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can be excited to see, including a mobile app expected to be launched within the coming weeks.

“The oracle app will allow students to be able to clock in and out from their jobs using an app on their phone instead of logging onto a computer,” norris said.

oracle was chosen over other similar systems for several reasons, one being its security. “The enhanced security that oracle provides made it our number one,” norris said. “from my perspective, i will say as the chief information officer who is primarily tasked with information security, that the security of the oracle network is world-class.”

The system as a whole was also considered, as the payroll change is one of three modules that the college plans to switch to oracle within the next few years. The recently active module is called human capital management (hcm).

June 1st will mark the launch of a finance module called er P. norris said that students will not engage with that as much as the recent one that involves the payroll switchover.

The final module is still up in the air as a contract has not yet been signed. The last module would be a student information system, housing things such as class schedules and times, transcripts and registration. norris said it could be compared to what Prism does right now. “The timeline for the student information system is still a bit up in the air as it’s a product that’s still in development by oracle,” norris said.

“i am watching the product very closely for features and functionality to make sure that it does what we need to do and that improvements are worth all the bother and expense.” norris said if a contract is signed, it will still be another two years before the system would go live at saint mary’s. he predicts registration for the high burnout rates.

The measure can also be downloaded online for personal use after completing a short survey. muir said the data collected will be used to gain a better understanding of burnout levels in different industries and occupations, which will be used in future research.

While the muir matches measure allows people to identify if they are feeling burned out at their job, the next step is taking that information from the visual and learning how to deal with burnout.

“i am now working on how to best advise people to use their self-assessment to make changes that can help reduce their job burnout,” muir said.

Contact Caroline Collins at ccolli23@nd.edu fall of 2025 as the earliest possible date students here could see this new system, but more realistically it will be seen fall of 2026. martin also talked about the inconvenience of putting in a time change if you clock in late or jobs like her hall director’s a ssistant one where she does small tasks in her free time and now has to clock in and out for small chunks of time, instead of just being to compile it all as she did with the old banner system. e ntrepreneurship and a dversity Program. The program, which m orris started in early 2020, seeks to reduce poverty in s outh b end by providing one-onone consulting, mentoring and training programs. These integrated programs aim to form and support small businesses and ventures, particularly for those facing economic or systemic disadvantages. m orris designed the program after observing the city pour significant expenditures into poverty reduction each year. d espite these efforts, his research finds that the national poverty rate has remained largely unchanged for the past 60 years. m orris saw a specific need in s outh b end to adjust the way we combat poverty.

While as of right now, they have only seen one of a few changes to come, students seem to be somewhat unsure of the new payroll system. “it seems fine i guess. it’s just harder because you can’t go in and put in the time that you worked. You have to do it right then,” martin said.

While hesitant, martin is excited to learn the new system. “it’s just learning something new,” she said about navigating the new system.

Contact Katelyn Waldschmidt at kwaldschmidt01@saintmarys.edu.

“ i n places like s outh b end, if you look at the minority population, if you look at a disadvantaged population, the poverty rate is twice the national average,” m orris said.

The program aids over 70 entrepreneurs a year, and has expanded to over 26 cities and eight countries around the globe, including e cuador, i ndia and u ganda. h owever, m orris believes that without the program’s focus on addressing systemic issues by aiding individuals in s outh b end first, global expansion of this program would not have been possible.

“The focus of our program is global. i f we’re going to have an impact on other places, then we need to be doing something at home,” m orris said. m orris entered the n otre d ame and s outh b end communities as a professor of the practice in 2019 following his role as a professor of entrepreneurship at s yracuse u niversity, o klahoma s tate u niversity, the u niversity of f lorida and the u niversity of c ape Town. h is focus on poverty reduction in particular draws from his experience of creating the firstever academic department of entrepreneurship at s yracuse u niversity and the first school of entrepreneurship at o klahoma s tate. m orris’s transition to the s outh b end community drove him to focus on the aspect of entrepreneurship he finds most meaningful — empowerment.

“The opportunity to come to n otre d ame and focus not on entrepreneurship, and instead focus on poverty was very exciting,” m orris said.

“ e ntrepreneurship is a vehicle to help the disadvantaged, whether those are n ative a mericans, women, inner-city folks or township residents in s outh a frica.” n oting that the s outh b end e ntrepreneurship and a dversity Program “is a program that moves people out of poverty,” m orris hopes his work will not just provide financial growth, but also instill agency and self-confidence in the lives of the individuals he’s helping. r eflecting upon one of the most memorable impacts he’s observed through the program, he said, “We had a woman on the program here who, a year earlier, spent a month living in a car with her daughter and has found her way and created a business.” m orris said that current programs don’t do enough to meet the needs of people in poverty. m orris’ formation of intentional connections with his students and the community at large are the inspiration for his work.

“There’s a lot of amazing people in our community and they’ve been ignored. e xisting programs, even existing entrepreneurship programs are not tailored. a nd that’s the key. You have to meet the folks we’re serving where they are,” he said.

“ i mean, when you teach what i teach … entrepreneurship can change people’s lives, especially people who are disadvantaged. i t doesn’t get any better than that,” m orris said.

Contact Kate Kirwan at kkirwan@nd.edu