Lane Community College - Lane Administrative Systems Renewal (LASR)

Benefits

Anticipated benefits from successful completion of all phases of the LASR project include:

24 hour a day, 7 day a week access to information and services via the internet
For students (for example course schedule and grades)
For faculty and staff (for example class lists and individual student information)
For staff (for example earnings and leave records)

Better access to information to support decision making
Improved reporting and data extract functions
Opportunity to review and improve key business processes as part of the implementation
Better position the college to participate in joint enrollment agreements and track outcomes.
Enhanced ability to recruit and retain students and generate FTE.

Updated hardware with sufficient capacity to meet institutional needs
Modernized software systems: integrated and based on a relational database model
Web-enabled applications improve access and service
Preparation of the institutional infrastructure for increasing numbers of online courses.
Electronic documents will replace many paper documents
Graphical (Windows-like) interface that is easier for staff to learn and use
Table-driven software allows functional users to control processing
Improved security that allows appropriately tailored access to information
Timely software updates from the vendor that meet changing regulatory requirements and deliver improved functionality