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This page provides links and information for using CU Systems for Students, Faculty, and Staff.
Students enrolled prior to Fall 2023 can complete their program requirements through the teach-out plans and resources provided below and through their advisor.
Quick Links
Banner Student (Self-Service) Banner Faculty (Self-Service) Banner Staff (App-Nav) Brightspace Commencement (Fall) Course Search Crosswalks CU Succeed Degree Maps Degree Works Directory Lookup Email Login (See CU Connectivity Menu for Mobile Setup) Employee Self-Service (ESS/E-Time) Library System Registrar's Office / Registration & Scheduling Info Technology Helpdesk
Please scroll down to find additional helpful resource links grouped by audience.
Students
This area highlights all technologies students need to access regularly
MyBanner (OneSIS) is our Student Information System, where you can register for courses, check and accept your financial aid, check and pay your bill, see your final grades for the semester, and apply for graduation when you are a senior.
Banner Login Student Training Materials (on Brightspace)
An innovative way to prepare for an upcoming interview. This online system combines training AND practice to help improve your interview technique and build your confidence. Looking for interview feedback? Send your completed interview recordings to your career coach directly from the system!
Students on all three campuses will be able to order books online and will be delivered to Lock Haven and Mansfield for pick up during the first few weeks.
This is your online class portal if you have any online classes. You can also access any course-selected materials such as books included in the course and other publisher content that may be selected for use in your course.
CU Succeed is CU’s student success platform that lets you easily communicate with your professors, advisors, and others in your "Success Network", and also allows you to access resources and set up your own meetings for things like tutoring, academic coaching, and career coaching. You can also "raise your hand" in the system to ask a question if you're not sure where to start looking for answers.
An easy-to-follow map to an on-time graduation for students and advisors.
DegreeWorks Login DegreeWorks Guide
Through the use of 5 assessments (work interests, leisure interests, personality, values, and skills), learn more about yourself and potential career matches. Explore majors & occupations and make informed career decisions. This intuitive resource can help you plan for and achieve career success. First-time access code: explore
Build your career with career expos and road trips, professional development and networking events, resume and LinkedIn labs, and more. When you're ready, find an internship or your dream job. Make an appointment with your career coach who will help you figure it all out.
This will be the new student worker system that will potentially be live before the start of the fall semester.
Online access to the campus libraries, including research assistance, as you work on your assignments for courses.
You have access to thousands of expert-led courses taught by industry experts, and instructional videos designed to improve skills in a wide range of business, technical, and creative topics. Content can be watched and replayed on your own schedule. Earn certificates when you complete courses and use project files and quizzes to practice while you learn.
The MyMediasite Portal is a comprehensive video platform available to all users to record and/or upload media content. It is integrated with Zoom and Brightspace.
Check your student email (Outlook), created and save documents in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and download Office 365 to your personal laptop.
Most student research or grants activity requires partnership with a faculty mentor. If you have ideas or questions but do not yet have a faculty mentor please contact the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and we can assist you.
- Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP): Support, resources, and guidance for grants research, scholarship, and creative activities.
- Institutional Review Board (IRB): Studies involving human subjects require review and approval by the IRB before work can begin.
- IRBManager: Portal Internal system used to submit human subject studies for IRB review.
- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC): Oversees all non-human animal research conducted on campus.
- Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program): Those planning to conduct human subjects research must complete either the Biomedical Research Investigators or Social and Behavioral Research Investigators course before submitting a study to the IRB. Those planning to conduct research with animals must complete the Working with the IACUC Course before submitting a protocol to the IACUC.
- Commonwealth University Grants: ORSP administers internal funding opportunities and competitions through the InfoReady system for students and faculty to support their research, scholarly, and creative activities. This includes the URSCA program listed below and Graduate Student Travel and Research Grants.
- Grants awarded by any entity (private, state, or federal) outside of Commonwealth U: ORSP collaborates with the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Research Institute (IUP RI) to support the application process and post-award services for all external grants. Submit the required Notice of Intent form on IUP RI’s website as soon as an external funding opportunity has been identified. IUP RI’s team of grant specialists will then assist with proposal and budget development, securing approvals, and final submission to the funding agency.
- Undergraduate Research: CU’s Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity (URSCA) program provides selected students with paid summer employment on their research projects under faculty mentorship. Students may also have opportunities to attend research conferences and symposia in their disciplines as well as present results of their research at the annual COPLAC Northeast Regional Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity Conference.
Join class meetings, hold group meeting sessions, and attend University webinars with Zoom, the web conferencing solution at Commonwealth University.
- Email Setup on Android Devices
- Email Setup for iPhone Devices
- Password Reset- Can't remember your CU password for network services and systems? Reset your password here.
- DUO 2 Factor Authentication- DUO keeps your login credentials safe. Enroll in Duo and confirm your identity when you access campus resources off campus.
- VDI- Virtual Desktops - Allows you to remotely "borrow" a lab computer and use it work on your assignments.
