As many of you have found, the former hacc.edu scheduling
tool no longer works for the upcoming semesters. This change is the result of
our move to Banner XE, the newer version of Banner that went live in the last
few months. Unfortunately, the old hacc.edu scheduling tool was custom built
for the older version of Banner and is not compatible with Banner XE. Likewise,
there are no plans in the immediate future to custom build a newer
version of the hacc.edu scheduling tool. Therefore, in the short term, our only
recourse when working with students is to use myHACC.
We are aware that many of you were very accustomed to using
the hacc.edu scheduling tool, and I apologize for the inconvenience of it not
being available. Please know that Christine Nowik and I had very little control
over this change and were also caught off guard. Certainly, if we were aware of
the change, we’d have communicated it to you much earlier.
Likewise, we are also aware that there are limitations to
myHACC scheduling. Not least among these limitations is the “hidden” nature of
important course notes. It is important to note that these notes do exist, but
users must click on the link for a course and then drill down into the “Course
Details” or “Course Description” to find these notes.
In the short term, to help you and your students adapt to
using myHACC for scheduling, Howard Alexander has created two very nice videos
that you might find beneficial. Please note that Howard’s videos are somewhat
focused on Gettysburg; thus, there are a few items to be aware of: 1)
Winter session classes are predominantly online, but there are some, especially
in Harrisburg, that may be blended or face-to-face. 2) Howard’s video has a
personal note to Gettysburg advisors and faculty at the very end of the staff
video. Despite these two small nuances, the videos are accurate and should be
helpful to anyone who needs an overview of myHACC scheduling.
