Timeline
Upcoming Dates To Know
When moving homes, we typically try to avoid getting new items that would only need to be packed up and receiving new deliveries that could get missed in the transition. Similarly, large ERP projects like this one, require a pause in financial and HR transactions to ensure data can be accurately moved and validated between the old and new systems. The following dates and pause periods will help support a smoother move to Workday.

Expense Reporting and Payment Dates
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Pcard Reconciliation May Pcard Transactions – Follow current processes
Due to credit card processing timing, it is possible late May Pcard transactions could show up in June to be reconciled. Purchases made before or on the May 31 will need to be reconciled in Wells Fargo.
- June 6: May Pcard transactions should be reconciled on the Wells Fargo site.
- June 10: Approvals are due as usual.
- This will be last day for login access to the Wells Fargo site. Unapproved transactions will need to be entered in Workday.
June Pcard transactions – Use Workday
- Starting June 1: Purchases made on or after the June 1 will be reconciled in Workday.
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Reimbursement Requests - June 1: First day to submit out-of-pocket expenses in Workday.
- June 10 end of day: Last day to access Wells Fargo site.
- All out-of-pocket expenses must be submitted AND approved in Wells Fargo by the end of the day.
- Any outstanding out-of-pocket expenses will either need to be re-entered by the cardholder in Workday.
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Vendor (Supplier) Payments – does not apply to student payments - May 15: Last day to email payment requests to Accounts Payable (AP). Any payment due before June 5 MUST be submitted to Accounts Payable by Friday, May 15.
- May 22: Last AP check run for fiscal year 2026. However, payment requests in June may still be applied to fiscal year 2026 if eligible, as usual.
- May 23 through May 31: Pause on all AP payments. Accounts Payable will not be able to accept any payment requests during this period.
- June 1: First day to use Workday to request payments* on invoices and vendor contracts.
- If the vendor is able to produce an invoice, attach that to the Supplier Invoice Request in Workday. This is the easiest option for the requestor.
- If the vendor is unable to produce an invoice, the Standard Engagement Contract (SEC) form needs to be completed and attached to the Supplier Invoice Request in place of the invoice.
*Departments that have regularly have bulk payment requests at a time will have a different process that will be communicated to them.
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Travel Advances Dates will be shared as part of Financial Year End communications.
- Purchases made before or on the cut off date will need to be reconciled in Wells Fargo site
- Purchases made on or after the go-live date will need to be reconciled in Workday
- Last day to reconcile purchases in Wells Fargo site.
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Budget-related Argos Reports (e.g. Budget Report, Line Reports, Auxiliary reports) Dates will be shared as part of Financial Year End communications.
- June 1: First day financial reports, like Budget to Actuals, are available on-demand in Workday.
- June 21: Last day for scheduled Argos reports to be sent out.
Time Entry, Time Off, and Pay Dates
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Hourly/Non-Exempt Staff and Student Employees (paid biweekly) All dates are as usuals for Pay Period May 31-June 13
- June 13: Last day to use TimeClockPlus (TCP Clocks) and Web Time Entry/Web Clock (1600grand)
- Staff working overnight will receive separate instructions on time entry for the cutover to Workday.
- June 13: Last day to submit Timesheet Correction Request for previous pay periods
- Corrections needed for the Pay Period May 31-June 13 and later will be made in Workday
- June 15 4:30pm: Timesheets are due
- June 16: Manager/Supervisor time approvals are due
- June 18: Last biweekly paycheck paid out of Banner; paystubs will be available in Banner.
All dates are as usual for Pay Period June 14-June 27, the only change is using Workday.
- June 14: First day to use Workday for time entry and clocking in and out
- June 19: Juneteenth, this will be the first holiday time entered in Workday
- June 29 end of day: First Workday timesheet due
- July 2: First payroll out of Workday; payslips will be available in Workday
- June 13: Last day to use TimeClockPlus (TCP Clocks) and Web Time Entry/Web Clock (1600grand)
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Salaried/Exempt Staff (paid monthly) - June 20: Early due date to submit June Leave Reports. This will be the last Leave Report.
- June 24: Early due date for managers to approver June Leave reports.
- June 30: Last monthly paycheck paid out of Banner; paystubs will be available in 1600grand.
- July 10: Last day to enter Leave Report (1600grand)
- Any leave taken on or before June 30 must be entered in a Leave Report (1600grand)
- July 1: First day to enter absence request/time off including holidays in Workday
- Any absence request/time off including holidays on or after July 1 must be entered in Workday
- Time off can be entered up to a year in advance. Entering time off prior to the event will provide accurate time off balances for personal planning.
- Time off can still be entered after the absence, but time off balances will not be accurate until it is entered and approved in Workday.
- July 3: Independence Day Observed. This will be the first holiday time entered in Workday for salaried/exempt staff.
- July 31: First monthly paycheck paid out of Workday; payslips will be available in Workday.
Student Employment Dates
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Summer 2026 Hiring - March 11: Hiring for summer jobs in JobX may begin
- May 12: Student employees may begin summer jobs
- May 25: Last day to hire in JobX for summer jobs
- Students must accept their job offer in JobX by May 25 in order for their position to be carried over into Workday.
- Offers that are not accepted by this date will not transfer into Workday and require the offer process rerun in Workday in June.
- Exceptions may be made for summer student employees who will not work past June 13.
- May 26 through May 31: No new job postings, offers extended, or hires entered in to HR systems
- This pause is critical to ensure accurate records make it into Workday.
