Faculty Self Service Frequently Asked Questions

Faculty Self Service Frequently Asked Questions

Listed below are some of our most frequently asked questions.  Please see the related Banner FAQs to the right for additional information.  We hope you will find an answer to your question here.  If not, please send us an e-mail at Banner@bridgew.edu.

1. How do I access Faculty Self Service/Web for Faculty?

To get to Web for Faculty, open the BSC home page (www.bridgew.edu) and select Faculty and Staff in left menu.  Scroll down and select Web for Faculty under General Links.  Enter your User ID or Social Security Number and PIN and click Login.  You will be prompted to enter a new PIN and a personal security question the first time you log in.  The personal security question verifies your identity and enables you to reset your own PIN.
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2. What if I can not remember my Web for Faculty PIN?

If you do not remember your PIN, enter your User ID in the Web for Faculty logon screen and click the ‘Forgot PIN?’ button.  Answer your security question and submit the answer.  If you are still unable to access Web for Faculty with your PIN, contact Nancy Clay at x2191 or Janet Taylor at x2494. For security reasons, PINs cannot be sent via e-mail or left on voice mail.
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3. What if I receive the message: “Your Web access has been disabled. Please contact the Computing and Information Services Office for information about your account.”?

This message indicates that your account was disabled based on too many failed login attempts. Verify you are using the correct User ID and PIN.  If you forget your PIN, follow instructions above.
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4. Why do I keep getting a security question and answer box when I try to login to Faculty Self-Service (Web for Faculty)? 

This is a new security feature in the Banner version of Web for Faculty.   The security question is a common method of verifying ones identify in the event that somebody forgets their pin.  The system will tell you what your pin value is if you can answer the question. 
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5. What should I do if I receive the message: "Security Failure. Data decryption error."?

The "Security Failure. Data decryption error." can be caused by an incompatibility between Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser and the Macintosh operating system. It can also occur when your browser software does not support 128 bit encryption. We recommend installing an alternative Macintosh browser (listed below) and then accessing our website normally.

          Netscape - http://www.netscape.com

          Safari - http://www.apple.com/safari/ 

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6. How do I print class rosters?

Faculty can print their own up to the minute class rosters via Web for Faculty Self-Service.

  1. Login to Faculty Self Service

  2. Open the Summary Class List

  3. Before you print your class list, set the paper orientation to Landscape.

  4. Print the class list by clicking the Printer icon or choosing the File menu and Print.

If you prefer not to print the entire page, select the section you want to print by holding down the left mouse button and sweeping over the area you want to print.  This highlights the selected portion.  With the selection highlighted, press the right mouse button inside the highlighted area and select print.
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7. How can I produce a gradebook from the class roster?

  1. Open the Summary Class List in Web for Faculty Self Service

  2. Highlight the table of names by clicking the left mouse button while selecting the area you want to export.

  3. Choose the Edit menu and Copy.

  4. Open Excel and choose the Edit menu and Paste.

  5. Format as needed.

  6. Save the excel worksheet.

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8. How do I assign a web advising code to students for Web Registration?

    Complete the following step-by-step instructions provided by the registrar's office to walk advisors through this process:
    Click here for instructions.

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9. Why is my class list / advising list showing in the Bcc field?

There has been a major change in the way Banner Self-Service version 7 (Installed at BSC on October 9, 2006) functions when you send email to your class and/or advisees. When you click on ‘Email your advisees’ or ‘Email class’ – the list of email addresses will now appear in the Bcc line of a new message instead of appearing in the To: line as in the past. This change was put in place based on FERPA guidelines and the need to protect the identifies of students. The message will be delivered to the list despite having nothing in the To field.

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Last Modified: May 16, 2008

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