MyBU Student & Faculty Link Crosswalk
With the implementation of MyBU Student, the Faculty Link portal is no longer available. This crosswalk shows where relevant functionality can be found in the new system.
⚠︎ Screen options and menus will vary by user; please note that displays may differ for you based on access that has been granted. All screens shown are for training purposes only.
Faculty Link – University Tools
| Faculty Link Function | Description | Where To Find in MyBU Student |
|---|---|---|
| University Class Schedule | By selecting the desired semester and college, the faculty member can access current and future university class schedules. | Class Information>Class Search OR Faculty Reports>University Class Schedule |
| University Class Schedule/Building Description | Hyperlink to the building location information from the university class schedules. | Class Information>Class Search OR Faculty Reports>University Class Schedule |
| University Class Schedule Download | Provides a user with the option to download the class schedule for a semester. May select by College, or College and Department, or Instructor name (min 4 characters), or Subject. May also limit to CRC Only. | Faculty Reports>University Class Schedule |
| University Course Descriptions | Provides descriptions of courses offered by the university. The listing can be searched by semester, college, department acronym, and course number. It can also be downloaded for the term and college. | Class Information>Course Catalog or Faculty Reports>Course Descriptions Download |
| University Course Descriptions/Download | Listing of university courses can be downloaded for the term and college. | Faculty Reports>Course Descriptions Download |
| University Course – Transfer Equivalency System | Provides descriptions of courses offered by the university for the CollegeSource Transfer Equivalency System (TES) process for evaluating student transfer credit. The listing can be searched by semester and starting course. |
Faculty Resources>Faculty Resources>Technology & Other Educational Resources>University Course – Transfer Equivalency System |
| University Course Description Search | Both the course title and course description are searched for the keywords or phrases a user supplies. The application returns matches that contain all the words and phrases. You can search all three semesters or limit your search by semester. There is also an advanced search with additional features – search by college, and HUB areas. | Class Information>Course Catalog or Faculty Reports>Course Descriptions Download |
| University Final Exam Schedule | Displays the final exam schedule for the entire university for the current semester only. During intersession no information is available. | Faculty Reports>Final Exam Schedule for a Term |
| University Final Exam Schedule/Location Description | Provides hyperlink to the location information from the final exam schedule. | Faculty Reports>Final Exam Schedule for a Term |
| University Final Exam Schedule Download | Provides a user with the option to download the Final Exam Schedule. | Faculty Reports>Final Exam Schedule for a Term |
| Faculty Link Function | Description | Where To Find in MyBU Student |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty Annual Report (CRC) | Provides an interactive version of the university form that faculty may complete and submit electronically during the annual review process, usually September and October. Reports completed on-line during previous cycles can be viewed or downloaded through the links provided. RE-directs to MyCV. | Faculty Resources>Faculty Resources>Technology & Other Educational Resources>MyCV |
| Faculty Annual Report (Medical Campus) | Provides an interactive version of the Medical Campus form that faculty may complete and submit electronically during the annual review process. Access is limited to Medical Campus faculty. | Faculty Resources>Faculty Resources>Technology & Other Educational Resources>Faculty Annual Report (Medical Campus) |
| Faculty External Activity Report | Each year all full-time faculty members are required to complete an external activity report for the previous calendar year to ensure that the external activities of faculty members are consistent with the policy set forth in the Faculty Handbook. | Faculty Resources>Faculty Resources |
| My CV | Allows faculty to create an online CV including their publications, grants, professional and teaching activities. | Faculty Resources>Faculty Resources>Technology & Other Educational Resources>MyCV |
| Program Learning Outcomes Assessment | Link to https://www.bu.edu/provost/planning-assessment/program-learning-outcomesassessment/ for detailed description | Faculty Resources>Faculty Resources>Technology & Other Educational Resources>Program Learning Outcomes Assessment |
