{"id":3934,"date":"2021-03-08T11:14:15","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T17:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=3934"},"modified":"2021-03-08T11:37:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T17:37:43","slug":"insights-perspectives-on-the-new-assist-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/08\/insights-perspectives-on-the-new-assist-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Insights, perspectives on the new Assist update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Assist0308.final_-1024x562.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Assist0308.final_-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Assist0308.final_-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Assist0308.final_-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Assist0308.final_.png 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Upgrades to&nbsp;ASSIST&nbsp;were made and completed on Feb. 24 with a modern and mobile-friendly, to enhance the navigation and user experience for students, according to an email sent to UTRGV students from University Registrar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Assist0308-Audio-Package.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The new Assist update, also referred to as Banner 9, seems to have impacted the UTRGV campus community by having them adapt to changes, despite already being accustomed to the original interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students seem to have different perspectives but individuals, such as psychology sophomore Daniel Lopez find this update to be a gateway to modernizing registration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cIt shows the university actually cares, you know?,&#8221; Lopez said. &#8220;They\u2019re actually trying to make it more modernized. I think that&#8217;s what the old Assist was missing.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>He also said that he is grateful that UTRGV is providing him with an easier way to access needed documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI just click registration and it automatically leads me [to] what I need to do,\u201d Lopez said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>However, students such as business marketing senior Vannesa Martinez expresses how the update is complicated and an unneeded change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI think it&#8217;s very complicated. I just think you shouldn&#8217;t fix something that isn&#8217;t broken, the last Assist was working fine,\u201d Martinez said.&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>She said that this new update is unwanted, especially during one of her final semesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cLike I said, I graduate in December and I have this new Assist to deal with and it\u2019s just crazy hectic trying to figure out where everything is at,\u201d Martinez said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Associate Chief Information Officer for IT, Jose Hinojosa, explains the update was to introduce the UTRGV campus to a new and innovative method of access.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cBanner 9 was giving us a modern, more seamless application that students, faculty and advisors could use and help them with their activities,\u201d Hinojosa said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Hinojosa understands the students\u2019 feelings on the update but is also enthusiastic for the future of Assist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI know initially, especially students that have been here awhile using Assist, well it&#8217;s a totally different system so it&#8217;s just going to be a little bit of a learning curve just getting used to it,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>University Registrar Sofia Almeda says if students, faculty or staff have any questions about Banner 9 to email <strong><a>registar@utrgv.edu<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on how to work Assist, visit the U Central <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utrgv.edu\/ucentral\/student-resources\/new-assist-guides-stu\/index.htm\">website<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Assist update, also referred to as Banner 9, seems to have impacted the UTRGV campus community<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":3938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-radio"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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