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Getting Started on myTU
MyTU is a
sort of one stop shop for all your Tiffin University needs. Please take the
time to become familiar with myTU and all the available features. Below you
will find helpful guides that will provide information to get you started.
Here are
some of the features the myTU portal provides to Tiffin University students,
faculty and staff:
Single sign-on using your Campus
Connect account credentials.
This means once you log into the myTU portal you will be automatically
authenticated for the Campus Connect applications you are authorized to run
(i.e. web registration, check account status and grade history). As a user of
myTU you will no longer need to worry about remembering a separate username and
password for Campus Connect, University applications are accessible in a single,
secure environment.
Account
maintenance and personal setting.
By utilizing the myTU personal info tab, you will be able to change your
password, set up a preferred email address and type in a preferred name. Just
one advantage of utilizing this option will be that students who do not use
their TU email account and prefer another will be able to enter that email and
faculty will be able to contact them via the portal.
Default views based on user
roles. Roles
for students, faculty and staff provide default access to specific portal tabs
and channels. When you log into the portal, what you see depends on your current
role at the University. As a student you see the information important to you,
such as registration, bill payment, course schedule, campus activities and more!
If you are a faculty member your portal view contains things like grading
deadlines, a link to Web for Faculty and Advisers and research information, to
name a few. As a staff member you see information about benefits, campus
calendars and payroll schedules, among others. If you happen to belong to more
than one role, for example student and staff, you have access to tabs and
channels pertinent to both roles. All roles have access to some items, such as
campus announcements, library information and search channels.
Ability to customize tabs and
portlets. One
of the most exciting features of the myTU portal is the fact that you can modify
your portal view to meet your needs. You can add portlets or quick links which
are of interest to you; maybe a link to your favorite news or entertainment
website or create a personal calendar portlet. You will also have the ability to
add or delete photos, documents and many other elements to make your page unique
to your needs and tastes. It truly is your portal.
Campus announcements that are
targeted to specific roles.
Not only can tabs and channels be targeted to specific users, campus
announcements can too. This way the University can keep you up-to-date on
important dates and information. If you are a faculty member you may receive an
announcement letting you know when grade entries must be completed. If you are a
student you could receive an announcement of some upcoming campus event for
students. The portal provides a mechanism for the university to keep you
up-to-date on the information you need and want.
Online groups for collaboration,
discussion, or just plain chit-chat.
Converse with your friends, colleagues, and others with shared interests. Use a
group affiliated with existing University groups or organizations such as
departments, student activities groups, or others. Don't find what you want? You
can request a group be created! Keep in touch with your group participants
anytime, anywhere.