| What’s on the Link? | Provides descriptive information about the features of The Faculty/Staff Link. No longer needed. Calendars Displays the University’s main calendar page which lists special events, the academic calendar, housing schedules, athletic schedules, and holidays. https://www.bu.edu/calendar/ | Faculty Resources>Faculty Resources>General Faculty Resources>Academic Calendar |
Faculty Link – Instructor Tools
| Faculty Link Function | Description | Where To Find in MyBU Student |
|---|---|---|
| Class Lists | Presents the current courses the instructor is teaching. By selecting a course, the instructor can view and download the class list, send email to individual students, or send email to the entire class at once. | Class Roster |
| Class Lists/Authorize Teaching Assistants | Ability to grant Teaching Assistants access to the specific class (by name or UID). | Function Will Not Be Available After Summer 2024 |
| Class Lists/Link a personal course site within the Student Link | Allows to specify a url for the site that is outside of CourseInfo or WebCT. The class will have the link to that site in the Student Link. | Function Will Not Be Available After Summer 2024 |
| Class Lists/WebCT | IS&T Service catalog indicates WebCT as retired service. | Function Will Not Be Available After Summer 2024 |
| Class Lists/Request course textbook | Discontinued. Replaced by Adoption and Insights – separate option on the menu. | Function Will Not Be Available After Summer 2024 |
| Class Lists/Request media services | https://www-test.bu.edu/media/classroom.html not found. |
Faculty Resources>Faculty Resources>Technology & Other Educational Resources>Request Media Services |
| Class Lists/Display Matrix | Allows the instructor to see when the students in his class have other scheduled classes in order to schedule office hours or reschedule class activities at an optimum time for everybody. | Faculty Reports>Student Matrix – coming in the Fall. |
| Class Lists/Send Email | By selecting a course, the instructor can view and download the class list, send email to individual students, or send email to the entire class at once. | Class Roster |
| Class Lists/Download Class List | By selecting a course, the instructor can view and download the class list, send email to individual students, or send email to the entire class at once. | Class Roster |
| Class Lists/View Photos | The instructor has the option to view a photo gallery of the class . | Class Roster |
| Class Lists/Download Photos | The instructor has the option to download a photo gallery of the class for use in creating seating charts and/or screen-savers. | Faculty Reports>Class Roster Photos |
| Class Lists/Download Thumbnails | Smaller images are downloaded for this function. | Class Roster |
| Class Lists/Student Information | By clicking on a student’s name, the faculty member may access the entire academic record of that student. That information is only available for the duration of the class. | Function Will Not Be Available After Summer 2024 |
| Grading/Enter Grades | Allows an instructor to enter students’ final grades online. | Grade Roster |
| Grading/Submit Grades | Allows an instructor to publish grades for viewing in the Student and Faculty/Staff Links. Teaching assistants are not allowed to do that. | Grade Roster |
| Grading/Upload Grades | Upload a file of students’ grades for this class. Further instructions are available when option is selected. | Grade Roster |
| Grading/Add Student Not on Roster and Assign Grade | Add student(s) to class and assign grade. | Function Will Not Be Available After Summer 2024 |
| Grading/Include Comment On Grade | Comment on a student in the class. There is a grade comment fields on the student-class file. | Grade Roster |
| Grading/Chart Grade Distribution | Chart grade distribution for class. Various chart styles are available. | Faculty Reports>Grade Distribution |
| Advisee List | Provides the same access features as the Class List function. Advisors may obtain a complete list of advisees. Students may elect to give a faculty member permission to view records for advising purposes, even though the student may not be an assigned advisee. | Advising>View Advisees based on the security role. |
| Link Your Homepage | Provides the tools to couple a faculty member’s webpage address or URL with his/her name anytime the professor’s name appears on the Link. | Function Will Not Be Available After Summer 2024 |
| Instructor’s Classes | Allows access to the current or past teaching schedule of any faculty member. The schedule may be represented textually or graphically. Faculty can click on the class get the class roster. | Faculty Reports>Instructor Class Schedule |
| Create a Blackboard Site | Presents instructor with the list of instructor’s classes and gives them an option of creating a blank Blackboard site or copying the site of the previous course, so they don’t have to rebuild it again. | Faculty Resources>Blackboard Course Copy |
