Announcements

New Go-live Date: December 2008

As announced by the Enterprise Systems Executive Committee (ESEC), Project Café will not launch the new financial system in September. Instead, the transition will take place in early December. In the meantime, the University will continue to use CUFS.
See our full announcement.

If you are enrolled in training, please see our Training Cancellation announcement.


Proposal Development Status Update

The Enterprise Systems Executive Committee (ESEC), after considering input from Project Café and our business owners in the Office for Sponsored Research, has decided to modify the scope and delay the timing of the InfoEd Proposal Development rollout.
See our full announcement.


Project Café Leadership Transition

Project Café Director Jeff Mundt will be stepping down at the end of September to pursue external opportunities. Jason Schober will assume the role of Project Director. See our full announcement.


InfoEd Proposal Tracking and SPIN are Live

Northwestern University and Project Café announce the launch of the first two modules of InfoEd, Northwestern's new software system for managing sponsored research. Proposal Tracking and SPIN are now available for use. For details about access as well as benefits to central, departments, faculty, and staff, see our full announcement.


Recalibration of Administrative Systems Projects

Per a memorandum from the Enterprise Systems Executive Committee, Project Café will be taking on additional responsibilities related to financial reporting beginning in mid-June. For more details see our full announcement.