News Updates

General Updates

Workday Biannual Updates Coming March 9 | March 5, 2024
New features include a singular Benefits and Pay hub for compensation information and tasks, a new Jobs hub to streamline job searches and applications, dashboard enhancements, and more.

Workday Training Sessions Announced for Spring 2024 | Jan. 23, 2024
The Workday Forward project team announced a series of upcoming training sessions for the spring 2024 semester, with the addition of two new topics. All sessions will be hosted on Zoom, and include time for Q&A.

Workday Forward Fall 2023 Updates | Nov. 14, 2023
The project team shares updates and improvements from fall 2023, and what the community can expect in 2024. 

Workday Forward Team Shares Summer Updates | Aug. 15, 2023
The quarterly updates include new features and improvements that were completed over the summer, as well as what LMU can look forward to in the fall 2023 semester. 

Workday Forward Spring 2023 Updates | Jun. 12, 2023  
Review the quarterly Workday Forward project update, including a recap of spring 2023 and look ahead to summer. 

New Updates Coming to Workday March 12 | Mar. 7, 2023
Lions logging in will see a few visual and process updates to the system, as part of Workday’s larger global updates rolled out twice each year.

Announcing Workday Forward | Dec. 6, 2022
LMU launches an initiative that will advance and optimize the use of Workday within the LMU community.

Workday Training Sessions Coming This November | Oct. 25, 2022
Training workshops, plus new feature releases.

Workday Interface Changes Coming Sept. 10 | Sept. 6, 2022
Updates include "Your Top Apps" feature, "Awaiting Your Action" inbox highlights, and Workday Learning.

New Reference Guides Available | Jun.15, 2022
New guides assist users in learning and navigating the new interface that Workday rolled out last week.

What's New in Workday | May 10, 2022
Workday Learning, performance reviews, and dashboard changes coming to LMU Workday this summer.

Submit Your Expenses - Year-End is May 31 | Apr. 12, 2022
All Lions must submit open FY22 expense reports and invoices, and reconcile P-card charges, in Workday by May 31. 

Student Employment Updates | Ap. 4, 2022
Reminders about summer hiring, including a minimum wage increase to $16.04/hour.

Accessing Tax Documents in Workday | Mar. 7, 2022
Lions can access and print W-2s and 1095-Cs directly in Workday.

New Workday Website Offers Continuing Education | Feb. 4, 2022
LMU is migrating to sustained user-support initiatives. 

Fall Hiring for Student Employees | Aug. 10, 2021
Students: learn how to search for and apply to campus jobs.

Workday is Live! | June 28, 2021
Learn more and get started in Workday.

One Week Until Workday | June 21, 2021
Find out how to get prepared for Workday.

Workday Transition: Concur and MyTime Offline on June 23 | June 15, 2021
On June 23 at 5 p.m., Concur and MyTime will go offline permanently, in preparation for Workday. 

LMU This Week Spotlight: Preparing for Workday | June 8, 2021
Workday arrives in less than three weeks. Learn how to be ready. 

Workday Transition: Recruiting and Hiring Software Begins Sunsetting | May 25, 2021
Software supporting LMU recruiting and hiring initiatives (including PeopleAdmin for faculty and staff, and LionJobs and SEA for students) will commence a brief offline period May 28 - June 28.

LMU This Week Spotlight: P-Cards, Budgets, and Delegations | May 11, 2021
Learn more about the changes coming to various financial processes. 

Workday Training Website and Transition Schedule is Live | April 27, 2021
The Workday project team is pleased to launch two new webpages in preparation for go-live. 

LMU This Week Spotlight: Student Employment Services | April 13, 2021
Taking a deeper dive into LMU's largest employment sector: student employees

LMU This Week Spotlight: Online Purchasing, Time Sheets, Spending, Reimbursements | March 9, 2021
Highlighting the ability to purchase directly through online retailers, along with spending and reimbursements, time entry, and requesting time off. 

LMU This Week Spotlight: Employee Self Service and Career Profile | February 9, 2021
Sneak peek at two of Workday's defining features.

Workday is Coming to LMU! All You Need to Know. | February 3, 2021
Workday is coming to the bluff this summer! Watch the video, and learn what's changing for LMU and you.

5 Months to Go-Live: Chronicling LMU's Workday Progress | January 19, 2021
What is changing with Workday, and what can LMU staff, faculty, and students expect to see between now and go-live on June 27?

Propel LMU Spotlight: Matt Bazar and Dustin Reece | December 15, 2020
Third installment of the Spotlight series, catching up with Matt Bazar (project manager) and Dustin Reece (organizational change and training lead)

Planning Sessions Move Propel Initiative Forward | November 17, 2020
Colleagues from across the Westchester, LMU Loyola Law School, and Playa Vista campuses came together this fall for intensive planning and design sessions. 

Propel LMU Spotlight: Maria Cano and Michael Sun | October 27, 2020
Second installment of the Spotlight series, highlighting co-program leads Maria Cano (academic budget and planning) and Michael Sun (enterprise technology). 

Propel LMU Spotlight: Chad Slapnicka and Tracy Stewart | October 6, 2020
Spotlight series on LMU colleagues who are leading development and implementation efforts. This inaugural installment features Chad Slapnicka (Finance Lead) and Tracy Stewart (HCM Lead).

Propel LMU Makes Progress Towards Workday Implementation | July 28, 2020
Propel LMU continues to progress toward the June 27, 2021 go-live date.

Propel LMU Moves Forward | February 24, 2020
Collaborative Solutions Chosen as Implementation Partner

LMU Getting New Financial, HR Software | November 4, 2019
LMU Enters Contract Negotiations with Workday

Software Vendor Demonstrations | August 12, 2019
LMU Community Invited to Propel Software Vendor Demonstrations

Introducing Propel LMU | May 31, 2019
Letter from Lynne Scarboro, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

Manager Updates

Fall Hiring for Student Employees Starts Aug. 1 | July 26, 2021
Managers: learn how to create job requisitions and hire student employees for the fall 2021 semester. 

Workday for Managers | June 2021
How to ensure you and your employees are ready for Workday

Workday for Managers | May 2021
Exploring the changes coming to P-card, budgets, and delegations

Workday for Managers | April 2021
Taking a deeper dive into LMU's largest employment sector: student employees

Workday for Managers | March 2021
Highlighting job changes, compensation changes, and terminations 

Workday for Managers | February 2021
Spotlighting: Recruiting, Manager Self-Service

Workday for Managers | January 2021
Introducing Workday for Managers, a monthly newsletter covering Workday features specific to supervisory roles