The Mcard is an ID card for students, faculty and staff of the University of Michigan-Flint. The Mcard features a photo of the holder, the holders name and association (student or department for faculty and staff), and UMID. The Mcard functions are:

• An ID card for the Recreation Center.
• A library card and debit card for using the copiers in the France Wilson Library.
• A debit card for the Dinning Dollars meal plan account in the Riverfront Dinning room and the University Center Food Court (Stacks Deli, Grill 115, and Smart Market).
• Faculty and Staff who pay for parking on the UM-Flint campus can easily use their Mcard for parking in the faculty/staff parking facilities on the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor campus.

ITS distributes parking permits and/or validation stickers to students in conjunction with the Mcard distribution at the beginning of the semester (preferred method) in the University Pavilion and continuing throughout the semester at the Mcard stations in the open computer labs at 206 MSB and 3174 WSW.

Where can I get an Mcard?

To obtain your new Mcard or replacement Mcard, please visit one of the Mcard stations located in 206 Murchie Science Building computer lab or the 3174 William S. White computer lab. These Mcard stations are open during normal lab hours. The lab consultants will take your picture for the Mcard. To obtain your Mcard you must have a Government issued photo ID with you.

Lost, Stolen, or Damaged Mcards

There is a $10.00 fee to replace Mcards that are lost, stolen or damaged. You must pay the fee at the Cashier’s Office located at 261 University Pavilion and bring the receipt the the Mcard station before the Mcard can be replaced.

For cards that must be replaced due to name or department change, expired cards, or a card that no longer functions due to normal wear, no fee will be charged. When requesting a replacement of this nature, your old Mcard must be returned at the Mcard station.

Note: All photo ID and non-photo ID cards are property of the University of Michigan and must be surrendered upon request.

 Web4U is an option available from within the Student Information System (SIS) that allows a student to grant access to another person to view their student information/records at the University of Michigan-Flint.

How do I Grant Access to Another Person?

You, as a student, can grant a person access to view your financial aid, registration and/or student account billing information.

To grant another person access to this information please follow the steps below:

1. Log into SIS at https://sis.umflint.edu/  
2. Click the Web4U Tab 
3. Click Change Selected Person from the Web4U Access Menu.
4. Click the Click Here link to add a new person.
5. Enter the person’s SSN or UMID
   
6. Continue entering their data until they have been successfully added to your account.

After you have selected the person you wish to authorize, you need to select what information you would like them to be able to view.

1. Click the Web4U Tab
2. Click Authorize Student Information from the Web4U Access Menu.

On the Authorize Student Information page you can select what you would like this person to be able to see by checking or unchecking the checkbox in front of the item. Or you may use the “Enable All” or “Disable All” button to select/unselect all options at once.
 
Changes will take effect immediately upon saving but can be changed at anytime.

What Information Can they See About Me?

Students can grant a person access to view financial aid, registration and/or student account billing information. You can enable or disable their ability to view any or all of the following information:

• Student’s Email Address
• Account Summary Totals
• Student’s Emergency Contact Information
• Financial Aid Hold Information
• Student’s Address and Phone Number
• Overall Status of Financial Aid by Aid Year
• Student’s Academic Holds
• Financial Aid Requirements
• Academic Transcript
• Satisfactory Academic Progress (FinAid)
• Final Grades
• Financial Aid Requirement Messages
• Class Schedule by Day and Time
• Financial Aid Award History
• Detailed Class Schedule
• Financial Aid Award Package
• Account Summary by Term
• Financial Aid Loan Detail
   

How Can My Parents (or Another Guest) See this Information?

After you sign someone up as an authorized user to your information, they will receive email messages containing user ID, password, and basic instructions on how to get into the website and view your information.

To View The Student Data:

1. Log into SIS at https://sis.umflint.edu/  using the ID and Password provided in the email
2. Click the Web4U Tab
3. Click Change Selected Student in the Web4U Access Menu.
4. Click the Student you wish to view
5. Click Show Student Information from the Web4U Access Menu.

Where to Learn More About SIS?

If you are having a problem accessing SIS or have any other questions regarding SIS you may refer to the What is SIS? Quicknote or contact the ITS Helpdesk in one of two ways.

• What is SIS? – http://www.umflint.edu/helpdesk/perm/student-information-system-sis/what-is-sis-2/
• ITS Contact Us Form: http://www.umflint.edu/helpdesk/contact-us/
• ITS Helpdesk Email – itshelpdesk@umflint.edu
• ITS Helpdesk Phone – 810-766-6804
• ITS Website for Hours and Locations – www.umflint.edu/helpdesk

Where to Learn More About FERPA?

