Release 7 – August 4, 2024
New Features and Enhancements
Cross-Portal Enhancements
Disclaimer: on rare occasions, a new feature or enhancement may be moved to a future release or otherwise subject to change.
Remove Title/Prefix Field
This enhancement is automatically available for use by all CASs and participating programs. No action is required on the part of any association, school, or program. Contact a member of your account team for more information.
The Code of Federal Regulations, specifically Title 34, Part 106, deals with non-discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance. Within that code, section 34 CFR § 106.21(c)(4) is part of the broader implementation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or other education program that receives funding from the federal government. It states that:
The University is barred from "[m]ak[ing] a pre-admission inquiry as to the marital status of an applicant for admission, including whether such applicant is 'Miss or Mrs.' A [university] may ask an applicant to self-identify their sex, but only if this question is asked of all applicants and if the response is not used as a basis for discrimination."
Liaison interprets this to require the removal of all salutations on the CAS applications to comply with this regulation. Although the regulation is effective as of March 2024, enforcement is not expected until the fall. To comply with this regulation, our team has completed the development process to effect this change. We have removed the field; however, any applicants who completed it prior to removal will retain that data.
If you have any questions or concerns with this change, please contact a member of your account team.
CAS Applicant Portal
Applicants will no longer be able to view the Title field on the Create Your Account, My Profile, or Reapplicant pages, or the full application PDF.
CAS API, Liaison Outcomes, and WebAdMIT
The Title field will remain in the CAS API, Liaison Outcomes, and WebAdMIT. Existing applicant data will remain, but no new applicant data will be available. You should review any exports, lists, and email templates that include this field and update them appropriately.
Note that WebAdMIT has updated behavior; review the 2024 Release 8 notes for more information.
CAS Applicant Portal Enhancements
Liaison Outcomes Enhancements
The following enhancements are now available in Liaison Outcomes. If you have any questions about these features, contact a member of your account team or support.
Disclaimer: on rare occasions, a new feature or enhancement may be moved to a future release or otherwise subject to change.
Updated External Start Link Buttons
This enhancement is automatically available for use by all CASs and participating programs. No action is required on the part of any association, school, or program. Contact a member of your account team for more information.
The My Applications section of the Outcomes Student Portal lists the programs a student has selected and includes a button that links back to the application. To add clarity for applicants, the button text now says Continue if the applicant has already started their application, and Apply Now if they have not. Previously, the button text was "Open Program External Link."
Student Portal Provides Deep Link to CAS Applications
For programs using the CAS Applicant Portal, this enhancement is automatically available for use by all CASs and participating programs. No action is required on the part of any association, school, or program. Contact a member of your account team for more information.
The My Applications section of the Outcomes Student Portal lists the programs a student has applied to and provides a Continue button that returns them to their application. For CAS applicants, these buttons now link back to the CAS application instead of the Outcomes Applicant Portal. In connection with this, the External Start Link in Program Settings is now populated with a CAS application deep link. Note that during later stages of the application process (e.g., after the applicant has submitted), they can still use the Continue button to submit any additional documents or return to your supplemental application configured via Outcomes.
Enhanced Events Portal User Interface
For CASs that use the Events Portal, this enhancement is automatically available for use by all CASs and participating programs. No action is required on the part of any association, school, or program. Contact a member of your account team for more information.
This enhancement was originally released in 2024 Release 6.
Several updates have been made to the Events Portal to improve navigation and make features easier to find. Included in the updates are:
- You can now search for specific communications on the Student Portal Dashboard.
- Event Series information moved to the menu on the left.
- Share Event and Edit Event buttons moved to the top right.
Contacts Grid Now Includes Events Filters
For CASs that use the Events Portal, this enhancement is automatically available for use by all CASs and participating programs. No action is required on the part of any association, school, or program. Contact a member of your account team for more information.
On the Contacts Grid, you can search your contacts and create segments using the criteria of your choice. With this enhancement, Events-related data points are now available to use as filters. For example, you can query your contacts for anyone who attended or registered for an event. These new filters are listed under Events Filters.
