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Monday, October 21
 

8:00am CDT

Registration
Monday October 21, 2024 8:00am - 10:00am CDT
Registration
Speakers
avatar for MBUG Board of Directors

MBUG Board of Directors

Board of Directors, Mississippi Banner Users Group
The Mississippi Banner Users Group (MBUG) is an association of community colleges, universities and IHL inMississippi. Any Ellucian Banner user from an institution in the state is eligible for membership. Today, MBUG has 15member institutions. It is our hope that through communication... Read More →
Monday October 21, 2024 8:00am - 10:00am CDT
Promenade Foyer 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

9:00am CDT

Welcome and Opening Announcements
Monday October 21, 2024 9:00am - 9:30am CDT
Opening Session
Monday October 21, 2024 9:00am - 9:30am CDT
Ballroom B 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

9:30am CDT

Ellucian Platform and Student Success Overview
Monday October 21, 2024 9:30am - 10:15am CDT
      • Experience Platform including Insights, Intelligent Processes, Forms.
      • Student Success Suite (Formerly Campus Logic)
Speakers
avatar for Serena Hyche

Serena Hyche

Ellucian
Monday October 21, 2024 9:30am - 10:15am CDT
Ballroom B 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

10:30am CDT

Vendor Showcase Presentations
Monday October 21, 2024 10:30am - 11:15am CDT
Vendor Showcase Presentations
Speakers
avatar for Aaron Brooks

Aaron Brooks

Director of Information Systems, Mississippi University for Women
I am the Vendor Liaison for the MBUG Conference Board.
Monday October 21, 2024 10:30am - 11:15am CDT
Ballroom B 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

11:30am CDT

Lunch & Keynote Address
Monday October 21, 2024 11:30am - 1:00pm CDT
Join us for a memorable lunch event at MBUG 2024, where we’ll be honored to host Dr. Mark G. Henderson as our keynote speaker!

About Dr. Henderson:
A proud native of Canton, Mississippi, Dr. Henderson is a distinguished educator and artistic leader with a passion for empowering students. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication Studies and Dramatic Art from Jackson State University, followed by a Master's in Communications and Urban Studies from Michigan State University. Dr. Henderson later completed his Ph.D. in Speech Communication at The University of Southern Mississippi and recently obtained a second Master's in Theatre from Texas A&M University.

At Jackson State University, he has held prominent roles including Chair of the Department of Speech Communication and Director of Theatre. He is also the Founder and Artistic Director of MADDRAMA (Making A Difference Doing Respectable and Meaningful Art), a nationally touring troupe renowned for its original plays and impactful performances.
Dr. Henderson is affectionately known as the “Star Maker,” having mentored numerous students who have graced local, regional, and Broadway stages, as well as the big screen. As a theater director, motivational speaker, and performer, he dedicates himself to "entertaining and educating the masses."

In addition to his academic achievements, Dr. Henderson actively participates in several professional organizations. He serves as the 1st Vice-President of the Jackson State University National Alumni Association (Madison County Chapter) and is a proud member of the Rho Xi Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated.

Life’s Philosophy:
"God doesn’t always choose the qualified, but He always qualifies the Chosen."

Life’s Motto:
"I am who I am because of God and my Mama!"

Join us for an inspiring session with Dr. Henderson and discover how his journey and insights can motivate you to make a difference in your own field. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with a true leader in education and the arts!

Speakers
avatar for Dr. Mark Henderson

Dr. Mark Henderson

Founder/Artistic Director, MAD DRAMA (Making A Difference Doing Respectable and Meaningful Art),
Dr. Mark G. Henderson is a native of Canton, Mississippi. After graduating from Canton High School, he attended Jackson State University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communication Studies and Dramatic Art. Mark went on to receive a Masters of Art in Communications... Read More →
Monday October 21, 2024 11:30am - 1:00pm CDT
Ballroom A 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

1:15pm CDT

Affects of one Department on Another
Monday October 21, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm CDT
Affects of one Department on Another
Monday October 21, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm CDT
Ballroom B 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

1:15pm CDT

Moving to SaaS
Monday October 21, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm CDT
The good, and everything else you need to know about migrating to Banner SaaS!

Transitioning to SaaS can be a complex journey. BHA’s Optimization & Cloud Services provide critical support by assessing what legacy systems and functionalities can be retained and what needs replacement. Our expertise in ERP and System Assessments, combined with cloud service offerings like Microsoft® Azure Cloud and Amazon Web Services (AWS), enables a smooth transition while ensuring essential operations are maintained.
Speakers
DE

Digi Edwards

VP of Business Development, BHA Tech
Monday October 21, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm CDT
Ballroom E 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

1:15pm CDT

The Coming Demographic Cliff
Monday October 21, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm CDT
The Coming Demographic Cliff

The Enrollment Cliff, or Demographic Cliff, is coming. Generation Alpha is one of the smallest generations, meaning that a serious drop in the number of college age students is coming soon. We’ll look at the numbers nationwide and in Mississippi, and talk about strategies to help ameliorate its impact.
Monday October 21, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm CDT
Ballroom H 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

1:15pm CDT

Ellucian Award and Smart Plan
Monday October 21, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm CDT
Propel students to on-time completion and post-academic success with higher education's leading academic audit, planning, and degree discovery tools. Previously referred to as EduNav.

Meeting URL:https://ellucian.zoom.us/j/97483218064Meeting ID:974 8321 8064

Speakers
avatar for AJ Hubbard

AJ Hubbard

Ellucian
Monday October 21, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm CDT
Ballroom C 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

1:15pm CDT

FERPA - I Fought the Law and the Law Won
Monday October 21, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm CDT
FERPA - I Fought the Law and the Law Won
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) guru LeRoy Rooker gave two presentations at a past SACRAO Conference. This is an important review of key highlights of that material. 
Monday October 21, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm CDT
Ballroom G 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

1:15pm CDT

Banner in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Monday October 21, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm CDT
Learn about the benefits of running Banner and your Oracle workloads in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) with Mythics and Oracle. Also hear from MUW on their decision to move Banner to OCI with Mythics. Hope to see you there!
Speakers
NI

Nick Iuliano

Mythics
Mythics is an award-winning Oracle reseller, systems integrator and managed services provider that delivers end-to-end Oracle solutions. We specialize in helping Oracle government and education customers move to the cloud, whether it be with Oracle SaaS, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure... Read More →
avatar for Aaron Brooks

Aaron Brooks

Director of Information Systems, Mississippi University for Women
I am the Vendor Liaison for the MBUG Conference Board.
Monday October 21, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm CDT
Ballroom D 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

1:15pm CDT

EMS 101-Tool for Banner Update Management
Monday October 21, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm CDT
EMS 101-Tool for Banner Update Management
Monday October 21, 2024 1:15pm - 2:00pm CDT
Ballroom F 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

2:00pm CDT

Vendor Expo
Monday October 21, 2024 2:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
Vendor Expo
Monday October 21, 2024 2:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
Foyer 1 & 2 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

2:30pm CDT

Streamline Verification, Expedite Appeals, and More with Dynamic Verification
Monday October 21, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm CDT
Built in the Azure cloud, Dynamic Verification offers a new, comprehensive option to not only assist with meeting all the challenges that the 2024–2025 verification year presented but with an eye toward seamlessly streamlining tasks and communication for the years beyond. We have blended the best of one of Next Gen’s trusted platforms with new technology providing a suite of pre-built verification forms with fully legal and compliant e-signatures, clear and concise communication via both email and text to students and families and back-end integration with Ethos connections, parent ISIR match and pre-fill of data into forms. Let Next Gen keep track of your verification and appeals processes so staff can spend more time helping students.
Speakers
avatar for Misty Racho

Misty Racho

NextGen Web Solutions
Our web and mobile software solutions enable administrators to efficiently manage online forms, verification, scholarships, employment, online timesheets, and other specialized processes requiring signed authorizations and interactions with student and employee information. Serving... Read More →
Monday October 21, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm CDT
Ballroom F 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

2:30pm CDT

Dynamic Forms - 1 Year Later
Monday October 21, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm CDT
Dynamic Forms - 1 Year Later
I'd like to show how PRCC has utilized Dynamic Forms over the last year. I will show real examples of forms and explain how these forms have expedited processing in certain offices. Ex: using Dynamic Forms to make a secure document portal for uploading high school transcripts.
Monday October 21, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm CDT
Ballroom C 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

2:30pm CDT

Empower Your Institution: A Dive into Unexplored Services
Monday October 21, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm CDT
Ellucian Session looking at new services!
Sponsors
avatar for Patrick Hoff

Patrick Hoff

Sr. Field Services Representative, Ellucian
Ellucian powers innovation for higher education, partnering with more than 2,900 customers across 50 countries, serving 22 million students. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS... Read More →
Monday October 21, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm CDT
Ballroom B 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

2:30pm CDT

Optimizing Banner
Monday October 21, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm CDT
Save Time with Ellucian Action Items Processing, Communication Management, Workflow, etc..

BHA offers ERP Environment Optimization and System Support services for Ellucian Banner. We provide consulting on configuring Action Items, Communication Management, and Workflow tools to help institutions save time and improve efficiency. Our services ensure that your ERP is fully optimized to meet the institution’s evolving needs.
Speakers
DE

Digi Edwards

VP of Business Development, BHA Tech
Monday October 21, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm CDT
Ballroom D 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

2:30pm CDT

Articulation Woes
Monday October 21, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm CDT
Articulation Woes
A round table discussion of the importance of articulation in higher education. To discuss best practices, challenges, possible solutions to improve the overall articulation processes.
Monday October 21, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm CDT
Ballroom E 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

2:30pm CDT

Implementing Ellucian Experience - ULL's Journey
Monday October 21, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm CDT
Implementing Ellucian Experience - ULL's Journey

Overview of the Ellucian Experience Platform implementation and roll-out for the university.
Monday October 21, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm CDT
Ballroom H 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

