How to use the Notify Button in PASS
The Notify button on the self-service pages provides a mechanism to send an email to a select group of student/advisees or all students/advisees. This functionality is available to both instructors and advisors on the Advisee roster, Class roster and Grade roster.
Selecting Students:
To select a group of students on a roster:
- Display the advisor, class, or grade roster.
- Place a check mark in the Notify box associated with the students to whom you want to send an email.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Notify Selected Advisees or Notify Selected Students button.
- IMPORTANT - The Notify All Students button will include all enrolled students, including those in the status of Withdrawn. To exclude students in Withdrawn Status:
- Click Select All
- Uncheck the box to the left of Withdrawn Students (See Grade Basis Column)
- Click Notify Selected Students
To select all students on a roster:
- Display the advisor, class, or grade roster.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Notify Listed Advisees or Notify All Students button.
- IMPORTANT - The Notify All Students button will include all enrolled students, including those in the status of Withdrawn. To exclude students in Withdrawn Status:
- Click Select All
- Uncheck the box to the left of Withdrawn Students (See Grade Basis Column)
- Click Notify Selected Students
Sending Notification:
After clicking the Notify Selected Advisees, Notify Listed Advisees, Notify Selected Students or Notify All Students button the system displays the Send Notification page.
- Verify the email is being sent to the correct individuals. The email will be sent to the individual’s Office 365 email account.
- After completing all fields on the Send Notification page, click the Send Notification button.
Notification fields with a description of their purpose
Field |
Description |
To |
The campus email address of the individual sending the email.
NOTE: Emails are only sent to the individuals campus email address.
|
CC (carbon copy) |
Enter the email address of those individuals who are publicly included in the email.
NOTE: If the sender wants the email sent to their Office 365 email address, enter your campus email address in the CC field.
|
BCC (blind carbon copy) |
The campus email address of those students selected on the advisor, class or grade roster page.
NOTE: Emails are only sent to the individuals campus email address.
|
Subject |
Enter the topic or a brief description of the email. |
Message Text |
Enter your email message. |