OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
One such problem Ballinger and her teams have corrected is the onboarding of new faculty .
“ It used to take 20 people and 35 days to onboard new faculty members ,” she explains .
“ The process was digitised but still in paper form , so it essentially just mimicked the process of traditional paperwork . Now with the full partnership of our Chief HR Officer , we have solved and streamlined that process .”
However , there is still much more Ballinger is looking forward to achieving on the path to transformation at OSU . The first is seeing through a new administrative modernisation programme .
“ The Administrative Modernisation Programme ( AMP ), will replace our existing ERP , which is 34 years old now , and augment it with new applications so we can stay up-to-date and deliver a modern ERP solution ,” she reveals . “ This is going to kick off in June 2024 . “ Next , we ’ re looking to double the amount of research expenditures in six years . The plan is for this to be complete by 2030 , so we ’ ll be rapidly deepening IT support for our researchers and their collaborators .”
OSU and the value of partnerships OSU ’ s digital enablement efforts would not have been possible without the valuable support of strategic partners , and Ballinger
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