Commonwealth University Activates New Student Portals
Commonwealth University initiates it’s next plan, as part of the integrated schools of Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, and Mansfield Universities. Announced on Sunday, March 19th, Commonwealth University leadership teams across all three campuses will be implementing ” Banner aka My Commonwealthu” for all students and faculty, effective April 2nd, 2023. The announcement was made via an email on behalf of Dr. Ed Keller, Interim Associate Vice President for Information Technology.
“All campuses of Commonwealth University will be conducting advising and class registration, for Summer 2023 and Fall 2023, in a new student information system, (Banner/OneSIS), beginning on April 2, 2023. This email is to alert students that Banner/OneSIS training is now available. Please review the various options available for student training as we prepare for advising and registration.”
The full email discusses current and upcoming trainings for the new system, along with information pertaining to the new webpage on the Commonwealth University website – My.Commonwealthu.edu.
New Commonwealth University Resources:
Below is all of the new systems actively being integrated to BU, LH, MU.
TLDR:
- BOLT will be integrated through a new system, so students who wish to take a class at the other schools do not need another email/sso login (i.e a LHU/MU student doesn’t need an @huskies.bloomu.edu email adress for BU classes). The software will still be through Brightspace D2L.
- Help Desk across all three campuses has been integrated to one help desk
- A new faculty look up has been added
- Banner (Test) has been added to view the new system
- Banner (Prod) is the new MyHusky, MyHaven, & Student Self Service portal(s) – known as MyCommonwealthu
Resources Links:
Breakdown:
- Brightspace D2L = Portal for classes
- Formerly BOLT, LH D2L, & MU D2L
- Directory Look Up = Faculty/Staff Directory lookup
- Help Desk = Help & support to students and faculty through IT & sign on issues
- OneSIS Banner (Test) = News, information, & happenings from the 3 campuses
- OneSIS Banner (MyCommonwealthu) = Portal fro scheduling, advising, and other academic needs
- Formerly MyHusky, MyHaven, & Student Self Service
While the systems are not yet full activated, students should be prepared for updates, maintenance downtimes, and issues accessing their accounts while the transition continues. Students & faculty members noticing issues should report to the Commonwealth University Help Desk.
Training Information & Schedules
Below is a list of trainings that students and faculty can use to further develop their knowledge of the new systems.
*via Ed Keller, Interim Associate Vice President for Information Technology*
I. Recorded Student Self-Service Zoom Session
Below is a link to the recorded Zoom session for students. The link is available 24/7 from this email and from the Banner/OneSIS Student Training webpage.
(Access Password: .rgx1wy!)
II. Student Training Webpage
A Student Training webpage, where all training materials are located, has been established for students. During and after training, all documentation and recorded Zoom training sessions may be found here:
Student Training:
Student Registration: Summer/Fall 2023 Scheduling Webpage
III. PDF of Recorded Advising/Registration Zoom Sessions with Screenshots
A PDF of the recorded Zoom training session is located at the Student Training webpage and is attached with this email.
IV. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A running list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) is located at the Student Training webpage and is attached with this email. The FAQs will be updated with new questions and answers, weekly.
V. Live Training Sessions – Schedule and Zoom Links
There are thirteen live Banner/OneSIS Zoom training sessions scheduled from Monday, March 20, 2023, through Friday, March 31, 2023. Faculty, staff, and students may join these sessions as many times as desired. The live sessions will mirror the Zoom recorded sessions in terms of content and the Ellucian Banner/OneSIS consultant will be prepared to answer questions, too. Here is the schedule and Zoom links:
Monday, March 20, 2023, 12:00pm-1:00pm
https://ellucian.zoom.us/j/96418849482 [ellucian.zoom.us]
Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 12:00pm-1:00pm
https://ellucian.zoom.us/j/96418849482 [ellucian.zoom.us]
Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 12:00pm-1:00pm
https://ellucian.zoom.us/j/96418849482 [ellucian.zoom.us]
Thursday, March 23, 2023, 10:00am-11:00am
https://ellucian.zoom.us/j/97354635799 [ellucian.zoom.us]
Thursday, March 23, 2023, 1:00pm-2:00pm
https://ellucian.zoom.us/j/95965977767 [ellucian.zoom.us]
Friday, March 24, 2023, 10:00am-11:00am
https://ellucian.zoom.us/j/97354635799 [ellucian.zoom.us]
Friday, March 24, 2023, 1:00pm-2:00pm
https://ellucian.zoom.us/j/95965977767 [ellucian.zoom.us]
Monday, March 27, 2023, 10:00am-11:00am
https://ellucian.zoom.us/j/94212043763 [ellucian.zoom.us]
Monday, March 27, 2023, 1:00pm-2:00pm
https://ellucian.zoom.us/j/93918458090 [ellucian.zoom.us]
Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 10:00am-11:00am
https://ellucian.zoom.us/j/94212043763 [ellucian.zoom.us]
Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 1:00pm-2:00pm
https://ellucian.zoom.us/j/93918458090 [ellucian.zoom.us]
Friday, March 31, 2023, 10:00am-11:00am
https://ellucian.zoom.us/j/94212043763 [ellucian.zoom.us]
Friday, March 31, 2023, 1:00pm-2:00pm
https://ellucian.zoom.us/j/93918458090 [ellucian.zoom.us]
VI. Access to Banner
Faculty, staff, and students will have access to Banner/OneSIS during the March 20-31 training period. Please note that Banner/OneSIS does not go-live until March 31, 2023 with all student data. When accessing Banner/OneSIS during the training period, users will see limited data as the Ellucian/CU team finalizes data for go-live on March 31, 2023. Access to Banner is here:
https://my.commonwealthu.edu [nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com]
From here, click on the OneSIS/Banner button. You will then be taken to Banner through the Commonwealth University Single Sign On (SSO). After validation you will pass through the first time, “Welcome Screens,” and then arrive here:
