Welcome to KSU!

 

Visit the Talon One Service Center at the student center to have your picture taken and a Talon card produced and activated.

The Talon One Service Center also manages the parking permit process.  

KSUmail (Outlook powered by Exchange) is the email and collaboration system used at KSU for students, faculty, and staff. KSUmail includes access to Office 365, Microsoft’s suite of cloud enabled productivity software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and cloud storage using OneDrive. Login to KSUmail using your full NetID@kennesaw.edu email address and your NetID password at ksumail.kennesaw.edu.

Each employee is required to complete new hire training.  Your learning plan can be seen and training accessed at https://ksu.percipio.com/.  Required courses include:

• Right to Know Global Harmonized System
• Environmental Health and Safety New Employee Training
• USG Required Ethics Training
• KSU Conflict of Interest Training
• Clery Act Training
• USG Cybersecurity Awareness Training
• Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Awareness Training
• KSU Driver Qualification Program

UITS also offers a wealth of other training on a wide variety of topics which can also be browsed at the training website.

Voicemail set up requests should be sent to https://kennesaw.service-now.com/sp?id=landing. If you need user guides, they can assist you with that as well.  There is also documentation on the UITS website.

SYSTEM ACCESS

To request new account set up or system access:

1. Go to https://campus.kennesaw.edu/
2. Select UITS Service Request Form
3. Select Service Request
4. On the bottom left, select Technology Access for New Hires.(This will walk you through the Buckley and Owl Express forms required and will allow you to be added to the departmental printers, Ricoh copier in your area, and distribution lists)

OneUSG Connect is the self-service payroll and benefits tool for recording work, sick, and vacation hours; registering for employee benefits; and viewing pay and tax information. Learn more about using OneUSG Connect at hr.kennesaw.edu/oneusg/.

FERPA (the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974) allows students to place a Restriction on their Directory Information. This Restriction prevents the disclosure of any information on this student including the fact that they are in fact a student at KSU. However, the law has recently been modified to clarify that a student may not choose to be anonymous within the classroom setting, whether in a traditional or distance learning class, by placing a Restriction on their records. Disclosure of personally identifiable information, such as the student’s name and email address, as required by the instructors and classroom setting for purposes of conducting the class and class activities is permissible under FERPA.

Maintaining confidentiality of student records is everyone's responsibility at KSU. Why? It's federal law. University employees who have access or have requested access to systems that contain student record information will be required to review this tutorial before access is permitted.  Employees may be asked periodically to review and acknowledge their understanding of this information to remain current with federal regulations.

FERPA training information can be found at the following Registrar’s Office link: https://www.kennesaw.edu/ferpa/resources.php

Banner is Kennesaw State University's student information and records system. Faculty and staff use Banner to view student advising information, enter grades, create course holds, etc. In order to access Banner related information, an approved Buckley Form must be on file in the Registrar’s Office and employees must complete FERPA training. The Buckley Form and FERPA training information can be found at the following Registrar’s Office link: https://www.kennesaw.edu/registrar/faculty-resources/index.php

KSU D2L Brightspace is the learning management system used by faculty to deliver instructional materials to their students. For more information, please visit the following link: https://d2l.kennesaw.edu/

KSU uses a system called Watermark as the platform for conducting and retaining student course evaluations. More information about course evaluations can be found at https://courseevals.kennesaw.edu/

Instructions on how to enter grades

• Go to OwlExpress
• Faculty Services
• Select term
• Final Grade Submission
• Class
• Submit – (You will see class with students listed. Grade columns will be on right. You may see a grade of W or WF put in by registrar)
• Select appropriate grade
• After enter grades, select SUBMIT

Don’t forget to select next group displayed on lower left.

If you have additional classes, Exit to Main Menu and select next class from drop down menu.

NOTE:

*60 minute time limit

*Each student must have one grade option submitted

*You will receive an email confirmation every time you submit grades

KSU utilizes the Concur online system for travel requests and bookings.  Before traveling, you will need to have a Concur profile.  Before each individual trip, a travel request must be submitted in Concur and approved prior to travel. Information on requesting and activating a Concur profile can be found at: https://fiscalservices.kennesaw.edu/travel/planning/getting-started.php.  Please see your department administrative support should you have any questions.

The faculty handbook can be found at https://handbooks.kennesaw.edu/.

Make an appointment to get a professional headshot taken for use in online directories and other official university communications.  The link to book an appointment is https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/KSUFacultyStaffProfilePhotosheadshots@kennesawedu.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/.

Once you have received your proofs,  please provide your selected photo to your department administrative assistant.

Information regarding the relocation expense process, including a link to the reimbursement form can be found at https://payroll.kennesaw.edu/procedures/relocation.php.