3:30pm CDT

Aid Based/Term Based Detail Codes
Monday October 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm CDT
Aid Based/Term Based Detail Codes
Learn how to setup detail codes that are Aid Based and Term Based. Tired of having to change the FOAPAL on a detail code every year because the fund changes, then having to make a journal entry if activity happens from a previous year? Using Aid Based detail codes will eliminate that issue. Want to have less detail codes setup per semester? Term Based detail codes can eliminate that.
Monday October 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm CDT
Ballroom F 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

3:30pm CDT

Outlook Tips and Tricks
Monday October 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm CDT
Outlook Tips and Tricks
This one is outside of the Banner realm but I feel like it could be helpful as a general session. I could show some tips and tricks in Outlook that can make some tasks easier and faster. Examples: Drag and drop to calendar, quick steps, autocorrect for quick text, add options to toolbar, CTRL+K to search directory, changing your outlook schedule working hours, voting options, view settings, search folders, insert calendar to email, etc.
Monday October 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm CDT
Ballroom B 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

3:30pm CDT

Banner Data Analytics through Reporting Concepts
Monday October 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm CDT
In today's session, we'll explore the reports and analytics used within the Division of Institutional Advancement, highlighting how data is transforming our decision-making process. Everyone is welcome to join!

Speakers
DH

David Howard

Jackson State University
Monday October 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm CDT
Ballroom E 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

3:30pm CDT

Banner Global Proxy for Students – Let the Parents Login Too!
Monday October 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm CDT
Put the student in control with parent self-service access!
Monday October 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm CDT
Ballroom G 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

3:30pm CDT

Student Records - A Year in the Life of a Registar (Round Table)
Monday October 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm CDT
Student Records - A Year in the Life of a Registar (Round Table)
Monday October 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm CDT
Ballroom D 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

3:30pm CDT

Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity and Information Technology
Monday October 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm CDT
Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity and Information Technology
Sponsors
SG

Steve Given

Pileum
The focus will be Cyber Security and all of the things go along with it. Penetration testing as well as Smart Boards.
Monday October 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm CDT
Ballroom C 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

3:30pm CDT

Elevating Your Banner Experience: Seamless Lift and Shift to Oracle Cloud
Monday October 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm CDT
Join Us for a Transformative Discussion on Migrating Banner to Oracle Cloud!
Discover how Alcorn State University successfully navigated the complex journey of migrating its Banner ERP system to Oracle Cloud with the expert guidance of Tharseo IT. In this session, you’ll hear directly from Alcorn's CIO/Chief Enterprise Architect, Desmond, and Tharseo IT's CTO, Wes, as they share their insights, lessons learned, and key strategies for a seamless lift and shift.
Moderated by Mike, Director of Sales at Tharseo IT, this panel discussion will explore:
  • Alcorn’s cloud journey: Challenges faced and benefits realized.
  • Technical approaches that ensure a smooth transition to Oracle Cloud.
  • How cloud-based Banner systems enhance performance, scalability, and security.
  • Future-proofing your institution with cost-efficient, scalable cloud solutions.
Whether you’re considering a cloud migration or looking to optimize your existing infrastructure, this session will provide actionable insights from industry leaders with real-world experience.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from experts and take your institution’s Banner experience to the next level with Tharseo IT.
Speakers
avatar for Mike Tenreiro

Mike Tenreiro

Sr. Director of Sales and Strategy, Tharseo IT
Banner Optimization in OCI. Oracle Cloud Migration: Navigate the complex journey of cloud migration with our Oracle Cloud Migration services. Oracle Database Administration: Our Oracle Database Administration service offers comprehensive management and maintenance of your Oracle databases... Read More →
DS

Desmond Stewart

Alcorn State University
Monday October 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm CDT
Ballroom H 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

5:00pm CDT

Meet at the Designated Bus stop to load the bus for cruise
Monday October 21, 2024 5:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
Meet at the Designated Bus stop to load the bus for cruise  - Front Entrance of Hotel
Space on buses is limited.  

Monday October 21, 2024 5:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
IP Casino Resort Spa 850 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

6:30pm CDT

Sunset Cruise - LIMITED SPACE
Monday October 21, 2024 6:30pm - 9:00pm CDT

Join us for an unforgettable evening on Monday, as we set sail for a Mardi Gras celebration!


Details:
  • Date: Monday, October 21, 2024
  • Time: Meet in front of the hotel at 5:30 PM for transportation to the dock. The cruise will last from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM.
  • Sponsored by: TharseoPileum, and Ellucian

What's Included:
  • A delicious menu of heavy horderves  featuring options for everyone: vegan, seafood, and carnivore choices!
  • Exciting DJ to keep the party going!
  • Each guest receives two complimentary drink tickets for wine and beer. Water and soda will be free all night!
  • Additional drinks: Beer $4-5, Wine $6, Mixed Drinks $9 |  Cash/Credit Cards Accepted
  • Feel free to tip the bartender!!!

Don’t miss out on this festive evening! We can’t wait to celebrate with you! 🎉

SPACE IS LIMITED!!!  Add this event to your schedule to secure your spot! See you there!
Monday October 21, 2024 6:30pm - 9:00pm CDT
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