JDXpert/Cornerstone Implementation

Implementation Timeline

March 1 – April 2022 User Acceptance Testing

Currently, the business process owners (Illinois Human Resources, the Office for Access & Equity, and the Office of the Provost), the project team and advisory committee and campus HR colleagues are testing the systems and processes in Cornerstone and JDXpert. 

May – June 2022 Online System Training

User training for the new systems will be conducted online for various user groups.  Like many of our administrative systems, basic training modules will be required of our HR users for system access.

Transitioning to the New Systems

June 10
Last day to initiate the following HireTouch Workflows (Search MUST be fully completed by August 26):

  • Staff Vacancy
  • Job Description Only (AP, CS, AH, EH)
  • Faculty and Other Academic Search
  • Academic Hourly Appointment

June 13
First day to initiate the following workflows in JDXpert (vacancies post July 11):

  • Staff Vacancy
  • Job Description Review
  • Faculty Vacancy—all vacancy workflows start here, there will not be a job description requirement for faculty vacancies
  • Temporary Employment Vacancy (Academic Hourly and Extra Help)

June 22
Last day to initiate the following workflows in HireTouch:

  • Academic Professional Appointment Change
  • Faculty and Other Academic Appointment Change
  • Mid-Year Salary Increase Request
  • Civil Service Audit
  • Civil Service Pay Change Request
  • Civil Service Job Posting (including Open & Continuous)

June 23

First day to initiate the following workflows in JDXpert:

  • Staff Position Change Request (AP Appointment Change & Civil Service Audit)
  • Staff Off-Cycle Pay Request (Mid-Year Salary Increase Request & Civil Service Pay Change Request)

July 6

All postings in HireTouch end for applicants at 11:59 pm CST

Last day to initiate the following workflows in HireTouch:

  • Dual Career Program Waiver
  • Faculty and Other Academic Search Waiver
  • Faculty Excellence Waiver
  • TOP Program Waiver
  • Faculty Position Change Request
  • Background Check Request Only
  • Misconduct Check Request Only
  • Transmittal for Cases Forwarded for Second Level Review
  • Transmittal for Executive Officer Appointment
  • Transmittal for Faculty Appointment with Tenure
  • Transmittal for Provost Approval of Courtesy Appointments for Non-Employees

July 11
First day Cornerstone Job Board is live for postings and applications

First day to initiate the following workflows through Cornerstone

  • Dual Career Program Waiver
  • Faculty and Other Academic Search Waiver
  • TOP Program Waiver
  • Faculty Position Change Request
  • Background Check Request Only
  • Misconduct Check Request Only
  • Second Level Review Transmittal
  • Executive Officer Transmittal
  • Faculty Appointment with Tenure Transmittal
  • Non-Employee Courtesy Appointment Transmittal

August 26
Last day to complete and close out all HireTouch workflows

September 9 
Last day to access HireTouch