Over the past couple of years, Information Services has been implementing self-service computing features for many constituents of the College via a system called Virtual Bryn Mawr (formerly Virtual Registrar). College employees are now able to view their paycheck information and select benefits using this system. Students can now register for classes and request transcripts from Virtual Bryn Mawr. Director of Web and Instructional Technology Janet Scannell and Head of Administrative Information Systems David Sturgis promise that many more self-service features are in the works, including one that will allow prospective students to view their application status.

"One of the limitations that we were forced to live with as we implemented self-service," says Scannell, "is that the user ID issued for Virtual Bryn Mawr is not necessarily the same user ID that you use for other applications — such as campus e-mail. We are happy to announce that this limitation has been resolved and that a conversion of Virtual Bryn Mawr user IDs is planned."

There are two parts to the user ID conversion as outlined below:

• If your Virtual Bryn Mawr user ID begins with the letter W and is followed by your seven-digit ID number, your user ID will be changed to match your e-mail address.

Example: Jill Doe, student ID 1074443, was assigned the Virtual Bryn Mawr user ID W1074443; however, her campus email address is jdoe@brynmawr.edu. After the conversion, Jill’s Virtual Bryn Mawr user ID will be jdoe.

• If your Virtual Bryn Mawr user ID is the same as your campus e-mail address except that it is in all capital letters, your user ID will be changed to lowercase letters.

Example: Mary Jones was assigned the Virtual Bryn Mawr user ID MJONES, which is the same as her campus e-mail address. After the conversion, Mary’s Virtual Bryn Mawr user ID will be mjones (lowercase).

The conversion is planned for Saturday, Oct. 9, which coincides with a planned network outage during which time Virtual Bryn Mawr will not be accessible.

Sturgis stresses that only user IDs will change; Virtual Bryn Mawr passwords will remain the same.

We hope that this transition will make it easier to remember your Virtual Bryn Mawr user ID and resolve many of the confusing issues, especially those that arise when requesting a password reset.

If you have any questions about this change, please send an e-mail to ads@brynmawr.edu or call the Help Desk at x7440 (Faculty/Staff ) or x7430 (Students).

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