For more information regarding FERPA please review the information on the Registrar’s website linked below.
http://www.umflint.edu/registrar/privacy.htm

Who to Contact For Help?

• General questions about the information displayed in SIS or advice on how to handle an issue should be directed to the appropriate office.
  • Loans and other Financial questions should be directed to Financial Aid at 810-762-3444 or Financial_Aid@list.umflint.edu
  • Schedule related problems should be directed to the Registrar at 810-762-3344 or regweb@list.umflint.edu
  • New student or Web4U questions should be directed to the Academic Advising Office at 810-762-3085 or advising@umflint.edu.
• For technical questions regarding SIS please contact the ITS Helpdesk at 810-766-6804 or itshelpdesk@umflint.edu.

Students Granting Students Access

If you are student and someone has granted you access to view thier data please note the information below to view your own data.
After viewing another student’s information through Web4U, you must deselect the other student by selecting None on the Select Student page of Web4U.

The University of Michigan-Flint does not condone the unlawful downloading of copyrighted material. Such action is considered to be in violation of the Proper Use Policy. Violation of the Proper Use Policy can result in revoked computer account privileges, termination of employment (with UM-Flint), and expulsion just to name a few.

Legal Downloading

Listed below are some legal alternatives to downloading music, movies, or other copyrighted media via peer-to-peer services.

Legal Ways to Download What You Want

• Music
  • Audio Lunchbox
  • BuyMusic
  • Cdigix
  • eMusic
  • iTunes
  • MusicMatch
  • Napster
  • RealPlayer Music Store
  • Sony
  • Mindawn Online Music
  • Virgin Music
  • WalMart Music Downloads
  • Yahoo! Music
  • Pandora
• Software
  • Discounted Microsoft Software for UMF students
  • Additional Software Discounts for Faculty and Staff
  • Microsoft DreamSpark – Microsoft run site providing free programming resources to students
• Movies
  • iTunes
  • DirectToDrive
  • MovieLink
  • CinemaNow
  • Real Movies

• Internet access while on-campus
• University email – Webmail
• Homedrive (H: Drive)  network storage, which allows students to store data on campus
• Printing services – PaperCut

How to Access the Internet while On-Campus

Students can access the Internet by logging onto a university computer with their uniqname and LAN password. Students can also access the university wireless on-campus, MWireless, with a laptop or handheld wireless device. For step by step instructions on how to set your device up to access the wireless, please go to the helpdesk website (www.umflint.edu/helpdesk) and click Wireless on the bottom right of the screen, then click on the Quicknote for the device you are trying to connect.

How to Access Your E-mail

To access your email, you can take a variety of different paths:

• You can go to the university homepage, www.umflint.edu, and click Email at the bottom of the page.
• You can type in email.umflint.edu into the address bar of your Internet browser.
• You can go to the university homepage and click QuickLinks, and then click Email.

How to Access Your Homedrive (H: Drive)

To access your homedrive, H://, on a university owned desktop, click the Start Orb, then click My Computer, then click H://. The H:// should have your uniqname as the drive name. To get to your homedrive from a wireless device while on-campus, just type the full path to your homedrive into the address bar of an Internet browser. The full path is \\homedrive.umflint.edu\home\your_uniqname. No one else can access your person homedrive, but you.  To get to your homedrive from home you need to connect to VPN first then access it like you would if you were on-campus on a wireless device, with the full path.  To set up a VPN, please search VPN on the Helpdesk Homepage, and then click the appropriate Quicknote for the operating system you are running for a step by step guide on how to set it up.

How to Access the Printing Services – PaperCut?

Students can print from university printers located in the computer labs across campus. Each student is awarded 400 credits for printing. One credit is equivalent to one, single sided print. If a student runs out, they can added credit through SIS. To learn more, search PaperCut on the Helpdesk homepage, and click What is PaperCut?.

1.  In Your preferred Internet Browser go to https://sis.umflint.edu .
   
2. Log in using your Uniqname and LAN password.
3. Click on Personal Information.
    
4. Click on View your UMID.
   
5. Your UMID will be displayed at the top of screen.
   

The Emergency Alert System is a new system setup by the university to inform the campus community of immediate dangers and emergencies on campus.  To utilize this system, you must register your phone numbers/emails through SIS. It is strongly encouraged that all students sign up for the Emergency Alert System.

