Overview This article explains how to publish / unpublish a Canvas course. All Canvas course sites are created automatically unpublished. Students will not be able to access a Canvas course if it is not published. To Publish / Unpublish Log into Canvas: https://stlawu.instructure.com Enter the course Go to Home On the right under Course Status, select the desired status.

After a term ends, by default, all students will retain Read Only access to their Canvas course sites. In some cases, this level of access may be sufficient for students to satisfy an incomplete. Note: It may be necessary to go to Courses > All Courses to locate and access a course from a past term. Clicking the Star to Favorite that course will make it appear in one's Dashboard If an instructor needs a specific student, or set of students, to have the ability to engage fully with the course materials (submit Assignments, take Quizzes, etc), a New Section will need to be added to the course…

Overview This article explains how to set up a proxy for managers in Colleague Self Service. The proxy function replaces the alternative approver function from the previous payroll system. For someone other than the manager of an employee to approve time, they must be assigned by the manager of the employee. Please note that previous alternative approvers will not automatically be in the new system. Instructions Navigate to https://colss-prod.ec.stlawu.edu/Student and login using your St. Lawrence Username and Password Click on the Employee tile Click on the Employee Proxy tile Click on Add…

Budget to Actuals is similar to “Finance Query”, with the addition of some budget specific information and additional viewing opportunities. Under My Cost Centers, there is a bar graph view showing a summary of data in a bar graph format. In “List View” you see the data in a summarized list by GL Account. In “Object View” you see a summary of data by Object. In the same way you can drill into additional details in “Finance Query”, you can do the same in any of these views. If you have access to request a budget adjustment, you can click on the “Budget Adjustment” button to start that process…

The filter on the left can be used to narrow the results shown on screen. Enter the GL items you want shown and click “Apply Filter”. You can also choose whether you want to show the accounts with no activity and how you want the items sorted This can always be reset to remove all filters. Commonly used filters can also be saved for quicker application. You can further filter results by choosing any available fiscal year and the start and end dates for the desired transactions. By clicking on “Export” you can download the results for further work within Excel. You can adjust the view to suit…

How to run a data backup with the User State Migration Tool From the Start Menu, open “Software Center”. Once the program loads, click on the “Operating Systems” tab. Click on “USMT Capture User State”, then click “Install”. Click on the “Install” button in the box that pops up. A loading bar will appear, and will quickly close, followed by another loading bar. Once this happens, the computer is in the backup process. This process will run for a while. The User should save any documents on this computer now to network locations or cloud storage until the receive their new computer. How to…

Overview Graduated student accounts will expire on May 31st one year after you graduate. Class of 2025, your St. Lawrence student accounts will expire on May 31st, 2026. Class of 2026, your St. Lawrence student accounts will expire on May 31st, 2027. Graduating and graduated students, before your account is shut off, follow the guidance below to transition the services associated with your St. Lawrence University student account, including: St. Lawrence University Email, calendar, and contacts. Microsoft OneDrive, P Drive, Adobe Creative Cloud, or ArcGIS data. Non-university services…

When viewing a PDF document in Canvas or Perusall, it is often not possible to print the document directly from your web browser. In those cases, if you first download the document and then open it on your computer, your default PDF viewer should allow for printing. If not, try a different PDF viewer such as Adobe Reader. Note: if Downloading from Perusal is not possible, you may need to speak to your instructor about their enabling downloading in the settings for that document. Or, submit a Service Request and we will reach out to the instructor.

If you notice that a SLU Public Printer is prompting you to print from a bypass tray and asking you to select a paper size with every print job follow the instructions below to check the paper type. Sign into the copier. Tap "Device Functions". Tap "Copy". Tap "Paper". Check each trays "paper type". Make sure the paper type is set to "Plain Paper".

There are a number of safe guards you can put in place to mitigate unauthorized access and interruptions to your Zoom meetings (commonly referred to as Zoombombing). These safe guards are especially important for persistent meeting IDs (e.g., recurring meetings, Personal Meeting ID). Before a Meeting Require a meeting password One of the simplest ways to prevent unauthorized access is to add a password to your meeting. This approach balances ease of access for legitimate participants while preventing access for those without a password. Consider a numerical password to allow participants…