- June 1: First day to resume hiring in Workday
- Supervisors may post student jobs, review applicants and complete hiring directly within Workday.
- All student employment actions moving forward including job postings, offers, hires and job changes must be completed in Workday.
These dates are based on the March 12, 2026, Student Employment announcement regarding Workday hiring timelines; the full message is available in the communication archives.
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Academic Year 2026-2027 Hiring - March 11: Hiring in JobX may begin Academic Year 2026-2027 jobs
- May 18: Last day to hire in JobX for Academic Year 2026-2027 jobs
- Students must accept their job offer in JobX by May 18 in order for their position to be carried over into Workday.
- All students who have been successfully hired in JobX by May 18 will have their data migrated into Workday.
- If the position is not filled by this date and you would like to continue recruiting, you will need to repost in Workday starting June 1 to resume hiring.
- May 19 through May 31: No new job postings, offers extended, or hires initiated
- This pause is critical to ensure accurate records make it into Workday.
- June 1: First day to resume hiring in Workday
- Supervisors may post student jobs, review applicants and complete hiring directly within Workday.
- All student employment actions moving forward including job postings, offers, hires and job changes must be completed in Workday.
- June 15: First day for first-year students to apply for jobs.
These dates are based on the March 12, 2026, Student Employment announcement regarding Workday hiring timelines; the full message is available in the communication archives.
Other Hiring and HR Dates
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Recruitment and Hiring - March 20: Last day to submit Faculty candidates to the Provost’s Office for a candidates to be hired into Banner.
- Submissions after March 20 will be entered into Workday after June 1.
- Last day to post a new staff job → MONTH DAY
- Last day to make staff employment offers → MONTH DAY
- May 4: Last day to post new staff jobs
- May 26: All active jobs will be closed
- May 26 through June 2: All temporary hiring will be paused
- June 2: First day for faculty and staff hiring to resume in Workday
- March 20: Last day to submit Faculty candidates to the Provost’s Office for a candidates to be hired into Banner.
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Personal Information, Benefit Election, and Dependant changes - Last day for making changes to personal information (e.g. home address change) and payroll elections (e.g. direct deposit) in 1600grand → MONTH DAY
- May 29: Last day to make personal information changes in 1600grand/Banner. Changes made after April 6 will not appear in Workday until manual data entries are completed and processed.
- May 31: Last day for any new hire, qualifying life event, and Retirement/HSA changes can be made through 1600grand/Bswift.
- June 1: First day to use Workday for making changes to personal information, benefits (with qualifying life event), dependents, and retirement/HSA elections.
- Changes made in Workday will appear immediately following any necessary approvals.
- October 31 through November 17: Open enrollment. The enrollment period is as usual with the change of using Workday.
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Staff Management - May 29: Last day to use HR forms for remote work agreement and temp hire intake form. Forms will be removed for the HR website.
- June 1: First day to use Workday for most HR processes
- Use of Status Forms (e.g. change to current employee, one-time payment, departure)
- June 13 for non-exempt employees
- June 23 for exempt employees
- July 31: Last time using the current process and Google Doc for 2025-2026 performance reviews
- August 1: Begin using Workday for 2026-2027 Goals and Performance Reviews
- The current timelines, form prompts, and statuses will remain the same in Workday
Phase One and Two Implementation Schedule
Phase One includes HR, Payroll, and Finance services and officially kicked off in August 2025. The Macalester community will be able to first log into Workday in June 2026, and support for Phase One will continue into Phase Two.

- August 1, 2025 to October 20, 2025 is the Plan phase. In Plan, the team reviewed scope, created timelines, and established project tools and processes. Team members also began Workday training to grow Macalester’s knowledge of how Workday works.
- October 20, 2025 to February 9, 2026 is referred to as the Architect and Configure phase where the team designed and built the future state of the system. This includes configuring business processes, reports, roles, and integrations with other systems.
- February 9, 2026 to May 4, 2026 is the Test phase. In Test, we validate the new system against the system design and requirements with involvement from functional teams.
- After May 4, 2026, the system is finalized and we all prepare for data to be migrated from legacy systems to Workday, old processes are cutover to the new ones, and everyone starts to use Workday in June 2026. After that, we will continue to optimize, train, and support everything related to Phase One.
- Throughout this entire timeframe, other project work includes project governance, project and change management, knowledge transfer from Workday to Macalester staff, and preparedness for our first “Workday.”
Phase Two includes Student services (e.g. registration, student financial services, and course management). While many on campus have already been engaged in Phase Two conversations, this phase will officially kick off during the summer of 2026, and we will share more details then.
- 2025-2026
- Plan with team members from the Provost’s Office, Registrar, Student Affairs, Student Accounts Office.
- Engage the Macalester community including Student government, SAC, and faculty.
- 2026-2027
- Kick off Phase Two officially and continue engaging our Macalester community.
- During the Architect and Configure phase, the team designs and builds the future state of the system. This includes configuring business processes, reports, roles, and integrations with other systems. Functional Areas included are:
- Academic Programs
- Admissions and Registration (integration with Slate)
- Records and Curriculum
- Advising
- Financial Aid (integration with PowerFAIDS)
- Student Finance
- 2027-2028
- Complete configuration.
- During the Test phase we validate the new systems will work for Macalester.
- Ready the entire Macalester community in change management activities and transition support.
- Complete data migration, system cutover, go live, and support
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Updated: April 15, 2026