July 2025 - Advisor-exchange - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Message from SAS re: Early Registration
by Ali Wood-Warren 10 Jul '25

10 Jul '25

Hello UMAE! Please see message below from Shanda Vitt from Student Accessibility Services. Please connect directly with her if you have any questions. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi All, We have been hearing from students who are registered with SAS that advisors have mentioned they should have an advanced registration time. This is incorrect. Advanced registration is a very specific accommodation that is only available to a small percentage of SAS students, not available to all SAS students by default. Advanced registration is intended for students who are using SAS staff (ie: ASL interpreters, transcriptionists, academic attendants) to ensure we have more time to schedule, hire, and train staff. While there may be other circumstances to consider the accommodation, the student must discuss this with their SAS Accessibility Coordinator directly. If a student is asking about their registration date and discloses that they are an SAS student, please know that advanced registration dates have been applied to all who have the approved accommodation for it. If a student is unsure why they do not have it, please feel free to refer them back to us. Let me know if there are any questions! Thank you, Ali Wood-Warren (she) Director Student Transitions and Success Centre 205 Tier Building 431 275-0984 umanitoba.ca/firstyear<https://umanitoba.ca/firstyear> [University of Manitoba logo] Student Affairs - Leaders in cultivating exceptional student experiences! I am grateful to the Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate, Dene, and the Red River Metis peoples, on whose home lands I live. I am also grateful to the people of Shoal Lake 40 in Treaty 3 territory, whose water I drink.

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Communication to students with July7-9 initial reg times.
by Ali Wood-Warren 10 Jul '25

10 Jul '25

Hi Folks, Elfie Smith and I have created the following message for all students who may have been impacted by the disruption to registration over the last couple of days. We anticipate that University 1 students will be primarily impacted, due to volume of U1 students registering over the last few days, but you may also see your own students who have been impacted. The RO will be the primary contact, but advisors can feel free to make changes in Banner to adjust and correct spanned course registration. Hope all are doing well! Ali Ali Wood-Warren (she) Director Student Transitions and Success Centre 205 Tier Building 431 275-0984 umanitoba.ca/firstyear<https://umanitoba.ca/firstyear> [University of Manitoba logo] Student Affairs - Leaders in cultivating exceptional student experiences! I am grateful to the Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate, Dene, and the Red River Metis peoples, on whose home lands I live. I am also grateful to the people of Shoal Lake 40 in Treaty 3 territory, whose water I drink. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message is for all students with initial registration times on July 7, July 8 or July 9. An issue with the Aurora Registration system during these dates resulted in a period where some students were unable to complete registration. In some cases, students were dropped from a course because of a time conflict but may not have received notification. This issue has been resolved, but there is action you need to take now. To ensure your registration includes all courses you've selected, please do the following to review your registration<https://www.umanitoba.ca/registrar/registration/registration-steps#registra…>: 1. Log into Aurora<http://aurora.umanitoba.ca> 2. Locate the 'Registration' card and select 'Open Registration Dashboard' 3. From the registration landing page, select View Registration Information 4. If you do not see the courses you thought you had registered in, make adjustments to your registration as necessary by adding or dropping courses<https://www.umanitoba.ca/registrar/registration/registration-steps#registra…>. For students registered in spanned courses (Fall and Winter): If you only see one of the two sections (for example, you see the course in Fall, but not Winter), please call the Registrar's Office, rather than trying to drop it and add it again. Doing so independently could result in further registration challenges. Please call us at UM if this situation applies to you. We're so sorry for any concern this may have caused. Registrar's Office: 204-474-9420 or 1-877-474-9420 (toll free)

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URGENT: Aurora/Banner Registration Issues
by Elfie Smith 10 Jul '25

10 Jul '25

You may be receiving reports from students who are having difficulty registering in classes, and some staff are reporting difficulties using Banner. Yesterday afternoon (Tuesday July 8th), Aurora/Banner experienced a system issue that resulted in errors in registration and the system became inaccessible for a period of time. Our IST team and ORES monitored the situation last night and believed it had been resolved. Unfortunately, issues continue to persist this morning. These issues are the top priority for everyone supporting Aurora and Banner, so we hope to have a resolution as soon as possible. If you are receiving questions from students, please let them know we are experiencing a system issue and working to resolve it. Elfie Smith, BComm, MA (she/her) Associate Registrar & Director of Service and Records University of Manitoba https://umanitoba.ca/registrar Student Affairs - Leaders in cultivating exceptional student experiences The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Anisininew, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the National homeland of the Red River Métis. We respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and we dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration. [UMLogoSignature]

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