There’s a new place in town—for students, faculty, and staff. We’re expanding on the “For Faculty/Staff” page idea and taking it to the next level. What will you find there? All the great tools and resources you had before, plus a few additions.
How to find MYBuffState
Look for the MYBuffState link, right at the top of every page. You’ll then be taken to a landing page to choose whether you are a student or faculty/staff. You’ll be whisked away to your MYBuffState page. Hooray!!
You’ll still be able to Find People on every page.
Why are we doing this?
It’s about time, don’t you think? As our site grows, the tools, links, information, and resources that different audiences need, increases, and the places to logically put them becomes a challenge. For example, the students section is currently several different sections with pages of links to search through; their e-mail is in a separate section, etc. Now, students will have what they need, all on one page.
Stuff That’s New!
The Toolbox: Our data from prospective students shows they prefer the most simplified site navigation, and that internal links with names like Angel, Banner, Degree Navigator, etc., only confuse them. In order to make it easier for external audiences to get to the nuts and bolts of Buffalo State, and to make internal tools and resources easier to find for internal audiences, we’ve taken these tools out of the main site navigation. They’ll now be in your Tool Box on your MYBuffState page, right at the top of the page, easy to find!
News and Announcements: A news pull will keep you up to date and announcements will be included from several sources so you won’t miss out on what you need to know. What’s going on in the forums will be included as users post
The Academic Calendar: Reminders from the Academic Calendar will now be right at your fingertips (at the top of the page).
See what students said about the new MYBuffState:
http://www.buffalostate.edu/podcasts/2008/09/20080926_1215_refresh.mp3
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1 | Winton Tran at November 9, 2008 07:28 PM
I am glad to see the mybuffalostate come into existence. It would be great if students have only one user name and password to access to Angel, mail, and banner. Students do not like to memorize multiple IDs and passwords.