Workday Questions and Answers – April 23, 2024
If I am a professor and not a manager, do I need to do anything with Workday?
Workday is not just for managers. Beginning July 1, all MSUM employees will use Workday for things like:
- Managing personal information or checking benefits
- Submitting timesheets or viewing paychecks
- Initiating personal information changes, such as emergency contacts
- Requesting time off/checking leave balances
- Reviewing your worker profile
- Submitting expenses
What do I need to do?
Complete Workday training. On Friday, April 19, you should have received an email from NextGen@mnstate.edu that included your Individualized Workday Training Plan. It followed up President Downs’ Workday email from April 18.
- All employees will have the Employee-as-Self security role in Workday, allowing you to take actions on behalf of yourself, such as managing your personal information.
- View your training at the Self Service Portal. Once logged in:
- Select Learning Management.
- Select My Learning.
- Select Workday All Employees Training Program WD01 through WD05.
Watch this short video about Workday training pathways to get an overview of what to expect.
Why am I just hearing about Workday now?
Information about Workday has been shared in many ways, but with the launch just months away, it’s starting to get real!
We understand feeling a little lost and overwhelmed. We assure you that if you take the training that was assigned to you, you will have a better understanding of the upcoming changes and it will lesson any anxiety you may have.
Where can I learn more?
There is an abundance of background information at the NextGen website. The Friends of NextGen webpage has nicely organized tiles on myriad topics. Some great places to start that aren’t too overwhelming: