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2025 CoHEsion Summit - Louisville
Oct 13, 2025 - Oct 15, 2025 • Hyatt Regency Louisville
PROGRAM SESSIONS
TRACK KICKOFF SESSIONS
Monday 10/13/25, 10:00am - 10:30am
Degree Works Kickoff
Derby
Josh Pullen
Financial Aid Kickoff
Gulfstream/Hialeah
Celena Tulloss
HR/Finance Kickoff
Seneca/Iroquis
Traci Ellington
Student/AR Kickoff
Shawnee/Cherokee
Nikita Hutchings, Christi Noyes
Technical/Integration/Cybersecurity Kickoff
Keeneland
April Sims
CONCURRENT SESSION #1.1
Monday 10/13/25, 2:00pm - 2:50pm
Are "Bad Actors" Ruining Your Admissions/Enrollment Screenplay?
Shawnee/Cherokee
Avoiding Pitfalls In Argos Development and Report Conversions (Evisions)
Conference Theater
MIssy Adkison, Brian Renaldo
Decoding Degree Works: Leveraging Custom SQL Code and Reports with Banner
Derby
April Sims
Expanding Use Cases for Document Verification in Higher Ed (Voyatek)
Churchill/Downs
Casimiro Lovato-Winston
Making a Success Out of Banner Communication Manager
Keeneland
Simplifying Employee Data Access and Beyond: Building a Smarter HR Dashboard
Seneca/Iroquis
Chris Samuel-Maynard
Simplifying Tomcat Maintenance (David Kent Consulting)
Oaks
Doug Sewell
SQL Script Writing - From Confusion to Snippet Ease!
Gulfstream/Hialeah
Steven Castle, David Jenkins
CONCURRENT SESSION #1.2
Monday 10/13/25, 3:30pm - 4:20pm
Argos Unleashed: Mastering Insert, Update & Automation Magic! (Evisions)
Conference Theater
Vicki Wayne
CPOS: Beyond Just Turning It On
Gulfstream/Hialeah
Josh Shequin
Creating Success Using Banner's New Advisor Assignment Process
Shawnee/Cherokee
Degree Works Best Practices (David Kent Consulting)
Derby
Nicole Parker
From Ay! to Aye: Saved by AI
Keeneland
From Readiness to Results: A Client’s Strategic SaaS Migration Roadmap (Ferrilli)
Churchill/Downs
Lauraly DuBois
Think Before You Click: Smart IT Security Practices
Oaks
Tamya Stallings
Web Time Entry
Seneca/Iroquis
Natalie Whitman, Angela Gibson, Dee Warren
CONCURRENT SESSION #2.1
Tuesday 10/14/25, 8:30am - 9:20am
Athletic Eligibility Audit
Derby
Vivian Jones
Enhancing Financial Data Integrity Through Automated Edit Checks
Seneca/Iroquis
Benjamin Martin, Shiza Abdullah, Colton Lind
Extensibility in Practice: Tools for Process Modernization and SaaS Migration (Ferrilli)
Churchill/Downs
Lauraly DuBois
Financial Aid Hot Topics Open Forum
Gulfstream/Hialeah
Celena Tulloss
How to Blend SIS & LMS Data to Improve Student Retention | Evisions Academic Engagement Accelerator (Evisions)
Conference Theater
Brian Renaldo
How to Restore a Dropped Course
Shawnee/Cherokee
Prevent Application Fraud and Ghost Students With the Power of Adaptive AI for Fraud Detection (Voyatek)
Oaks
Casey Lovato-Winston
Running C and Java Programs Using Banner Business Process APIs
Keeneland
April Sims
CONCURRENT SESSION #2.2
Tuesday 10/14/25, 10:00am - 10:50am
Alteryx Basics: Workflow Creation & Data Blending (Evisions)
Conference Theater
Brian LaPlante
Banner Algorithmic Tips & Tricks: Automate with Confidence
Gulfstream/Hialeah
Charles Mayfield
Beware of the BLOB! Preparing for Release 5.1.5 (Ellucian)
Derby
Jennifer Vangolen
Delivering Success: Integrated Address Verification in Banner and Banner SaaS (Runner EDQ)
Churchill/Downs
Eric Paillet
EPAFs: Managing Records University Wide
Seneca/Iroquis
Mandy Charbonneau
OLAPs Demystified: Part 1-Creating Powerful Data Cubes (Evisions)
Oaks
Missy Adkison
Streamline Banner Upgrades with Custom ESM Scripts
Keeneland
The Full Spectrum: Managing the Student Account Collections Lifecycle
Shawnee/Cherokee
CONCURRENT SESSION #2.3
Tuesday 10/14/25, 11:00am - 11:50am
Back to Baseline and Beyond: Transforming Custom Processes and Integrations into the 21st Century (Ferrilli)
Churchill/Downs
Lauraly DuBois
Co-Op DataBlocks: A How-To Guide (Evisions)
Conference Theater
Brendan Ha
HR Dashboard
Seneca/Iroquis
Shawna Case
Imagine the Possible: A Roundtable for Shared Challenges and Bold Solutions (David Kent Consulting)
Oaks
David Kent
Non-Student Account Receivables - From Onboarding to Collections at the University of Illinois
Shawnee/Cherokee
Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP) Security for Banner Self-Service 9
