When asked to list important attributes in the workplace, curiosity might not be the first to come to mind. However, curiosity is key to seeking solutions to problems, creating positive change, and fostering advancement. WSU is home to thousands of curious minds, and that extends beyond academics: students, faculty, and staff contribute daily to the […]
Prior to implementing Workday, WSU relied on paper-based processes to perform a broad range of business activities, contributing to considerable paper waste and reduced efficiency with lost forms and missing signatures. Since launch, we’ve been able to save money, time, and resources by eliminating paper from dozens of business processes. Reducing the use of paper […]
Employees performing payroll duties at WSU work hard throughout each month to ensure the staff and faculty in their departments are paid accurately and on-time. Employees holding varying finance and HCM security roles perform payroll-related tasks in Workday each pay period, including: Entering, correcting, and approving time and absence Assigning costing allocations Performing payroll accounting […]
Registration is now live for the Elevating Cougs conference, which will be held virtually October 19 & 20, 2023. Elevating Cougs is a two-day conference experience offered by Modernization and HRS’ Learning and Organizational Development. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about Workday, develop their soft skills, and become more confident leaders via […]
In recent years, WSU employees have faced significant change in their daily work environments. These include large-scale institutional changes, such as the switch to Workday and the impacts of COVID-19, and smaller changes, such as those that come with the bi-annual Workday Feature Releases. Change can be uncomfortable, but learning to navigate change as part […]
Managers and supervisors at WSU perform a wide range of activities to help ensure their teams are successful at work, including: Managing and approving employees’ time and absence Approving travel and related expenditures Prioritizing and balancing their team’s workload Leading their team through change Facilitating conversations and resolving conflict Research included in the Myers-Briggs Conflict […]
WSU is one of many higher education institutions who’ve made the switch to Workday to manage their HR, finance, payroll, reporting, and grants management needs. Sharing similar challenges and the resulting solutions with others – new to Workday and established – has lead WSU to emerge as a trusted voice in peer-led discussions to improve […]
WSU uses Workday to manage finance, payroll, grants, and human resources functions across the university. Finance in Workday covers a breadth of functions and activities, including general accounting, budget planning and reconciliation, travel and expenses, procurement, and more. In Workday, those with finance-related security roles are at the heart of finance functions and processes. Cost […]
The upcoming Elevating Cougs conference features two tracks, Developing as a Cougar and Leading as a Cougar. The Leading track shares strategies for increasing your leadership skills, while the Developing track focuses on growing your soft skills: the abilities and behaviors that help you more effectively relate to and collaborate with others at work. Advancing […]
WSU uses Workday to manage finance, payroll, grants, and human resources functions across the university. In Workday, human resources is referred to as Human Capital Management, or HCM. HCM functions in Workday cover all aspects of an employee’s lifecycle, from applying for jobs, hiring, compensation, time and leave, position changes, and separation and retirement. In […]