Tools & Systems

University Human Resources utilizes many tools and online systems to conduct business. Below, you will find a curated list to use as a reference, whether you are looking to update your health insurance plan, hire a new employee, search for training events, or extract data for a report.

University Resources

These are the tools and systems that employees, hiring officials, supervisors, and managers use throughout their career path at the university.

University Tools & Systems
System	Description
Banner Self-Service	Banner Self-Service is the portal for students and employees to make changes on their own to certain Banner modules.
Banner Admin	Banner Admin is the portal to access Banner as the university's enterprise resource planning system.
Clearance Portal	A portal for supervisors or managers to submit a clearance online for a departing employee.
Cornerstone	Cornerstone is the university's learning and performance management system.
E-Verify	E-Verify is an online system for the university to electronically confirm the employment eligibility of their employees.
PeopleAdmin	PeopleAdmin is the university's position management and applicant tracking system for updating job descriptions, requesting job classification reviews, and hiring new employees.
Retirement@Work platform	The Retirement@Work platform is available to employees who participate in the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP), or who are eligible to participate in the any of the 403(b) savings plans or associated cash match plan. The platform allows eligible employees to enroll, manage, and research investments.
Qlik	Qlik is the university's data discovery tool to combine, analyze, and visualize institutional data.
TrueScreen	TrueScreen is an online system that processes criminal history background checks for applicants considered as finalists for a non-sensitive position.

State Resources

Here are several resources from the Commonwealth that affect our employees.

State Tools & Systems
System	Description
Cardinal	Cardinal is the Commonwealth's an online system for managing health insurance and flexible spending accounts. Employees use Cardinal to enroll or change health insurance and flexible spending elections.
Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM)	DHRM is the central human resource agency for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Virginia Retirement System (VRS)	Virginia Retirement System (VRS) is an independent state agency that delivers retirement and other benefits to covered Virginia employees.
MissionSquare - Defined Contribution Plans	MissionSquare manages the plans for 457 Deferred Compensation and VRS Hybrid Retirement.
myVRS	myVRS is the VRS online system to securely manage and update VRS benefits, including naming a beneficiary or purchasing prior service.