my.metro: Employee Overview

Article Type: General Information

my.metro

• my.metro is a central location for university faculty and staff to access internal information — including forms, databases, applications, articles, links to third-party tools and much more.
• Browse to my.metrostate.edu and use your StarID@minnstate.edu and password to log in.
• Once you are signed in you will be at the my.metro Employee Dashboard home page.

Tips:

• You can copy and share links to folders and documents:
  • Note: Keep in mind folder and document shared links will only work for Metro State employees.

• View additional knowledge base articles about resources available from my.metro:
  • Non-Attendance Reporting (my.metro)
  • Early Alert Reporting (my.metro)
  • Faculty Profiles: How to add and edit (my.metro)
  • Email Class List Using (my.metro)
  • My Advisees Dashboard (my.metro)
  • SSRS: Run Reports (my.metro)
  • My Advisees Dashboard: Student Notes (my.metro)
    • Note: Student Notes on my Advisees Dashboard is currently being tested. AALC will notify Advising Forum once it is available to all advisors in mid-late March 2022.

• The Bookstore Adoptions Insights Portal, with listed support resources and information, is available from:
  • Employee Dashboard left category navigation:
    • a) Listed under "For Faculty"
    • b) Listed under "Tools" from Apps and Courses > My Apps

• View a list of my.metro resources and where to find them.
  • If you are not already logged in, you may be prompted for StarID@minnstate.edu and password.

• Use underlined headings to sort content listings:

Navigation and Searching

Top navigation bar (from left to right):

• Logo – click on the Metropolitan State University logo to go to the university website.
• Email – click to go to your O365 online account.
• Calendar – click to view university events and academic calendar items.
• Service Portal – click to view services and submit requests or view the knowledge base.
  • The Knowledge Base contains hundreds of helpful articles, instructions, information and resources.
• Quick Links – click to view links to frequently used sites and resources.

My.metro, navigation bar (from left to right):

• my.metro – click to return to home employee dashboard page.
• My groups – click to view group, division or department, information.

Left column navigation: Category boxes and menus

• Each category box provides a menu of related resources.Next to the category title you can select the arrow to collapse or expand a category.

Searching:

• From the search box, you can search by key word or phrase.
• In the field next to Search you can search by All Groups (default) or narrow your search to a specific division, department or group from the drop down menu.