| Link Personal Site to a Course | Provides the tools to couple a faculty member’s webpage address or URL with his/her name anytime the professor’s name appears on the Link as a stand-alone function. | Function Will Not Be Available After Summer 2024 |
| Degree Audit Program Review | WhatIf Program Audit. For Advising purposes only. | View As Student>What-If Report |
| Barnes & Noble at BU Adoption & Insights Portal | https://aip.bncollege.com/ app/courselist/ |
Faculty Resources>Faculty Resources>Technology & Other Educational Resources>Barnes & Noble at BU Adoption & Insights Portal |
| BU InClassLfA | Discontinued. | Function Will Not Be Available After Summer 2024 |
Faculty Link – Other Resources
| Faculty Link Function | Description | Where To Find in MyBU Student |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty Salary Review Comments | Allows departments the ability to paste the dean’s or chairman’s salary increase comments into the recommendation form. Goes to Business Link function. | This functionality is now in BUWorks. |
| Faculty Assembly/Faculty Council | Provides a link to the web pages of the Faculty Assembly and the Faculty Council, which represent the faculty in important University matters. https://www-test.bu.edu/fafc/ | Faculty Resources>Faculty Resources>General Faculty Resources>Faculty Assembly/Faculty Council |
| Faculty Handbook | Provides a link to the handbook maintained by the Office of the Provost. https://wwwtest.bu.edu/handbook | Faculty Resources>Faculty Resources>General Faculty Resources>Faculty Handbook |
| My Grant Expenses | Offers principal investigators grant-to-date accounting and journal entry tracking reports. Investigators may also delegate viewing access to colleagues and assistants. Office of Research – My Grant Expenses | Faculty Resources>Faculty Resources>General Faculty Resources>My Grant Expenses |
| Business Link | Provides access to the Business Link. | N/A |
| BUWorks Central Portal | Allows an employee to view and change personal information, apply for a parking permit or an MBTA pass, change their Kerberos password, and view job listings. https://ypo.buw.bu.edu/ | Faculty Resources>Faculty Resources>General Faculty Resources>BU Works |
| Courseware Information | Provides information about the course management software, CourseInfo and WebCT, in use at Boston University. | Faculty Resources>Faculty Resources>Technology & Other Educational Resources>Courseware Information. |
| UIS Mainframe File Services | Allows faculty to manage his mainframe files including downloading, copying, viewing, renaming and deleting. | Function Will Not Be Available After Summer 2024 |
| Student Employee Time Approval | Goes to Business Link function. | This function is now in BUWorks: https://ppo.buw.bu.edu/ -Refer to the SEO Timesheets page for support. |
| Evaluate Your Student(s) | Goes to Business Link function | This function is now in BUWorks: https://ppo.buw.bu.edu/ |
| Engineering Research Experience for Undergraduate | Program Management – List of Accessible Programs. | Function Will Not Be Available After Summer 2024 |
| Compliance Tracking | This is where we upload the list of students required to comply with the MA. Motor Vehicle Law. Once uploaded this link allows us to track student acknowledgment of being notified of the law. It may be used to add other compliance data, too. | Function Will Not Be Available After Summer 2024 |
| Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) | CTL was established to promote and support exemplary teaching, to facilitate the continued professional development of faculty as teachers, and to introduce new faculty to the culture of excellence in teaching at Boston University. https://www.bu.edu/ctl/ | Faculty Resources>Faculty Resources>Technology & Other Educational Resources>Center for Teaching & Learning |
| Information Services and Technology (IS&T) | Browse and select the services provided to the BU community by IS&T. https://www.bu.edu/tech/ | Faculty Resources>Faculty Resources>Technology & Other Educational Resources>Information Services and Technology (IS&T) |
| IT Help Center | The IT Help Center provides centralized technology support (software, hardware, and account services) to the BU community via phone, e-mail, and walk-in locations. https://www.bu.edu/tech/ about/help-center/ |
Faculty Resources>Faculty Resources>Technology & Other Educational Resources>IT Help Center |
| BU Libraries | https://www.bu.edu/library | Faculty Resources>Faculty Resources>Technology & Other Educational Resources>BU Library |
| BU Today | Faculty Resources>Faculty Resources>General Faculty Resources>BU Today | |
| Questions & Info | Training & Reference | |
| Report Problem | Faculty Resources>Faculty Resources>Technology & OtherEducational Resources>Report Problem | |
| Suggestion Box | Faculty Resources>Faculty Resources>Technology & Other Educational Resources>Suggestion Box |
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