Presidents Report
A PABUG box lunch meeting at the Ellucian Live conference was held on April 8, 2013 in Philadelphia PA.
The Officers and Track Leader retreat was held May 1 & 2, 2013. An outcome of the retreat was the decision to ensure the PABUG organization was legitimately tax exempt. As a result, the services of the ATA Financial group were retained to assist with this initiative which include our organizations first tax filing.
An Argos Mini conference was held on August 21, 2013 and was hosted by Swarthmore College, there were 58 attendees at the event.
PABUG Technology Day was held on September 12, 2013 at Penn State Great Valley in Malvern PA. There were sessions about Banner XE, Cognos and Banner Data Defense. The event attracted 63 attendees.
The annual PABUG Conference was held on November 25th & 26th, 2013. Over 342 attendees were present for both days of the conference. There were also 2 preconference sessions held on November 24th specifically tailored towards the Financial Aid and Technical attendees interests.
A special thanks to Tom Lavin from Ellucian for his support with the PABUG Conference Event.
| 2013 PABUG Officers | |
| Past President: | Bob McBride (Saint Joseph’s University) |
| President: | Manny Pena (Lehigh University) |
| President-Elect: | Doreen Minich (Dickinson College) |
| Treasurer | Stephen Magliocco (Villanova University) |
| Secretary | Rhoni Ryan (Swarthmore College) |
| 2013 Special Resource Coordinators | |
| Ellucian Account Manager | Tom Lavin |
| Ellucian Resource Coordinator | Manny Pena (Lehigh University) |
| Conference Coordinator | Cathy Connor (Villanova University) Cindy Bilger (Bucknell University) |
| CPE Resource | Jane Gilbert (LaSalle University) |
| Registration Coordinator | Beth Hess (Saint Joseph’s University) John Wyschynskyj (Saint Joseph’s University) |
| Vendor Coordinator | Jane Gilbert (LaSalle University) |
| Website Coordinator | Clarissa Stokes (Saint Joseph’s University) |
| Mobile Coordinator | Joseph Casabona (University of Scranton) |
| 2013 Track Leaders | |
| Accounts Receivable | Diane Trainer (Lehigh University) John Ginty (Drexel University) |
| Admissions | Bethany Parliament-Chavalier (Dickinson College) Michael White (Slippery Rock University) |
| Advancement | Barbara Mann (Swarthmore College) Sean Shappell (Lehigh University) |
| Finance | Patricia Russo (Temple University )Maureen Wade (Drexel University) |
| Financial Aid | Amy Hooper (Temple University) Gretchen Greenwood (Messiah College) |
| Human Resources | Karen Phillips (Swarthmore College) Bev Das (Villanova University) |
| Leadership | Melissa Miller (LaSalle University) |
| Portal | Greg Skinner (Lehigh University) Justin Sentz (Shippensburg University) |
| Student | Dennis Hopple (Bucknell University) Frank Benginia (Villanova University) Monica Schwartz (Duquesne University) |
| Technical | Alice Faroane (Villanova University) Julie Michael (Duquesne University) Terry Beard (Dickinson College) |
Cumulative Number of Volunteers by School from 1999 – 2013 |
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| Schools | Officers | Special Resource Coordinators |
Track Leaders |
Totals |
| Bucknell University | 10 | 8 | 21 | 39 |
| California University of Pennsylvania | – | – | – | – |
| Cabrini College | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Community College of Philadelphia | – | – | 4 | 4 |
| Delaware County Community College | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Dickinson College | 4 | 2 | 21 | 29 |
| Drexel University | – | – | 8 | 8 |
| Duquesne University | – | – | 3 | 3 |
| East Stroudsburg University | – | – | – | – |
| Edinboro University | 6 | 2 | – | 8 |
| Harford Community College | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Harrisburg Area Community College | – | – | 7 | 7 |
| Immaculata University | – | – | – | – |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 4 | 2 | 14 | 20 |
| LaSalle University | 3 | 2 | 12 | 17 |
| Lafayette College | – | – | 14 | 14 |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Lehigh University | 4 | 12 | 28 | 44 |
| Messiah College | 3 | – | 8 | 11 |
| Millersville University | – | – | – | – |
| Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Saint Joseph’s University | 7 | 23 | 17 | 47 |
| Shippensburg University | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Slippery Rock University | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Swarthmore College | 6 | – | 11 | 17 |
| Temple University | – | – | 5 | 5 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | – | – | – | – |
| University of Scranton | – | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| Villanova University | 10 | 13 | 29 | 52 |
| Wilkes University | 1 | 3 | – | 4 |
| York College | – | – | – | – |