Keeneland
Streamlining Financial Aid Student Communication (SIG)
Gulfstream/Hialeah
Ashley Edens
CONCURRENT SESSION #2.4
Tuesday 10/14/25, 1:30pm - 2:20pm
Banner Fraud Roundtable: Part 1
Regency Ballroom
Christi Noyes, April Sims
Data Maturity Review (Evisions)
Conference Theater
Missy Adkison
Leveraging Constituo’s iPaaS across the Arkansas State University System (Constituo)
Oaks
Chris Doyle, Tommy Holland, Joe Kirkland
SaaS Journey - An Integration Partner Perspective (Axiom)
Churchill/Downs
Jeff Leisse
Smarter Spend Management in Higher Education: Staying Ahead of What’s Next (Emburse)
Seneca/Iroquis
Chad Elstun
Unlocking Efficiency: Transforming Administrative Processes with etrieve
Keeneland
Shermia Cherry
What's New and What's Next with Degree Works (Ellucian)
Derby
Jennifer Vangolen
CONCURRENT SESSION #2.5
Tuesday 10/14/25, 3:00pm - 3:50pm
Algorithmic Packaging Mastery: Tips, Tricks, and Real-World Solutions (David Kent Consulting)
Keeneland
Linda Blakely
Banner Fraud Roundtable: Part 2
Regency Ballroom
Christi Noyes, April Sims
From Hot Mess to End-User Success: Making Banner Approachable for Non-Technical Users
Oaks
From Overwhelmed to On-Track: Overcoming Student Barriers with Personalized Tech (Pathify)
Churchill/Downs
Heather Meyers
SAP Concur Journey for Arkansas State University
Seneca/Iroquis
Traci Ellington
Scribe: Building and Maintaining Degree Audits (David Kent Consulting)
Derby
Nicole Parker
What’s New and What’s Next: FormFusion and IntelleCheck now ready for SaaS (Evisions)
Conference Theater
Brian LaPlante
BIRDS OF A FEATHER (BOF) SESSION
Wednesday 10/15/25, 8:30am - 9:20am
Degree Works BOF
Derby
Josh Pullen
Financial Aid BOF
Gulfstream/Hialeah
Celena Tulloss
HR/Finance BOF
Seneca/Iroquis
Traci Ellington
Student/AR BOF
Shawnee/Cherokee
Nikita Hutchings, Christi Noyes
Technical/Integration/Cybersecurity BOF
Keeneland
April Sims
CONCURRENT SESSION #3.1
Wednesday 10/15/25, 10:00am - 10:50am
Digital Transformation in Higher Education: Practical Approaches to Streamlining Content, Forms, and Workflows (Softdocs)
Oaks
Deb Barker-Garcia
Introduction to Argos and ArgosX (Evisions)
Conference Theater
Brian Renaldo
Making Excel Work for You - Tips to Share
Seneca/Iroquis
Amber McElhaney
Streamlining Third-Party Billing: Efficient Payments for Sponsored Accounts
Shawnee/Cherokee
Tips and Tricks for Using Transit (Ellucian)
Derby
Jennifer Vangolen
Unlocking the Power of Period-Based Budgeting in Banner
Gulfstream/Hialeah
Charles Mayfield
Untangling Banner Back Ends with Ansible
Keeneland
CONCURRENT SESSION #3.2
Wednesday 10/15/25, 11:00am - 11:50am
Accelerating Development: Local AI Integration with GPU-Powered LLMs
Keeneland
April Sims
Automated Resource Job – How to Account for Other Financial Assistance (OFA)
Gulfstream/Hialeah
Kaylee Anesta, John Lucas, Seth Rodgers, Michael Stables
Digitizing Payment Plans & Collections Through Banner (Paymytuition)
Shawnee/Cherokee
Jeffrey Martinez
Lessons Learned - Converting Oracle SQL to PostgreSQL (Evisions)
Conference Theater
Brendan Ha
Managing Your Salary Dollars: Creating and Managing Salary Encumbrances
Seneca/Iroquis
Donna McMillin, Amber McElhaney
Organizational Change Management: Driving ERP Success with the ADKAR Model (Ferrilli)
Oaks
Bernice Green
CONCURRENT SESSION #3.3
Wednesday 10/15/25, 1:30pm - 2:20pm
Finance Approval Queues at Arkansas State University
Seneca/Iroquis
Traci Ellington
OLAPs Demystified: Part 2-Using OLAPs for Data Analysis (Evisions)
Conference Theater
Larry Dy
Satisfactory Academic Progress in Banner: New Features, Smarter Processes (David Kent Consulting)
Keeneland
Linda Blakely
SQL and Banner Student – Making it Work
Shawnee/Cherokee
The Language of Banner
Oaks
Stephanie Workman
CONCURRENT SESSION #3.4
Wednesday 10/15/25, 3:00pm - 3:50pm
Moving From Non-Container to Container Databases (David Kent Consulting)
Keeneland
Doug Sewell
Prerequisite Checking in Banner
Shawnee/Cherokee
The Future of Ellucian: Platform, Personas & Possibilities (Ellucian)
Oaks
Stephanie Sharpe
Time Tracking with Real-time Banner Integration (Tracy Inc.)
Seneca/Iroquis
Scott Mowery
Under the Hood of Argos X (Evisions)
Conference Theater
Dave Crosser