New portal opens up for TCU

By Carmen Castro
Staff Reporter

TCU unveiled an expanded version of my.tcu.edu, a new web portal, to replace Frognet and other student Internet services Monday.

Mytcu.edu will now be the central web portal linking students to personal, class enrollment, housing and roommate information, as well as financial aid and academics information.

Staff members from TCU informational services and the human resources department gave my.tcu.edu demonstrations to students, faculty and staff Tuesday.

Frognet, the student class registration Web site, no longer exists as of Tuesday, said Mike Ten Eyck, an Information Services administrative systems manager.

Ten Eyck said the demonstrations were geared more for the faculty and staff since students appear to be more up-to-date with today’s technology.

The employee self-service link will now offer faculty and staff a central link to their personal and emergency contact information, as well as payroll information.

Darrel Littleberry, a human resources assistant administrator, said faculty’s reactions to the demonstration sessions were positive.

Human Resources Specialist Jenny Dick made the staff in attendance laugh when she said Jennifer Lopez, hypothetically, was now a part of the TCU community, after using Lopez’s name as the personal profile example for the presentation.

Kay Edmonson, an interlibrary loan assistant, said the new portal looks easy to use.

“We’ve got a similar Web-based system over in the library,” Edmonson said, “so it’s probably easier for us.”
Brandi Giles, a junior speech communication major, said she was excited about the system’s added features.

“I like the fact that everything is on one page,” Giles said.

People who attended Tuesday’s demonstrations had a chance to win prizes, such as Jon’s Grill Restaurant and Target gift certificates and movie tickets.

Wyatt Goolsby, a freshman radio-TV-film major, said the demonstration was informative.

“They updated a lot of information, including poll voting Web sites,” Goolsby said. “With this, you get it all in one spot. The prizes were a good incentive.”

Voting for Mr. and Ms. TCU and student body elections will now be available on mytcu.edu.

Mytcu.edu works with all the latest Internet Explorer web browsers, 5.5 or 6, Ten Eyck said. Netscape users need a 6 or newer version, Ten Eyck said. Software upgrades can be downloaded online at microsoft.com, he said.