@Bryant – For Students

What is @Bryant?

@Bryant is a secure campus intranet. Or, in other words, it’s a single location for you to access resources and systems only available to members of the Bryant community: our students, faculty, and staff. Once you have logged into @Bryant, you can read campus announcements, log on to Blackboard for course information (without having to enter another username and password), log on to Banner Web (no additional usernames and passwords necessary), check your e-mail, update your calendar, and find out what’s going on around campus.

To log into @Bryant:

  1. Type in the URL
  2. Type in your @Bryant username, which is the same as your Bryant email username.
  3. Type in your password, which is the same as your Banner PIN.

The Icon Bar

In the upper right hand corner of your screen is a row of icons to the other major web-based communication systems here at Bryant College: E-mail, Blackboard, Banner and Calendar. If you click any of these icons, you will not have to enter another username or password**.

**A word about passwords **

The first time you use @Bryant to access E-mail or Blackboard, you will be prompted to supply your password for those systems. Type your password into the field, and then CLICK THE SAVE ACCOUNT INFO button. DO NOT HIT ENTER. Hitting Enter or Return will not submit your password information. Once you have clicked the Save Account Info button, @Bryant will remember your password and you will never need to enter it again. However, if you should ever change your E-mail or Blackboard password, the next time you use @Bryant to access those systems you will be prompted for the new password.

E-mail

The e-mail feature of @Bryant has changed quite a bit from the web-mail system. The new features include:

  • A folder structure on the left side of the e-mail window screen.
  • A scalable message pane below the list of mail messages.
  • A spellcheck tool.
  • Easier settings and options such as forwarding mail, vacation messages, filters, and signature files.

To check your e-mail:

  1. Click the e-mail icon.
  2. Maximize the screen.
  3. Click the Inbox link in the left pane. This will display the mail messages in your Inbox folder on the right.
  4. Click the subject link of the message you want to read. It will appear in the message pane below.
  5. Click and hold the bar separating the message pane and the Inbox list to resize the message pane.
  6. Click the Reply, Reply All, Delete, or Move when finished reading.

Using the e-mail address book:

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  1. Click the e-mail icon.
  2. Click the address book tab.
  3. Create new contacts or distributions lists by clicking the New Contact button or New Group button.
  4. Enter the information requested.
  5. Save your changes.
  6. Contacts and distribution lists (groups) will be displayed in the pane below.
  7. **Note** It is possible to important and export your Address book contents from other systems. For more information on how to do this, please see:

Changing e-mail options:

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  1. Click the e-mail icon.
  2. Click the options tab.
  3. Click the link for the option or setting you want to change.
  4. Enter the information requested by the form.
  5. Save your changes.

Blackboard

Clicking this icon will take you directly to the Home tab screen, which lists course websites you are currently a member of.

You access your course websites by clicking the name of any course listed in the Courses: Quick View box.

If you don’t see a course or group that you should belong to, click the Course Catalog tab, which lists all the course websites available. Use the search box or browse the catalog categories to find the appropriate website and click the Enroll button.

Banner

If you have a Banner web account (all students and faculty) clicking this icon will take you directly into our Banner information system.

In Personal Information you have links to change your PIN, change your security question, view your official address and phone number, view your official e-mail address(es), and add or remove official e-mail address(es).

In Student Services and Financial Aid you have two links, one for registration activities and one that will display your student records, including viewing your transcripts and bursar bill. Click Registration to view your schedule.

Calendar

The calendar feature in @Bryant is exactly the same as the I-Planet calendar system we were running last year. If you used the I-Planet calendar before, you will have no problems using the @Bryant calendar. If you have never used an online Calendar, you can do so now if you choose.

To enter events onto your calendar:

  1. Click the calendar icon.
  2. Click the New Event or New Task button.
  3. Enter the appropriate event or task information.
  4. Save your changes.

To change your calendar view:

  1. Click the calendar icon.
  2. Click the day, week, month, year, or comparison links to the right of the date.

To view more information about an event:

  1. Click the calendar icon.
  2. Click the linked title of the event.

Welcome Tab Screen

The welcome screen contains several useful features. On the left side of the screen you have Quick Links to some of the most commonly accessed systems or services on campus and a Bookmarks area where you can add links to the things you use most often.

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To add links or folders to the Bookmarks area:
  1. Click the add a bookmark button (first button in row at bottom)
  2. Enter a name for the link.
  3. Enter the URL. It must include and it must be the full and complete address. **Note** Pages that redirect to other sites may cause problems or errors.
  4. Add a description if you would like.
  5. Click the Add button.
  6. To create folders to organize your links in, click the add a folder button (third button in row at bottom) and enter the requested information.
To delete links or folders from the Bookmarks area:
  1. Click either the delete a bookmark or delete a folder buttons (second and fourth buttons in row at bottom).
  2. Check the box to the left of the links or folders you want to delete.
  3. Click the Delete button.

On the right side of the screen there are two important communication areas, Campus Announcements and My Announcement.

Campus Announcements

Campus announcements contain important information about Bryant College: its events, policies and people. These announcements come from the President’s Office and are visible to all members of the Bryant community.

My Announcements

In the My Announcements box you will see a list of announcements that have been sent directly to you based on your role(s) within the Bryant community. The announcements you see may be very different from the announcements that others see.

Learning Tab Screen

This tab contains two areas, the left pane and the right pane. In the left pane are links to important academic related resources. In the right pane is a list of the courses that you are registered in, as pulled from Banner.

The Course List

Each of the courses listed in the right pane is linked to an area in @Bryant that is unique to your instructor’s course. It contains an area with tools such as chat, a message board, and a list of resource links from your instructor.

If you want to go directly to your instructor’s course website from @Bryant, click on the Blackboard icon at the top of the screen.

Events Tab Screen

This tab contains a list of events happening around campus. Events are divided into four main areas, Special Events, Academic Events, Athletic Events, and Campus Life events.

  • Special events will typically be events of interest to large groups of people at Bryant College, and might include such things as the President’s Cultural Series, homecoming, etc.
  • Academic events will typically be events sponsored by the faculty, but may include any event that compliments or augments the academic offerings here at Bryant College.
  • Athletic events will be on-campus sporting events of both varsity and intramural teams.
  • Campus Life events will include other events open to students, faculty or staff happening on campus. Many of these events will be hosted or sponsored by Student Affairs, but may include any social or campus-life related event.

Resources Tab Screen

/ This tab contains a series of links to important academic resources and support resources as well as a directory of on-campus resources from all divisions and areas. For each resource listed you can learn:
  • hours of operation
  • location
  • contact person
  • contact information
  • Bryant website, if one exists

Help Tab Screen

This tab contains information on how to get help with all of the technical services and systems on campus, including E-mail, Banner, Blackboard, our local network, the wireless network, phones, labs, and student laptops.