Skip to main content
Workday Wire

Workday Wire | November 2025

Workday Wire Logo

Celebrating one year in Workday, highlighting the tremendous effort and collaboration between all members of our community.

Workday Transformation Report

November 15 marked one year since we went live in Workday Human Capital Management (HR/payroll) and Finance. As we enter our second year in this new system, it’s important to recognize the tremendous effort this transition has required from staff, faculty, and students.

System Updates and Improvements

Workday training moved to Workday Learning

All Workday training courses that were previously on ELMS-Canvas and Open Learning are now available in Workday Learning, which is Workday’s Learning Management System.

Read More

New Workday Recruiting Role

A new role in Workday called “Guest Reviewer” has been created to provide individuals view-only access to Job Requisitions and the Candidate Grid.

Read More

PRD Midway Feedback Underway

PRD Midway Feedback is underway in Workday! Employees should have completed their midway feedback in Workday by November 14, and managers have until December 19 to complete their portion. UHR Staff Relations has office hours and information sessions available.

Read More

Shift of Procurement to shared model for our Tenant Partner Institutions

Procurements for the University System of Maryland Office, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, and University of Maryland Shady Grove is no longer being managed out of the University of Maryland, College Park, but out of a new shared services model under the University System of Maryland, the Strategic Sourcing Procurement Center (SSPC).

Read More

Resource Roundup

We are continually adding to and improving upon our library of resources to better support our user community. 

HCM Dashboard Quick Start Guide

This new guide helps users understand, configure, and use the HCM Dashboard to monitor key HCM transactions in Workday.

Easiest Way To Access Workday: workday.umd.edu 

We know many users have Workday bookmarked, but if you are ever without your bookmarks tab, remember you can always access Workday directly by going to workday.umd.edu.

How to View Your Security Roles in Workday

This job aid helps users understand how to view their security roles in Workday. This is helpful for users trying to identify what Workday training to complete!

Reminder: Costing Allocations and Payroll Accounting Session Recordings

In May, we collaborated with Finance to run support sessions regarding Costing Allocations and Payroll Accounting. If you were unable to attend or need a refresher, these session recordings are still available at any time on our website.

Back to Top