Next Steps

Campus Portals and Technology

It's important to for your student to check their campus portals regularly and seek out tech support when they need it.

Huskers email

All UNL students are assigned a @huskers.unl.edu email account from Microsoft. This email address will be used for official university communications. Because of this, students will need to check this email account every day once they are enrolled in classes.

Once they're enrolled in their first semester courses, students will receive an email with instructions on how to log in to their Huskers email at mymail.unl.edu using the same password they use for Canvas. They’ll use their MyUNL account ID plus @huskers.unl.edu as their username (e.g. hhusker2@huskers.unl.edu).

MyRED

MyRED is the administrative portal in which students will manage thier enrollment, financial aid, Housing information, and student account.

Students can use MyRED for:

Updating their contact information if/when it changes
Viewing and adjusting their class schedule
Accessing and paying their student bill
Registering for classes in future semesters
Accepting or declining financial aid awards
Submitting MMR immunization records
Requesting any official transcripts in future terms

Students will want to make sure they update their contact info in MyRED before they arrive on campus. Students can choose to give access to a parent or family member by accessing Profile Manage Guest users.

Canvas

Canvas is UNL's academic portal. Students use Canvas for:

Checking their class assignments, calendars, course syllabi, and grades
Contacting instructors or classmates using the messaging function

If your student hasn't already done so, they should click on Account Notifications to receive alerts for assignment due dates, announcements, grade postings, and more.

Student Success Hub

Student Success Hub is located in my.unl.edu.

Through the Student Success Hub students can schedule an appointment with their Academic Advisor and other support services on campus like the Center for Academic Success and Transition (CAST) or the University Honors program.

How students can schedule an appointment on Student Success Hub:

Navigate to https://my.unl.edu and click the Student Success Hub tile. Then log in using their TrueYou/MyRED credentials.
Use the Student Success Hub portal to make appointments with their advisor or other success team members, view their success team, and review tasks or success plans assigned to them.
To make an appointment, press the Schedule an Appointment button, select the member of their Success Team they would like to meet with, then select the purpose of the meeting in the Topics and Subtopics menu. Finally, they will select the date, time, and location from the available options that they prefer for their meeting.
To meet with someone not on their Success Team, use their personal calendar link or they can find their office/unit on the Teams tab to schedule an appointment with them.

What: HuskerTech Help Centers offer tech support for all your student's devices, campus logins, and software issues or questions.

Where: Love Library South, Room 31; Help Desk locations in the Adele Learning Commons and East Campus Food Industry Complex

How to: Walk in, call (402) 472-3970, or email support@nebraska.edu

How much: Many services are free, including one free annual computer cleaning to make sure your student's computer is safe, secure, and functioning properly.

Students should make sure they update their contact info in MyRED before they arrive on campus. Students should designate their phone number and email address as primary—not yours!

How will my student access campus wi-fi?

Eduroam is the campus wireless network. To connect on a student's device:

Select eduroam from the list of available networks 
The device will prompt your student to log into the network. Use the following credentials:

Username: Student uses their MyUNL username + @unl.edu (NOT @huskers.unl.edu) (e.g. hhusker2@unl.edu)

Password: Student uses their MyUNL password (same as email, Canvas, etc.) 

If prompted, accept the eduroam certificate and authenticate their device. 

Are there any helpful campus apps students can download?

Yes! We recommend students download the Nebraska app.

The Nebraska App allows students to log in with campus credentials to view their class schedule and get walking directions to classes on the go, search for buildings/parking, track campus buses, receive safety alerts, find events, scroll through news, and more.

Does my student need to bring a personal computer? Is there a preference on which type?

Short answer: It’s up to your student! Many students choose to bring a personal computer to campus for the sake of convenience since a lot of their academic work will be completed online. If it’s not in your budget to purchase a personal computer, students have options. Students can access computer labs at various campus locations, and the HuskerTech Help Center also provides 5 walk-up locations for students to check out Windows and macOS laptops for 7 days at a time (covered by student fees—no additional cost).

As far as preferred type of computer, for the university at large there is no preference. If your student plans to pursue an academic field that involves extensive work with a specific software or design program (such as architecture, graphic design, visual arts, etc.), the HuskerTech retail store has a Shop by Major webpage to help guide laptop and software purchases.

Does the university provide any options or discounts to purchase technology/software?

Yes! The Huskertech retail store is an Apple authorized reseller and offers discounted, educational pricing on cellular service, laptops, software, and accessories. The HuskerTech store is located in the Nebraska Union on City Campus.

Additionally, Microsoft Office can be accessed with students' school email at no cost to them. Students can use the Microsoft Outlook Web App or Microsoft Outlook to view and send an email from their school account. Adobe CreativeCloud (which includes Photoshop) is also provided at no cost to students.

How does printing work? Does my student need to bring a printer?

Ultimately, this is up to your student, but in most cases, students do not need to bring a personal printer, as most assignments will be submitted online through Canvas. If students do need to print something on campus, Print IT is a pay-per-print kiosk that allows your student to print securely from anywhere to any of our Print IT kiosks on campus. Print IT is powered by Wepa. Wepa is connected throughout campus and operates through the Cloud. Accounts students can print from include: Box, Dropbox, Google Drive or by using a flash drive. 

How does online testing work?

The Digital Learning Center (DLC) Exam Commons is located in the southeast corner of the Adele Coryell Hall Learning Commons (Love Library North). If your student's instructor schedules a test at the DLC (which was the case for about 50% of undergraduates last Fall), they will receive notification emails two weeks before the first day of the testing period so that they are able to sign up for a time slot. To maintain academic integrity, the DLC has strict policies on personal belongings and other procedures, so students should be familiar with how the DLC works before showing up for an exam.