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My TSU Web Portal and Google Apps for Students at TSU

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<strong>My</strong> <strong>TSU</strong> <strong>Web</strong> <strong>Portal</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Google</strong> <strong>Apps</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Students</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>TSU</strong><br />

<strong>TSU</strong> is pleased to announce two new online services <strong>for</strong> students, <strong>My</strong> <strong>TSU</strong> <strong>Web</strong> <strong>Portal</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Google</strong> <strong>Apps</strong>.<br />

<strong>My</strong> <strong>TSU</strong> <strong>Web</strong> <strong>Portal</strong><br />

The <strong>My</strong> <strong>TSU</strong> <strong>Web</strong> <strong>Portal</strong> is a top-quality system <strong>for</strong> students th<strong>at</strong> provides easy single sign-on access to a variety of<br />

online resources <strong>and</strong> services including, but not limited to, registr<strong>at</strong>ion, financial aid, bill/fee payment, summary<br />

st<strong>at</strong>ements, academic history, grades, unofficial transcripts, degree audits, <strong>Google</strong> <strong>Apps</strong> (including Gmail), <strong>TSU</strong> web<br />

content, messages, <strong>and</strong> Blackboard.<br />

<strong>Students</strong> will be able to access the <strong>TSU</strong> <strong>Web</strong> <strong>Portal</strong> using one of the following methods:<br />

Go to the <strong>My</strong> <strong>TSU</strong> <strong>Web</strong> <strong>Portal</strong> page <strong>at</strong> http://portal.tsu.edu/.<br />

Go to the <strong>TSU</strong> Home page <strong>at</strong> http://www.tsu.edu <strong>and</strong> click the <strong>My</strong><strong>TSU</strong>web link loc<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>at</strong> the top<br />

right-h<strong>and</strong> corner of the page. After the <strong>My</strong><strong>TSU</strong>web page displays, click <strong>Students</strong>.<br />

There is no need to remember multiple passwords; students will only need to login once via the <strong>My</strong> <strong>TSU</strong> <strong>Web</strong> portal to<br />

access most online resources <strong>and</strong> services. All students will need a user name <strong>and</strong> initial password to login to the <strong>My</strong><br />

<strong>TSU</strong> <strong>Web</strong> <strong>Portal</strong>.<br />

Login Item St<strong>and</strong>ard Formula Example<br />

User Name All User Names are <strong>for</strong>mul<strong>at</strong>ed using the following<br />

st<strong>and</strong>ard:<br />

+ . + + <br />

Initial Password All students have an initial password th<strong>at</strong> they will<br />

be required to change on the first login to the <strong>My</strong><br />

<strong>TSU</strong> portal. All initial passwords are <strong>for</strong>mul<strong>at</strong>ed<br />

using the following st<strong>and</strong>ard:<br />

Q + ! + (birth d<strong>at</strong>e is in the<br />

MMDDYY <strong>for</strong>m<strong>at</strong>)<br />

John Doe (T00001234): j.doe1234<br />

Jane Smitherson-Johnson<br />

(T00002345): j.smitherson-joh2345<br />

John Doe’s birth d<strong>at</strong>e is 01/01/1988:<br />

Initial Password = Q!010188<br />

Jane Smitherson-Johnson’s birth d<strong>at</strong>e<br />

is 11/28/1978:<br />

Initial Password = Q!112878


<strong>Google</strong> <strong>Apps</strong><br />

With <strong>Google</strong> <strong>Apps</strong> Higher Educ<strong>at</strong>ion Edition, students get <strong>Google</strong>'s best technologies. <strong>TSU</strong> selected <strong>Google</strong> <strong>Apps</strong> <strong>for</strong><br />

Higher Educ<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>for</strong> the following reasons:<br />

The email <strong>and</strong> calendar systems are unsurpassed in the industry.<br />

Additional functionality is available, including docs, ch<strong>at</strong>, mobile, etc.<br />

<strong>TSU</strong> can collabor<strong>at</strong>e with <strong>and</strong> draw upon the expertise of <strong>Google</strong>.<br />

<strong>Google</strong> <strong>Apps</strong> functionality could be incorpor<strong>at</strong>ed into the <strong>My</strong> <strong>TSU</strong> <strong>Web</strong> portal.<br />

<strong>Google</strong> <strong>Apps</strong> can share login in<strong>for</strong>m<strong>at</strong>ion with the <strong>My</strong> <strong>TSU</strong> <strong>Web</strong> <strong>Portal</strong> (single sign-on).<br />

<strong>Google</strong> <strong>Apps</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>TSU</strong> contains the following functionality:<br />

Gmail (<strong>My</strong> <strong>TSU</strong> Mail)<br />

Address will be @student.tsu.edu; this will be the official <strong>TSU</strong> email address <strong>for</strong> all students <strong>and</strong> will<br />

replace Tiger Mail. This includes 7GB quota <strong>for</strong> email storage, email search tools, <strong>and</strong> integr<strong>at</strong>ed ch<strong>at</strong>.<br />

Email address will be the same as the User Name; <strong>for</strong> example:<br />

John Doe’s email address would be j.doe1234@student.tsu.edu<br />

Jane Smitherson-Johnson’s email address would be j.smitherson-joh2345@student.tsu.edu<br />

<strong>Google</strong> Talk/Ch<strong>at</strong><br />

Ch<strong>at</strong> with friends, classm<strong>at</strong>es, or instructors.<br />

<strong>Google</strong> Docs<br />

Cre<strong>at</strong>e/use documents, spreadsheets, <strong>and</strong> present<strong>at</strong>ions. Save documents <strong>and</strong> access from any<br />

computer with Internet access, on or off campus. Share your documents <strong>and</strong> collabor<strong>at</strong>e on projects.<br />

<strong>Google</strong> Calendar<br />

Keep your life on schedule <strong>and</strong> share your calendar with friends.<br />

<strong>Google</strong> Home Page<br />

Access all of the <strong>Google</strong> <strong>Apps</strong> from a single page.

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