Recently there was a new link added to the Registration and Records page on Wings Express: uAchieve. The new feature, which Wright State has been working on for about two years, is intended to give DARS a makeover.The colorful and large system shows students their class requirements and completed requirements along with transfer courses and interactive graphs.WSU has used the DARS system for the last 18 years and after December 15, it will be shut down.uAchieve should be used with Firefox or Google Chrome, according to Dustin Ternent and Melinda Schneider from the Registrar. “It runs a little faster and better on those compared to Explorer,” Ternent said.“Hundreds of schools across the country have used uAchieve and now they’re starting to use it in Japan,” Schneider said.The new system still shows course descriptions, tells students which courses are in progress, and which need to be completed. Additionally, there is now an option to create a PDF print off of course requirements.According to Ternent, there has been an overwhelmingly positive feedback from advisors as they finish training faculty advisors and advisors.The new update can also allow advisors to see trends in their student’s grades and be more involved than they were before.With the new program, Advisors can now create exceptions and overrides more quickly.uAchieve is available for students to use now. There is a complete guide online for the system.Ternent and Schneider have been asking students for suggestions.
“We want to hear from others their suggestions on what we can make better and what works and doesn’t work,” Schneider said. “This is mainly for the students and when they’re close to graduating they can see where they are.”The Registrar was able to save money during the update of the DARS program by buying the license for the software and then programming it themselves. Schneider and Ternent worked closely with Terry Young from Information Technology on the formation of uAchieve.The next project their team will work on is implementing graduate degrees in the uAchieve system as well, According to Schneider.
