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Engineering Focus User Guide - School

The Kuali workflow application has been implemented for undergraduate students to request to add, drop, or change Engineering Focus declarations. Administrators in the School of Engineering will utilize the Kuali workflow application to review these requests.

To view a pdf version of this user guide, including screenshots of YES, click here: Engineering Focus User Guide - School Approval.

Reviewing the Engineering Focus Request

  1. Once an Engineering Focus request has been submitted, you will receive an email. Click Begin Review to access the form.
  2. Information about the student appears in the Student Information section.
  3. The Action section reflects the student’s choice of action. 
Approving an Engineering Focus Request
  1. The selected Engineering Focus is reflected in the Add a Focus section.
  2. Add a Comment or Note if necessary.
  3. Click Approve. 
Denying an Engineering Focus Request
  1. Leave a comment in the Comments/Notes box, if desired.
    • NOTE: Any comments in this box will be included in the denial notification email sent to the student.
  2. Click Deny.
  3. The student will be notified via email that the request has been denied. 
Sending Back an Engineering Focus Request

If, during the course of your review, you notice something that requires the student to change the request, you can send the request back.

  1. Leave a comment in the Comments/Notes box, if desired. Comments will not be visible to the student.
  2. Click Send Back.
  3. Select Form Submission to send the request back to the student, and click Finish.
  4. The student will be notified via email that the request has been sent back for additional action.

Approval Workflow/Timeline

The Office of Academic Services for the School of Engineering is the first step in the workflow for Engineering Focus requests. Approved requests route to the Office of the University Registrar for posting to the student’s record.

Accessing Your Work Queue

In addition to clicking on the Begin Review button embedded in the notification emails, you can access your work queue at the following web address: https://vanderbilt.kualibuild.com/app/builder/#/actions. 

Questions

Please contact the YES Help Line at yes@vanderbilt.edu or 615-343-4306 if you have questions or need additional assistance.