myOSU Portal

Project Objectives Why We’re Creating a Portal – To make OSU’s web content easy to find – To reduce application log on frequency – To help students, especially first-year students, find and use the right processes and easily see and address issues – To target communication to appropriate audiences – To create a strategic and competitive solution for OSU Our initial focus is administrative processes, items people have difficulty finding or using, “must see” information and items triggering the most calls for help

Positioning Oregon State web page is available to the general public and is OSU’s primary face to the world. – No logon necessary Blackboard is for academic and collaborative work performed within a group such as a class or club – communicating with professors, checking assignments, uploading homework, sharing information among clubs and organizations. – Logon with ONID required myOSU portal is for administrative work and information related to the university – paying tuition, viewing and updating personal information, enrolling in classes, checking graduation requirements, launching applications, locating links and finding resources. – Logon with ONID required

Gathering Requirements 14 sessions with more than 100 attendees held in January Broad representative slice of the OSU population, including Students Faculty Advisors Staff Financial Aid Housing & Dining Student Accounts Scholarship Work Study Academic Services Student Life Resident Life Career Services Student Health International Scholars Prospective Students Registrar Communications Marketing Web Development HR Payroll Finance Budget Business Centers Colleges International Graduate School INTO Extended Campus Cascades Campus Disability Access Library Printing & Mailing Web & Media Services Grant Administration

PeopleAdmin Employee Online Services Reimbursements fsaAtlas Qualtrics Degree partner program Transaction Document Look Up University Organizational Structure Supervisor information Printing and mailing HR Information/Tools Bus Schedule Degree & course requirements Degreeworks/myDegree Cognos salesforce.com Employee self-service Budget Information Computer Support Payroll and Account Codes OSU Catering Travel Planning Paychecks/Salary info Campus Directory/Find a Person Student Online Services Food Service Hours Library Resources Scholarships Class networking and sharing Banner Nolij Blackboard Scholarship Management System SharePoint InfoOSU Fee Book VPN/Remote Access OSU Today / COF Today Weather Web Cams BACC Core Academic Calendar International/INTO information Grades Data Warehouse Workflow Outlook Online Timesheets Atlas Student clearinghouse Provost Application Job openings Where to go for help Athletics Time & Leave Cascades information OSU Cash Card Campus Announcements Transcripts Class schedule News links Work Study Teacher Evaluations Oscar AppWorx Touchnet People Admin Professional Development & Training Room Reservations Facebook Student Health Mobile solutions Emergency Alert System Housing OSP Bike & Laptop Registration Course catalog Registration Holds Student Account Tutoring Services Textbooks Web for Advisors Drupal Webviewer Policies & Procedures Grant Information Event Calendar Service outages Facilities Faculty/Staff Fitness New student information Disability services Orange Rewards ONID A better search tool Graduation Information Financial Aid Campus Maps Advising Information What would you like on your portal? Research Tools

Anything else? Do less of this Multiple links on the same page to the same thing Busy web pages Ineffective searches Duplicating other systems (Facebook, Blackboard) Jargon Multiple accounts and sign-ons Do more of this Easy navigation, logical layouts Searches on links Customization capabilities Simple, descriptive terms Single sign-on, one account Help us find things we heard about in orientation

Aligning with OSU’s Strategic Plan The myOSU portal aligns with OSU’s plan to become one of the top ten Land Grant universities in the nation  Support enrollment growth  Improve first year student retention  Double international student enrollment  Increase professional and graduate school enrollment  Support regional programs