Workday at a Glance

Elevating Cougs session recordings now available in Percipio

WSU employees may now view and share session recordings and materials from Elevating Cougs in Percipio. Want to review a favorite session, catch up on sessions you may have missed, or share resources with your colleagues? Visit the 2023 Elevating Cougs Replay and Additional Resources page in Percipio. You can also find links to individual […]

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Elevating Cougs: Know before you go!

It’s almost time for the 2023 Elevating Cougs conference, hosted by Modernization and HRS’ Learning & Organizational Development. We’re looking forward to gathering virtually with 500+ registered Cougs from across the university October 19 & 20. We hope you’ll join us! If you plan to attend, here’s what you should know before you go: The […]

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Accessing Elevating Cougs sessions on the Zoom Events platform

Elevating Cougs is a fully remote, two-day conference experience offered by Modernization and HRS’ Learning and Organizational Development. WSU employees can choose from more than 80 sessions available on the conference’s Zoom events platform. Below is an introduction to using the Zoom events platform to access and attend sessions. There are two different ways to […]

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Elevating Cougs for departmental grants staff and PIs: at a glance

Departmental grants administration staff are essential to ensuring the accurate and timely management of millions of grant dollars awarded each year to WSU researchers. Staff and faculty holding roles including Grant Manager and Principal Investigator (PIs) perform a variety of grants-related tasks in Workday including: Costing Allocations Effort Certification Approving transactions and accounting adjustments Using […]

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Elevating Cougs for payroll personnel: at a glance

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 […]

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Elevating Cougs for finance professionals: at a glance

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 […]

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Elevating Cougs for HR Partners: at a glance

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 […]

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Elevating Cougs: Workday Success Stories track focuses on getting the most from Workday

The Workday Success Stories track at Elevating Cougs 2023 offers the opportunity to hear from your WSU peers as they share proven best practices and success stories to help you get the most from Workday. If you perform tasks in finance, human resources, grants management, or payroll, we encourage you to register for sessions in […]

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