Workday for Faculty
Seamlessly manage your courses, rosters, grades, and student profiles in one platform.
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What Faculty Need to Know
Core tasks: Your core tasks in Workday will be:
- Managing Course Rosters
- Verifying student participation in courses, to support federal financial aid compliance
- Entering Course Grades
- Viewing Student Profiles
What’s changing: With the move to Workday as the Columbus State Student system, the College will discontinue use of Colleague and Starfish at the end of the Summer 2026 term.
What’s not changing: Blackboard will remain the learning management system for courses, but all courses will be delivered using the Blackboard Ultra platform effective for Autumn 2026
Training & Support
Access hands-on guides, video tutorials, and direct support to master your Workday Student tasks.
- Training courses are housed in Blackboard
- To find training plans for your department, visit Beyond Classroom.
Training modules include:
Rosters & Verification: Learn how to view official class rosters and complete mandatory participation verification tasks.
Grading: Learn the process for entering and submitting final grades (Mid-term and Final).
Student Profiles: How to view student academic records, contact info, and holds relevant to your course.
Student Notes: How to view academic notes related to student performance and conduct.
Transition & Key Dates
From April through the end of the summer semester, activities related to the Spring and Summer 2026 will continue in Colleague. Activities related to the 2026-27 academic year will occur in Workday.
Understand the shift from Colleague to Workday Student and how it impacts your course administration duties for the Autumn 2026 term.
Phase 1: Readiness
Jan 2026 - Mar 2026
Training Rollout
Phase 2: Go-Live Prep
Early April 2026
Students and faculty will have access to the Student functions in Workday
Phase 3: Registration Go-Live
April 20, 2026
Students begin to register for Autumn 2026 using Workday
Phase 5: Colleague Freeze
August 15, 2026
All course grades for Summer 2026 courses are due. Colleague access will be ended
for faculty and students.
Phase 6: First Term
Autumn 2026
All roster management, participation verification, and course grade submission must
be done in Workday Student.
Department
Contact
Workday Student Implementation
IT Support
(614) 287-5050