Logging into the Union University Portal
The Union University Portal provides current members of the university community a variety of internet-based resources and services. You must log in to access the portal.
- Use a laptop, tablet or desktop computer to access the portal. Support for smartphones will be enhanced and expanded soon.
- Use/download a recent version of Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari. Other browsers may not work as well.
- When typing the address for the Union University Portal, it's portal.uu.edu - no www is required.
- If you are asked to log in when going to the portal, remember to type uu\ before your Union username (for example uu\george.burdell for a student login or uu\gpburdell for an employee login). Be sure to use the backslash (\) above the Enter key, not the slash (/) on the question-mark key. Then use your normal Union password.
- Exception: If your username is longer than 20 characters, log in with your full Union e-mail address without uu\ before it.
- If you are connected to the university's network, in some cases your network login will automatically be used as your portal login.
- If you are have problems, contact Information Technology's Help Desk using any of the Getting Help contact methods listed there.
What's available in the portal?
- The portal is all about collaboration, communication and connection. It is a central place to get information tailored for active members of the Union community. Portal resources are accessible on campus or off campus, from any computer with internet access. Some of the growing list of portal resources are listed here.
- On your portal home page, when you first log in you'll see tools for...
- Collaboration: your e-mail, calendar, to-do's, team sites (for committee/group work) and classes
- Communication: UU events, news; announcements (coming soon) for all students/employees, or for groups like faculty, G'town staff, H'ville students; e-nnouncements
- Connection to WebAdvisor (no login required), common bookmarks, and campus weather reports
Students and employees have common access to items such as a private, secure pictorial directory of students on the portal's red UU Resources menu. Other resources are targeted to a specific group:
For Employees
- Human Resources' Employee Benefits Center with the latest benefit information, plus a Weight Loss Challenge site (UU Resources menu)
- Employee Forms & Documents centralized from the university web site and network drives (UU Resources menu)
- Curriculum proposal review and commenting for university faculty (Academic Resources menu, Office of the Provost, Academic Administration)
- Community-building Buy/Sell and Prayer Request sites, plus employee birthdays and hiring anniversaries (Community menu)
- Information Technology tips like how to connect your phone/tablet to your Union e-mail (UU Resources menu)
- Datatel Colleague access with no login required after one-time setup (Applications tab)
For Students
- Student Forms & Documents (Student Resources menu)
- Curriculum maps help in course planning for a specific degree (Academic Resources menu, Academic Center)
- Degree Audit - Unofficial lists courses completed/remaining for a current or proposed degree (WebAdvisor tab, Academic Profile)
- Voting and Surveys (UU Resources menu)
- discounts including cell phone service (Community menu)
- more to be added in the future
Where can I learn more about the portal?
- The portal is one service provided by Information Technology at Union. Read an overview of the portal on the IT web site.
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- More information is available inside the portal. After logging in, use the red menu bar's Help resources to learn more about:
- first-time setup
- general usage
- portal home-page FAQs
- resources on the menu bar
- an explanation of the three kinds of sites within the portal - constituency sites, information sites and team sites
- steps for making the portal your home page in commonly used browsers.
What if I have more questions about the portal?
