Question
How do I navigate and use the updated Faculty Center in the Online Center?
Environment
Information
The Faculty Center has been updated to use a newer, more modern interface. The updated Faculty Center provides faculty with easier navigation and a more consistent experience across computers, tablets, and mobile devices.
Although the appearance and navigation of the Faculty Center have changed, faculty will continue to use it for many of the same activities, including:
The updated interface primarily changes how faculty navigate to these functions. It does not change faculty access to their assigned courses or the underlying student and course information available in PeopleSoft.
Answer
Step 1: Access Faculty Self-Service
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Log in to MyGRCC.
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Open the Online Center.
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From the drop-down menu in the upper-left corner, select Faculty Self-Service.
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Select the Faculty Center tile
Step 2: Navigate the Faculty Center
The updated Faculty Center uses a menu on the left side of the page to provide access to the different faculty functions.
Depending on the function you need to perform, select the appropriate option from the menu.
My Schedule
Use View My Schedule to view the classes assigned to you for the selected term.
If necessary, select or change the term to view classes from a different semester.
Class Roster
Select Class Roster from the menu to view the students currently enrolled in one of your classes.
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Select Class Roster.
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Select the appropriate term, if necessary.
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Select the class you want to view.
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The students enrolled in the selected class will be displayed.
Grade Roster
Select Grade Roster when you are ready to review or enter final grades for a class.
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Select Grade Roster from the menu.
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Select the appropriate class.
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The Grade Roster for that class will be displayed.
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Enter or review grades as appropriate. Faculty may continue to enter final grades manually or use the new Canvas Grade Passback (opens in a new window) functionality to import final grades from Canvas into the Faculty Center.
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When the roster is complete and ready for submission, change the Approval Status to Approved.
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Click Save.
Switching Between Classes
When working with class-specific information such as a Class Roster or Grade Roster, verify that you have selected the correct class before making changes.
The currently selected course information will be displayed on the page.
What Has Changed?
The primary change is the look, feel, and navigation of the Faculty Center.
Faculty who previously used the classic Faculty Center may notice that:
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Navigation options are now available from a menu on the left side of the page.
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Class and roster information is presented using the updated PeopleSoft Fluid interface.
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Faculty no longer need to rely on the icons previously displayed next to individual classes to access common functions.
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Pages are designed to work more consistently across different screen sizes and devices.
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Grade Roster and other commonly used faculty functions are available directly from the Faculty Center navigation.
While the location of some options has changed, the underlying faculty functions and information remain largely the same.
Additional Information
The Faculty Center update is a change to the PeopleSoft user interface and navigation. Faculty course assignments, student enrollment information, and access are not changed as a result of the new interface.
Faculty should continue to use the Faculty Center for official class roster and final grade information.
Faculty using Canvas may also use Grade Passback to import final grades from Canvas into the Faculty Center. Grade Passback is optional, and grades may still be entered manually.
For additional information about Grade Passback, see How to Use Grade Passback (opens in a new window).