulfill a specific academic requirement in place of another. In Workday Student, these will be referred to as academic overrides. Academic overrides are typically initiated and approved by a student’s academic advisor.
Need Assistance? Workday Support Resources
A variety of Workday support resources are available to the GV community. You can access these resources through the Workday Support webpage.
Here you’ll find quick access to Workday Help articles, support contacts across the university, links to submit tickets and more.
Any other Workday questions can be emailed to [email protected].