Campus planning portfolio: using the peopleSoft portal to develop a planning website for middle states accreditation

ABSTRACT

The College of New Jersey has just finished the development of a planning portfolio website using the PeopleSoft portal. This site will allow administrators on campus to submit planning documents and strategies that form the data necessary for Middle States Accreditation.

Using the PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal, users can submit documents to various work groups and label them with the appropriate elements and standards consistent with Middle States policy. This site will act as an evolving process that will allow accreditation to become a more active or living process throughout the year while avoiding the scramble that happens every few years. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education has also expressed interest in this new process.

The site was developed using the PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal 8.8. Although the Enterprise Portal can be cumbersome at times, it provided a variety of features that allowed us to accomplish the tasks desired.

REFERENCES

• 1: The College of New Jersey <http://www.tcnj.edu>
• 2: Middle States Commission on Higher Education <http://www.msache.org>

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.2 DATABASE MANAGEMENT
      H.2.8 Database applications

General Terms:
Design, Experimentation, Management, Reliability

Keywords:
accreditation, peopleSoft enterprise portal 8.8, planning portfolio, portal