Faculty
This area highlights all technologies faculty need to access regularly
MyBanner (OneSIS) is our Student Information System, where you can register for courses, check and accept your financial aid, check and pay your bill, see your final grades for the semester, and apply for graduation when you are a senior.
Banner Login Faculty/Staff Training Materials (on Brightspace)
Attend or deliver, or supplement in-person classes in Brightspace LMS.
Brightspace Login Fall 2023 Brightspace Intro Video
Academic Schedule Builder
CU Succeed (aka Starfish and formerly known as HuskySuccess at the Bloomsburg campus) is Commonwealth University’s student success platform that helps to identify at-risk students, makes communication easier between faculty/staff and students, and puts resources such as tutoring, counseling, and career coaching right at our students’ fingertips.
Access reports and dashboards when you need them, and on the device that works best for you.
Commonwealth University has organized reporting into “operational” versus “official” reporting, which are described below and include some key links:
Operational Reporting – These are reports generated from the live student information system to help support day-to-day operations. They may include current student lists, course enrollments, list of those who have applied to graduate, etc. Operational reporting is handled by the Registrar’s Office and IT/Administrative Applications and includes reports from Banner or Argos. Requests for new reports can be sent to registrar@commonwealthu.edu.
- Program Official Data – Official program data for Program Review and external accreditors include program enrollment, completions, retention, graduation rates, etc.
Student degree audit and advisement tool providing the ability to help your students track how they are progressing on their academic program, and provide “what if” information for students seeking to change majors.
You have access to thousands of expert-led courses taught by industry experts, and instructional videos designed to improve skills in a wide range of business, technical, and creative topics. Content can be watched and replayed on your own schedule. Earn certificates when you complete courses and use project files and quizzes to practice while you learn.
This Toolkit is available to the Commonwealth University community to access useful resources, assets, and links for all campuses.
Please use the Project Request Form if you need assistance from the Division of Strategic Communications and Marketing.
Check your faculty email (Outlook), created and save documents in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and download Office 365 to your personal computer.
The MyMediasite Portal is a comprehensive video platform available to all users to record and/or upload media content. It is integrated with Zoom and Brightspace.
- Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP): Support, resources, and guidance for grants, research, scholarship, and creative activities.
- Institutional Review Board (IRB): Studies involving human subjects require review and approval by the IRB before work can begin.
- IRBManager: Portal used to submit human subject studies for IRB review.
- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC): Oversees all non-human animal research conducted on campus.
- Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program): Those planning to conduct human subjects research must complete either the Biomedical Research Investigators or Social and Behavioral Research Investigators course before submitting a study to the IRB. Those planning to conduct research with animals must complete the Working with the IACUC Course before submitting a protocol to the IACUC.
- Commonwealth University Grants: ORSP administers internal funding opportunities and competitions through the InfoReady system for students and faculty to support their research, scholarly, and creative activities. This includes the URSCA program listed below and Graduate Student Travel and Research Grants.
- Grants awarded by any entity (private, state, or federal) outside of Commonwealth U: ORSP collaborates with the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Research Institute (IUP RI) to support the application process and post-award services for all external grants. Submit the required Notice of Intent form on IUP RI’s website as soon as an external funding opportunity has been identified. IUP RI’s team of grant specialists will then assist with proposal and budget development, securing approvals, and final submission to the funding agency.
- Undergraduate Research: CU’s Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity (URSCA) program provides selected students with paid summer employment on their research projects under faculty mentorship. Students may also have opportunities to attend research conferences and symposia in their disciplines as well as present results of their research at the annual COPLAC Northeast Regional Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity Conference.
Reserve space for events and meetings
Bloomsburg Reservations Login Lock Haven Reservations Login *Mansfield Reservations Login
* - On campus or VPN connection required to access Mansfield reservation system
Create and host class meetings, and attend department or project meetings as well as University webinars with Zoom, the web conferencing solution at Commonwealth University.
- Password Reset- Self-Service for account password issues.
- VDI- Virtual Desktops - Allows you to remotely "borrow" a lab computer and use it to work on your assignments.
- VPN- Faculty and Staff Virtual Private Network - Essential tool for accessing Banner Staff from off-campus - Allows connection to Banner remotely.
- Avaya SoftPhone- Remote virtual phone
- DUO 2 Factor Authentication- 2 Factor Authentication to protect your account from unauthorized use.
- Teams- Campus team real-time chat and collaboration tool
- Adobe Creative Could- The Adobe suite of products, ie. Photoshop
- Google Workspace- Google suite of products - Mainly used in the College of Education
- Follow-Me Printing- Print on any follow-me printer on campus using ID
- Print Center- Bloomsburg campus - sign printing and large print jobs.
- PASSHE Portal (ESS/eTime)- HR Portal for leave
- HR Connect- a human resource management system that provides a broad range of applications, services, and information to HR offices, employees, and managers. In the Employee Service Center of HRConnect, employees can view employment information, update personal information, review leave totals, and gain 24/7 access to an integrated team of HR professionals through the HRConnect employee portal.
