A quick look at Elevating Cougs 2024

The Workday Success Stories track at Elevating Cougs 2024 offers a variety of deeper dives into certain processes and tools in Workday, and recent innovations across these functional areas, including:

  • Finance and HCM best practices for those in central business units or distributed departments
  • Advanced techniques and tools for Managers and those who support employees
  • Tips, tricks, and recommendations for maximizing Workday
  • A close look at how Workday connects systems, information, and people across WSU

Registration is now live for the 2024 Elevating Cougs conference, which will be held virtually October 22 and 23, 2024. Registrants can view a still-expanding conference schedule, bookmark sessions they’re interested in, and explore the conference platform. 

Register for Elevating Cougs

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2024 Workday Success Stories sessions

Learn more about the Workday Success Stories sessions available for different roles and functional areas below:

For Managers:

  • Employee Performance
  • Enhancing Recruitments
  • From Yesterday to Today – Change & Comms
  • WSU Org Structure
  • Leader as a Coach
  • Navigating Your Pathway in Leadership Through Service

More information about this year’s sessions for Managers is available here.

For HR Partners and those with HR-related roles:

  • From Yesterday to Today – HCM
  • Period Activity Pay
  • Enhancing Recruitments
  • Time & Absence Masterclass
  • Payroll Masterclass

If you are an HR Partner or hold HR-related roles such as Recruiter or Time Approver, learn more here.

For Finance professionals:

  • From Yesterday to Today – Finance
  • Budget Amendments
  • Payroll Masterclass
  • Understanding PAAs
  • The New Requisition Worklet

Read more about Workday Success Stories sessions for finance professionals with roles such as Cost Center Manager, Departmental Buyer, Accountant, or Expense Data Entry Specialist.

For Grant Managers and Principal Investigators:

  • From Yesterday to Today – Grants
  • Grants Forecasting Tool in Adaptive
  • The New PI Dashboard
  • Understanding PAAs

Read more details about this year’s sessions for grant administrators and PIs here.

For all employees:

  • Reporting Tips & Tricks
  • What is Modernization
  • Touchpoints: How Finance, HCM, & Payroll are Connected in Workday

Learn more about this year’s new Workday TouchPoints session here.

Developing and Leading as a Coug track highlights

Developing as a Coug sessions offer valuable insights and knowledge beneficial for any WSU employee, at any level, and expand their toolkits with actionable strategies and resources to support overall health and work-life balance. Sessions include:

  • Navigating Change
  • Mastering Internal Job Applications
  • Advancing Your Career at WSU
  • Check Up from the Neck Up
  • Cultivating a Personal Culture of Curiosity

Sessions in the Leading as a Coug track are designed for WSU employees who lead others at any level, including managers, supervisors, and department administrators. Highlights include:

  • Building Belonging
  • Employee Performance
  • Enhancing Recruitments
  • WSU Org Structure
  • Leader as a Coach

For information about the Developing and Leading as a Coug tracks, and for general conference news and information, visit the Elevating Cougs webpage on the Learning & Organizational Development site. To receive conference updates by email, subscribe to the Elevating Cougs newsletter.

We’ll continue to provide updates about the Workday Success Stories track in both the Elevating Cougs newsletter and the Workday Digest.

If you have a question about Elevating Cougs, or need assistance with registration, reach out to the conference organizers.