Hillsdale’s recent change to Self Service was unexpected but long overdue. After 15 years, the outdated and underpowered WebAdvisor has finally been replaced by Ellucian’s Self Service. This is the college’s first entire semester with Self Service, and students are beginning to integrate the program into their day-to-day lives. At first, the idea of changing...
Hillsdale students will register for spring courses this month with a new system that replaced WebAdvisor, which the college had used since 2007. Self-Service will improve on the old application by preventing crashes as students enroll for next semester’s courses, according to Registrar Douglas McArthur. The new system will also allow students to see which...
There were some cries of celebration and tears of joy when The Collegian announced just over a month ago that WebAdvisor is being replaced. As the last registration cycle of WebAdvisor is beginning, many students seem to believe their registration woes will be resolved. Unfortunately, I do not think that will be the case. What...
Hillsdale College’s registration software of 18 years, WebAdvisor, is serving students and employees in its last academic school year. In the fall, students, professors, and employees will all switch to a new software system that will replace WebAdvisor. Information Systems Manager Kevin Mauer said the system linked to WebAdvisor is shutting down, taking WebAdvisor with...
Huddled under a blanket, sipping on a cup of coffee, the student sits down just before the light of dawn breaks on registration morning. The student stares at the cold light of his laptop screen and silently prays he will get into all the desired courses despite inevitable problems with technology. This may be the...