The Registrar’s Office recently partnered with the IT Training Team to revamp one of my.SMU’s most essential trainings: The Schedule of Classes. This training supports departments in preparing course schedules for upcoming terms, helping them organize teaching resources and ensuring students can plan their academic paths and graduate on time. Continue reading Empowering Schedulers with Training and Tools
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my.SMU Outage Information
March 31 marked the beginning of course enrollment for the Summer and Fall terms. Unfortunately, my.SMU experienced technical difficulties this week impacting the enrollment experience. We wanted to provide more details about the outage and our efforts to resolve the issue.
Recent Grants Portal Updates Bring Improved Reporting and Convenience
While the introduction of the Grants Portal in my.SMU has made viewing grant information much easier for our principal investigators across campus, that doesn’t mean the work is done! Our my.SMU developers have worked on a few ease-of-use updates to make it easier to access and view data in the Expenditure Details Inquiry. Here’s what’s new! Continue reading Recent Grants Portal Updates Bring Improved Reporting and Convenience
Preferred Names Now Available in my.SMU
On January 14, 2025, SMU added the Preferred Name display in my.SMU to aid users in selecting the proper individual when searching for a record. Search results will show both preferred and primary names in the result list for all my.SMU pages. In cases where multiple names might make identification more difficult—such as a primary name listed as Travis Jefferson Marshall and a preferred name as Jeff Marshall—this update helps users select the correct record more easily. You can click on either the primary or preferred name row to update the record.
Grants Portal Provides Improved Budget Visibility for Principal Investigators
Earlier this year, we let you know about the implementation of an improved Grant Management module in my.SMU. This new platform enables SMU to provide improved visibility and clarity to grant information. The next phase of this implementation is taking place this month as the Grants Portal goes live! Continue reading Grants Portal Provides Improved Budget Visibility for Principal Investigators
