It's been four months since Northwest Missouri State employees started using a new computer software program that manages business transactions.
The board of regents during their fall quarterly meeting (October 30) questioned administrators about the launch of the new Workday platform.
Click the LISTEN button to hear comments from the October 30, 2026 Northwest Missouri State board of regents meeting.
Vice president of finance and administration Stacy Carrick said the July 1st launch was successful. But the biggest hurdle is the culture change for employees who used the former Banner platform for as long as 20 years.
And Carrick said payroll is the biggest pain point, particularly in getting students to report their hours in a timely fashion.
Currently, Northwest employees are using Workday for business functions that includes finance, human resources, and purchasing.
Carrick says the student portion of the platform is being developed and is targeted to go live in April of 2028.
