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UMFK has partnered with the EAB Student Success Collaborative to help our students succeed! Navigate is a platform that allows students, faculty, and staff to access important information with ease.

 

Make sure to download the mobile app to make navigating your college process as simple as possible.

Through Navigate, you can:

  • View your schedule
  • Manage your academic progress
  • Schedule appointments
  • Improve communication

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STUDENTS

FACULTY & STAFF

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Why Use Navigate and what are the benefits?

Make College Less Complicated!

Navigate has made staying on top of the things you need to do and making the important decisions of college easier. It’s the ultimate guide to build a path to graduation—and stay on that path.


1. Know When Important Things Are Coming Up: From attending orientation to preparing for finals, now there’s a clear timeline of what you need to do. Within each task, Navigate connects you to the links and resources you need to get things done. You can also add your own to-dos!


2. Find the Right Fit: My Major connects your interests and goals to the right major at the college—fill out a short survey and Navigate takes it from there!
3. Connect to the Support You Need—Faster: Have questions or run into a problem? Resources refer you to your designated support network, while Appointments gets you face time with the people who can help. Best of all, the appointments sync onto your phone’s calendar.


4. Stay Ahead of Any Roadblocks: Unpaid parking tickets and overdue library books could keep you from signing up for next semester’s classes. Get notified when you have a hold on your account and resolve them directly in the Holds Center.


5. Get the Most Out of College: Navigate provides all the steps to start college on the right foot. Get handy tips and tutorials on everything from getting involved in student organizations to paying for college, and discover what’s going on around campus with notifications about events.

  • Always know what's next: Stay updated on approaching deadlines, forms you need, to submit, or events you may want to join.
  • Create your own destiny: Explore academic programs and careers that work for you and your goals!
  • Have everything at our fingertips: Find the information you need, when you need it, all in one place.

Log in today!

 

UMFK wants to make it easier to provide early alerts and to update and track attendance. Your participation is key to making sure UMFK is able to provide critical intervention to students in need.

Why Use Navigate Student?

  • Prioritize outreach and interaction with your students
  • Engage in conversations with students who may have greater success outside their chosen major
  • Simplify intervention by aggregating previously disparate data into a 360-view of student performance
  • Evaluate and compare alternative major decisions based on predicted academic performance
  • Proactively contact students to arrange advising or other student support services

If you need help or have any questions, please contact Susan M. Dubay at susan.dubay@maine.edu or 207-834-7531

 

Q: What is Navigate? (students)

Navigate is a mobile app that provides necessary information about the UMaine experience that will help get you from orientation to graduation. The app can help you explore the right major, navigate resources from financial aid to dining halls, and stay on top of important dates and deadlines—all in the palm of your hand.

Q: How do I log into Navigate? (students)

The Navigate app can be downloaded from the Apple Store and Google Play; just search for “Navigate Student.” Students will also be able to access the Navigate desktop platform by visiting umaine.guide.eab.com.

Q: What can I, actually do with Navigate? (students)

Through Navigate, you will be able to:

  • View campus resources and calendars in one location
  • Access your class schedule
  • Receive push notifications with important updates and happenings
  • View to-do items and registration hold information
  • Opt-in to find study buddies in your classes
  • Message your advisor

After the pilot phase: Schedule appointments with your advisor

Q: Help, I can’t log in to Navigate! (students)

Can you get into MaineStreet? If you successfully enter your credentials in MaineStreet, but Navigate says “Uh-oh…” or “Something went wrong,” EAB must not have your username in their system. Contact navigatesupport@eab.com with your full name, username, and email address.

Q: The to-dos I’m seeing don’t look right to me…(students)

What term of college are you in? Did you select the wrong term? Go to the Settings tab, under My Stuff select the Update My Preferences link, retake the Intake Survey and ensure your selections are correct.

Q: I just resolved a Hold, why is it still showing up? (students)

Holds are updated every 24 hours in Navigate, so check back tomorrow to see if it’s successfully been resolved in Navigate. If the issue persists, contact navigatesupport@eab.com.

Q: How do I change my notification settings? (students)

In the Settings tab you can personalize your notification preferences.

Q: Can’t Find Navigate in the App Store? (students)

If you are an International Student, you may need to set your local address for your Apple Store or Google Play account.

Q: Who do I contact if something is wrong in the platform? (Staff & Faculty)

If you notice a bug or error in the Navigate platform, please take a screenshot of the issue and email it, along with a brief description of the issue, to ????@maine.edu and the App Admin will open a ticket.

Q: Will there be additional trainings available for Staff and Faculty?

Yes. Workshops will be offered on an ongoing basis. To see the current schedule and sign up for a workshop, click here

Q: How do I get access to the Navigate platform? (Staff & Faculty)

You can access the Navigate platform through the My Campus portal. Click on the EAB icon on the launchpad.

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The training site can be accessed by visiting umaine.campus-training3.eab.com/

Q: How often is Navigate updated? (Staff & Faculty)

Data in Navigate is pulled directly from MaineStreet each night. Any changes made to a student’s record in MaineStreet will be reflected in Navigate the following day.

Q: Are student notes subject to FERPA? (Staff & Faculty)

Yes. Student notes in Navigate are part of the student’s educational record and subject to FERPA. You can view the policy for Recording Appointment Summary Reports and Notes in Navigate.

Please visit the Student Records website for more information on FERPA

Q: Who or what determines access to data in the tool for Faculty and Staff?

Navigate identifies different roles within the tool which is dependent on your job responsibilities. If you are interested in how roles are determined please contact the Office of Student Records.