Configuring the Emergency Alert System

1. Login to the SIS system:  https://sis.umflint.edu
2. Click Personal Information
3. Click Sign Up for UM-Flint Emergency Alerts
4. Register up to 2 phone  numbers, and up to 1 text messaging number.  A phone number consists of the area code, phone number, and the optional International Access Code.
5. Add – Allows you to add a new number to the specified category. 
6. Edit – Allows you to edit a number that is already in the system for that category
7. Delete – Allows you to delete the specified number.  Only delete the number if you wish to not receive the alerts at the specified number.
8. When a number is entered, be sure to click Save

As a student at the University of Michigan-Flint, you are issued a UMID, a Uniqname, a LAN (Local Area Network) password, and a UMICH (Ann Arbor or Kerberos) password. These items grant you access to the various computing services offered by the university. You can view your computer account online using the Student Information Services (SIS). All you need to do is login to SIS, click on the Personal Information menu, and click My Campus Computer Account. The first time you view your student account, you will be asked to set your initial password. Whenever you need to change your LAN password you can do so at https://password.umflint.edu.

For assistance with your computer account, stop into any open computer lab to speak with the Helpdesk support staff. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your student computer account, please contact the Helpdesk.

Uniqname

A Uniqname is a general identifier used by UM-Flint. Your uniqname allows you to log in to your computer on campus and also provides the first part of your email address. Some services such as library catalogs and antivirus software which use the uniqname may require the UMICH (also called Ann Arbor or Kerberos) password. Your uniqname and other information will be listed in U-M Ann Arbor’s Online Directory at https://mcommunity.umich.edu/. (MCommunity works best in Firefox)

Passwords

• LAN Passwords are used in conjunction with your uniqname to grant access to computing services on campus. If you need assistance resetting the LAN password, bring picture identification to any of the the ITS Helpdesk locations. These locations can be found at http://www.umflint.edu/helpdesk.

• Ann Arbor Passwords (also known as Kerberos passwords) are used to gain access to Library resources, faculty/staff payment services, and UM Online Directory entries. If you need assistance resetting your Ann Arbor password, bring picture identification to any of the the ITS Helpdesk locations. These locations can be found at http://www.umflint.edu/helpdesk.

Email Addresses

Email Addresses for UM-Flint students are as follows: uniqname@umflint.edu

• You may access your email either on campus or from home using web-based email by typing http://email.umflint.edu in the browser (Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher recommended).

• The supported software for student email is Microsoft Web Access or Microsoft Outlook.  Please be aware that the size limit for sending attachments is 20 MB. For email guidelines, please consult the Electronic Communication Policy.
• Outlook Mailbox storage capacity for students is 1 Gb.

Messages left in your Deleted Items folder will be automatically deleted after 30 days.

After creating an email account students:

• begin to recieve Mail Digests
• have access to special features like email signatures (When using IE)

ITS highly recommends that you use your UM-Flint student email account to view campus-related messages and to communicate with your professors and fellow students.

Personal Directories

Personal directories, also known as your H: drive or Homedrive, are available for saving data on the campus server. Each student receives 500 MB of storage that can be used to store personal files (view Server Policy for more information). You can easily access your personal directory when you are logged into a computer on campus. You can identify your H: drive in the list of directories on the computer, because it begins with your uniqname.

Within their Homedrive directory, students will find a folder called “homepage” which can be used to house personal web pages. Please visit the Homepage Gallery to register your website, blog, or social site (MySpace, FaceBook, etc.)

Your Homedrive and Homepage directories can be accessed from your home computer using a VPN by visiting https://vpn.umflint.edu.

UMID

To help protect your privacy by keeping your social security number confidential, UM-Flint has issued identification numbers, called the UMID, for all students.

The UMID is a universal number used by all UM campuses and is sometimes referred to as the EMPL ID. If you are employed by the University, this number is also used for your payroll records.

You should try to memorize this number so that you can use it to login to SIS and provide it to faculty and staff who may be assisting you.

When you login to SIS (using your Uniqname and LAN Password) please following these steps to view your UMID:

1. Click on Personal Information
2. Click on View Your UMID.

If you have additional questions about your UMID, please contact the ITS Helpdesk at 810-766-6804.

Alumni

Alumni are eligible to purchase account, storage and email services. Please contact ITS at 810-762-3123 for more information.

• Uniqname and Local Area Network (LAN) ID: $5 per year
• LAN ID and password to access aplications in all ITS open computer labs
• Email account (email address:uniquename@umflint.edu)
• A total of 1Gb of storage space on Student Mail and Space on the Data Server (H Drives) used to store personal files.
• Basic troubleshooting assistance from ITS Helpdesk

Registration Help

All registration at UM-Flint is done via the Internet on the Student Information Services (SIS) website.

If you have forgotten your LAN password, and you have already supplied your personal Security Questions then follow these simple instructions:

1. Navigate to https://password.umflint.edu/forgot
2. Enter your Uniqname and follow the prompts.

If you have not yet supplied a Security Question, you may call the ITS Helpdesk at (810) 766-6804 to have your password reset.