AHRS

AHRS (Advantage Human Resource & Payroll System) is a mainframe system containing data on BGSU employees including faculty, students, administrative, and classified staff. Also, located in this system is payroll, leave, benefits, deductions, and job applicant data. All personnel who need to gain access to AHRS must fill out an  AHRS Security Action Request Form. After June 27, 2005, AHRS will no longer be the core HR system so it will only be available for read access. It has been replaced by PeopleSoft HCM (Human Capital Management).

AMS SIS

SIS (Student Information System) is the mainframe package where processing of student data takes place. Information related to processing of admissions applications, class registration, grades, and student billing is contained here. All personnel who need to gain access to SIS must fill out a  SIS Security Action Request Form.

DARS

DARS (Degree Audit Reporting System) is a server used to produce degree audit reports that track a student's progress towards graduation. It uses a combination of student data from the SIS system and degree definitions stored on the DARS server to create the audit reporting. For further information about DARS, contact the Office of Registration and Records at (419)372-8441.

SAM

SAM (Student Aid Management System) is the mainframe system used by the Office of Student Financial Aid to load and process student aid data. This system handles the loading of electronic and manual applications, verification of data entered, creation of individual award packages, disbursement of funds into the Student Account system, and exchange of data with the Department of Education for such programs as Direct Loan and Pell grants. To obtain access to the SAM system, contact the Office of Student Financial Aid.

PINNACLE

Pinnacle was selected as the vendor for BGSU's telephone billing system. It provides both a web portal for customer access to review personal/student BG Call Card telephone bills for current and historical months plus a web portal for department access allowing budget administrators to view departmental telephone bills for current and historical months. Updated call usage reports are available within minutes after a call is made so spending can be monitored. Itemized statements for telephone charges can be viewed through the portal on the 5th of each month. Pinnacle also handles telephone equipment inventory.