Staff
This area highlights all technologies staff need to access regularly
MyBanner (OneSIS) is our Student Information System, where you can register for courses, check and accept your financial aid, check and pay your bill, see your final grades for the semester, and apply for graduation when you are a senior.
Banner Login Faculty/Staff Training Materials (on Brightspace)
Banner Reporting/Query Tool
Academic Schedule Builder
CU Succeed (aka Starfish and formerly known as HuskySuccess at the Bloomsburg campus) is Commonwealth University’s student success platform that helps to identify at-risk students, makes communication easier between faculty/staff and students, and puts resources such as tutoring, counseling, and career coaching right at our students’ fingertips.
Access reports and dashboards when you need them, and on the device that works best for you.
Commonwealth University has organized reporting into “operational” versus “official” reporting, which are described below and include some key links:
Operational Reporting – These are reports generated from the live student information system to help support day-to-day operations. They may include current student lists, course enrollments, list of those who have applied to graduate, etc. Operational reporting is handled by the Registrar’s Office and IT/Administrative Applications and includes reports from Banner or Argos. Requests for new reports can be sent to registrar@commonwealthu.edu.
- Program Official Data – Official program data for Program Review and external accreditors include program enrollment, completions, retention, graduation rates, etc.
An easy-to-follow map to an on-time graduation for students and advisors.
Faculty, staff, and students have access to thousands of expert-led courses and instructional videos designed to improve skills in a wide range of business, technical, and creative topics. Each course is taught by an industry expert. Videos can be watched and replayed on your own schedule. Earn certificates when you complete courses and use project files and quizzes to practice while you learn.
Used for any work that Facilities need to perform (i.e, moving furniture, repairs, plumbing issues, electrical issues)
This Toolkit is available to the Commonwealth University community to access useful resources, assets, and links for all campuses.
Please use the Project Request Form if you need assistance from the Division of Strategic Communications and Marketing.
Check your staff email (Outlook), created and save documents in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and download Office 365 to your personal computer.
- Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP): Support, resources, and guidance for grants, research, scholarship, and creative activities.
- Institutional Review Board (IRB): Studies involving human subjects require review and approval by the IRB before work can begin.
- IRBManager: Portal used to submit human subject studies for IRB review.
- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC): Oversees all non-human animal research conducted on campus.
- Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program): Those planning to conduct human subjects research must complete either the Biomedical Research Investigators or Social and Behavioral Research Investigators course before submitting a study to the IRB. Those planning to conduct research with animals must complete the Working with the IACUC Course before submitting a protocol to the IACUC.
- Grants: ORSP collaborates with the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Research Institute (IUP RI) to support grant applications as well as post-award services. Submit the required Notice of Intent form on IUP RI’s website as soon as an external funding opportunity has been identified. IUP RI’s team of grant specialists will then assist with proposal and budget development, securing approvals, and final submission to the funding agency.
- Undergraduate Research: CU’s Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity (URSCA) program provides selected students with paid summer employment on their research projects under faculty mentorship. Students may also have opportunities to attend research conferences and symposia in their disciplines as well as present results of their research at the annual COPLAC Northeast Regional Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity Conference.
Reserve space for events and meetings
Bloomsburg Reservations Login Lock Haven Reservations Login Mansfield Reservations Login
University ERP system for HR functions, accounting functions, and fixed assets accounting.
- Note that this program is located on employee computers by searching under the hourglass icon.
Zoom is a cloud-based meeting tool for audio and video conferencing, chat, webinars, hosting large meetings, and more.
- Password Reset- Self-Service for account password issues.
- VDI- Virtual Desktops - Allows you to remotely "borrow" a lab computer and use it to work on your assignments.
- VPN- Faculty and Staff Virtual Private Network - Essential tool for accessing Banner Staff from off-campus - Allows connection to Banner remotely.
- Avaya SoftPhone- Remote virtual phone
- DUO 2 Factor Authentication- 2 Factor Authentication to protect your account from unauthorized use.
- Teams- Campus team real-time chat and collaboration tool
- Adobe Creative Could- The Adobe suite of products, ie. Photoshop
- Google Workspace- Google suite of products - Mainly used in the College of Education
- Follow-Me Printing- Print on any follow-me printer on campus using ID
- Print Center- Bloomsburg campus - sign printing and large print jobs.
- PASSHE Portal (ESS/eTime)- HR Portal for leave
- HR Connect- a human resource management system that provides a broad range of applications, services, and information to HR offices, employees, and managers. In the Employee Service Center of HRConnect, employees can view employment information, update personal information, review leave totals, and gain 24/7 access to an integrated team of HR professionals through the HRConnect employee portal.
Registration
Scheduling & Crosswalks
Scheduling & Crosswalks
Frequently Asked Questions
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