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Office Hours: M-F 8:00am - 5:00pm

University Technology Services

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A birds eye view of Oakland University's campus

University Portal Project

The Purpose:

Oakland University implemented a new university portal, Pathify, a hosted and secure online platform designed to provide students, faculty, staff, and other stakeholders with a single pane of glass to access all university systems and a centralized point to important information and resources related to their university experience.

The purpose of the new university portal is to make it easier for students and staff to access and manage information related to their academic and professional lives. By bringing together a range of resources and tools in one central location, the proposed solution should help to streamline administrative processes, increase efficiency, and improve the overall user experience.

Portal Dashboard

Transcript

A new MySail experience is here. With a universal dashboard and easy access. Scroll through the cards to see all the different options. From student life to admission info, to all things academic and much, much, more. See events, join groups, discover new ones. A light or dark mode is available depending on your preference. Dashboard widgets can be moved to streamlined the journey. Searhc resources to quickly find information. The new MySail is designed to maximize your Oakland University experience. Log in to begin today.

MySail FAQs

MySail FAQs

How to Log In
Transcript

In the top navigation of Oakland.edu you will find a link to MySail. This will send you to the dashboard to log in. Once in the dashboard you will see login on the top right of the portal. Enter your Oakland University NetID and password to log in. You now have access to everything within the new student portal.

Customizing Dashboard
Transcript

Clicking the avatar on the top right of the screen will provide you with a multitude of options. At the bottom of the list will be the option to pick between light and dark. Auto will change the look based on the time of day. Widgets can be moved around on the dashboard. Hover over the top of the widget until the mouse changes to the directional symbol. Widgets can be dragged and dropped across the dashboard. They can be placed anywhere the dotted line appears. Click the dots on the top right corner of the widget will allow you to customize that widget. The size of the widgets can be personalized ranging from a one by one to a three by two. Widgets can be added to a custom folder. There is also the option to remove widgets if they are not required by the portal.

Update Privacy Settings
Transcript

From the dashboard click on avatar. Click account settings.Scroll over and select privacy tap. From here you can select from a variety of different settings. Selections are auto saved.

Search Bar Overview
Transcript

Click on your user icon and scroll down to the light and dark options to select the one that works best for you.

For Additional Help

Contact [email protected].

The Team
Configuration
  • George Varghese - IT
  • Nameeta Dhir - IT
  • Joel Morrah - IT
  • Glen Wasik - IT
  • Chris Bernardo - IT
  • Larry Chesnutt - IT
Student Success
  • Sarah Webb - FYAC
  • NingNing Zheng - FYAC
  • Sarah Butash - Registrar
  • Chris Goeth - Registrar
  • Bob Griffith - Registrar
  • Christina Riley - SOM
  • Danielle Booker - SOM
  • Steve Szaley - Undergrad
  • Claire Rammel - Grad
  • Erin Schmotzer - Grad
  • Adam Panchenko - Grad
Branding and Communication
  • Todd Nucci - Marketing and Communications
  • Michael Downes - Marketing and Communications
Advising
  • Alexa Cutter - Advisor, SECS
  • Hnou Vue - Advisor, Health Sciences
  • Laura Christensen Sains - Advisor, SON
School of Medicine
  • Sara Yonan - SOM
  • Tim French - SOM IT
  • Mathew Holtz - SOM IT
HR/Finance
  • Michelle Mich - HR
  • Monica Haines - HR
  • Corey Brittingham - HR
  • Judy Fandale - Payroll
  • George Leaver - Payroll
Moodle
  • John Coughlin - ELIS
  • Mathew Switlik - ELIS
Student Business Services
  • Linda Switzer - SBS
  • Robert Bonham - SBS
Alumni
  • Chris Bowles - Advancement
Timeline
Phase 1: Initiation
TaskStart DateEnd DateDepartment

Contract/PO finalization

1/10

1/10

IT/Purchasing

Project Kickoff

1/29

1/29

IT

Core Team setup

2/1

2/15

Core


Functional Requirements Planning

TaskStart DateEnd DateDepartment

Decision on new name for Portal

2/15

2/15

Core

Product capability and review

2/19

4/24

Core

Training on Tools, Pages and Groups

2/26

3/19

Core

Portal Branding and colors

2/21

3/30

MarComm

Review Peer Institution Portal

3/12

4/24

Core

Configure Portal Layout

3/19

4/18

Core

Finalize Widgets List for Phase 1

3/21

3/21

Core

Policy, Terms of Use Legal Review

3/15

4/26

Legal/IT

Configure Student/Staff Dashboard

3/25

3/28

Core

Configure Announcements

4/2

4/4

Core

Mobile App Planning

4/9

4/11

MarComm

Categorize Pages and Labels

4/16

4/18

Core

Configure Student/Staff Dashboard

4/23

4/25

Core

Portal Launch Planning and Checklist

4/1

4/30

Core

Configure Analytics

4/15

5/9

Core


Portal Technical Setup

TaskStart DateEnd DateDepartment
SSO

2/15

2/18

IT

User Provisioning

2/15

2/18

IT

User Data Load and Groups mapping

3/1

4/1

IT

Setup daily SFTP

3/8

4/1

IT

Widget Build

3/1

4/30

Focus Groups

Plan DR Strategy and Setup

3/11

4/30

Core

Configure Calendar Feed

3/26

3/30

MarComm

Security Review and Setup

3/11

4/30

Core

Soft Launch Checklist

3/26

5/15

Core


Communications Planning

TaskStart DateEnd DateDepartment
Engage Steering Committee

3/15

9/29

CIO

Communications Launch Plan

3/15

9/30

Core/Steering

Project Web Page

3/15

6/30

MarComm/IT

Promote on Axis TV, ERN, OU Email

3/15

6/30

MarComm/IT

How-to Video

4/1

6/30

MarComm

Town Hall

4/1

9/30

Steering

Email

5/1

10/30

MarComm

eSpace

4/1

9/30

All

Help Desk Readiness

4/26

5/15

Core


Portal Soft Launch

TaskStart DateEnd DateDepartment
UAT by Core Group and DTS

4/15

5/15

Core

Steering Committee Approval

4/15

5/10

CIO

Portal Soft Launch

5/15

5/15

Core

Soft Launch Monitoring

5/15

8/30

Core


Go Live

TaskStart DateEnd DateDepartment
User Acceptance

5/15

6/15

Core

Board Approval

9/26

9/29

Steering

Portal Go Live

10/8

10/8

Core

Mobile App Launch

10/15

10/15

IT

Monitoring and Closing

10/8

12/2

Core

Phase 2: University Portal
TaskStart DateEnd DateDepartment
Continuous Improvement

7/10

10/1

Core