Incoming Students: Accessing Blackboard
June 13, 2012Summer is here! That brings not only warm weather, verdant vegetation and delicious backyard barbecues, but also confusion regarding how to gain access to Blackboard for some of our incoming students in both Summer and Fall semesters. Usually the problem is similar to scenarios described below:
- An incoming student needs to acquire a NetID but the student does not know where to find his/her Student ID to begin the Initialization process.
- The student knows their Student ID, but their NetID is not letting them login to Blackboard.
The NetID of a new student must be initialized before it can be used to access Blackboard. Of course, you need to know your Student ID in order to begin the initialization process. The following steps should help resolve either of the above mysteries of our time:
1.) http://www.rochester.edu/its/netid/
- click “University Account Initialization” (https://myidentity.rochester.edu/newuser)
- If you know your Student ID, continue with the initialization process. If not, see Step 2 below.
2.) Click the link “What is my Student ID?” (http://www.rochester.edu/its/netid/studentid.html)
- For Eastman Students: Your Student ID number is printed on your Final Decision Form (admissions paperwork).
If you are still having issues, please do not hesitate to contact bb@esm.rochester.edu.