Today’s Enterprise Technology & Services (ET&S) Tech Briefing contains new information and training opportunities.
ET&S to Enable Seamless Single Sign-On (SSO) for ×î¿ì¿ª½±Ö±²¥½ÁÖé½á¹û Banner Xtender, Application Navigator, and Admin Pages on Tuesday, May 9
To Know: On Tuesday, May 9, from 7:00 – 8:00 a.m., ET&S will enable SSO for ×î¿ì¿ª½±Ö±²¥½ÁÖé½á¹û Banner Xtender, Application Navigator, and Admin Pages internally-facing pages. During this time, these applications will not be available. When you log in to these applications, the page will look different. Here are a few other things to know:
- The abovementioned applications require refreshing your authentication session more frequently than other Microsoft SSO-enabled apps.
- If you log out of these applications, it will also sign you out of other Microsoft MFA-enabled applications, such as your email, Canvas, and Zoom
- ET&S recommends using a separate browser for these Banner applications to avoid being signed out of your other applications.
- This will not impact Webcat.
To Do: If you are having trouble signing into the applications listed above on or after Tuesday, May 9, please clear your browser cache and cookies and close your browser. for instructions.
Box-to-M365 Migration Nearing Completion
To Know: The UNH Box-to-Microsoft 365 Migration is nearing completion. As previously communicated, Enterprise Technology & Services (ET&S) will start removing UNH student, faculty, and staff login access to Box at UNH on Friday, May 19. This process will take 10-14 days.
Over the last two years, ET&S copied personal UNH Box files for students, faculty, and staff to your Microsoft OneDrive or Department SharePoint. if you need help accessing OneDrive.
To Do: If you still have or installed on your computer to access your UNH account, you must remove these applications.
NameCoach NamePages
To Know: NameCoach is a tool that allows students, faculty, and staff to record the pronunciation of their names and listen to the pronunciation of other people’s names to ensure they are saying it correctly. NamePages are specific webpages that can be utilized for end-of-term events this year by uploading user lists and requesting they provide a name pronunciation.
To Do: For more information, go to To request a Namepage for an event you are sponsoring or calling names for please see instructions here:
EAB Navigate: Look and Feel Updates to the Staff Platform
To Know: EAB updated the look and feel of the Navigate Staff homepage to align and standardize styles throughout the platform. The functionality of features stayed the same, and key information, like Student Info, is more prominently displayed on the Student Profile Page. You will see changes to the overall user experience, combining some displays for ease of access and information.
To Do: No user action is required.
Training Opportunities
ET&S Learning Design and Technology (LDT) and our vendor partners host training and office hours. Register for upcoming sessions through the links in this announcement.
Canvas (myCourses): Course Design Using Modules and Pages –
Mon. May 8, 11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Review your course layout by learning how to use Modules and pages in your Canvas course. This session also includes how to add links and assessments in your Modules. You'll also learn how to set up a home page.
Canvas (myCourses): Grade Book Office Hours –
Tues., May 9, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Get your Grade Book ready for the end of the semester. Learn how to use "Sync grades to SIS" to push grades from myCourses to Webcat automatically. Review your Grade Book with a myCourses expert to ensure your grades calculate correctly.ÌýDrop in anytime during the session, and we'll answer these questions.
myPortal: Intro for Editors/Publishers -
Mon., May 8, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
This session will take editors and publishers through the basics of using the application and best practices
Microsoft: M365 Office Hours –
Tues., May 9, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Fri., May 12, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
This is an open, drop-in time to ask questions and receive expert consultation for those seeking assistance using any M365 tools to meet their course/teaching, storage, file sharing, and collaboration needs.
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