The University of Alaska relies on Banner by Ellucian for financial, student services, financial aid and human resource operations. Ellucian’s support for the current version of Banner (Banner 8) will stop fall 2018. UA-wide implementation teams are working to ensure that UA modifications are migrated to Banner 9 so that UA business processes still function appropriately.

Target Implementation date to UA Banner users:� October 29, 2018

Information on face-to-face training sessions at campuses will be provided soon.� Meanwhile, you can get a sneak peek at the new Banner 9 navigation by viewing the video at http://edservices.elluciancloud.com/delivery/PublicOnDemand/B9QuickTour/bgen-B9-quick-tour.mp4.

Advantages of Banner 9:

• More modern look & feel
• Offers mobile-ready functionality
• Consistent navigation throughout all functional modules
• Occasional Banner users will find navigation easier
• Deployment of future upgrades will be easier and faster
• Can use consistently over more browsers – not solely dependent on Internet Explorer

Impact to users changing from Banner 8 to Banner 9:

• The Banner forms may have a different field layout and different scroll functionality
• The navigation icons are in different locations on the form
• Some shortcut keystrokes have changed
• Form search functionality has changed

To learn more about the Banner 9 implementation and view other training resources, please visit the following site: https://wiki.alaska.edu/display/Banner9/Banner+9+Home.