Technology Help Desk
412 624-HELP [4357]
http://technology.pitt.edu
Getting Started with My Pitt
Introduction
My Pitt, the University of Pittsburgh’s Web portal at my.pitt.edu, has been redesigned for fall 2010! Students, freshman, faculty,
staff, and applicants will each see a unique home page designed specifically for their needs. Access to key services — such as email,
Student Center, Faculty Center, CourseWeb, and PittPAY — is available right on your home page. Freshman students can view the
Freshman Experience pages to become better acquainted with the University, its academic resources, and various services. My Pitt
continues to provide a single point of Web access to the information that you will use most at the University.
Log in to My Pitt
To log in, visit my.pitt.edu, enter your University Computing Account username and password, and click Log In.
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Navigation Bar
The first screen you will see after logging in to My Pitt is called a Home Page (discussed below). At the top of your Home Page, you
will see a navigation bar:
The navigation bar appears on the top of every page at My Pitt. It features various menu items that will take you to other areas of the
site. Click a menu item to visit a new section of My Pitt. The My Resources menu item displays a drop-down menu listing all the
portal communities to which you belong.
Additional Navigation Bar Functions
The navigation bar features several other functions:
Email – Your University email appears as an envelope icon in the upper-right corner of every page of
My Pitt. Faculty and staff with Enterprise Exchange email will also see an Exchange envelope. The number of any new messages in
your inbox displays to the right of the envelope. Simply click on the envelope icon to access your email.
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Help Me – Displays resources to help you use My Pitt.
Search – Allows you to search the portal to find specific information.
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My Home – Returns you to your Home Page (i.e., the page that displays when you first log in to the portal).
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Profile – Enables you to join new portal communities, edit your display options, adjust your spam filtering, and manage your
University Computing Account.
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Log Out – Ends your portal session.
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Home Page
The first screen that you see once you log in to My Pitt is called the Home Page. This page is customized based on your role at the
University. Students, freshman, faculty, staff, and applicants will each see a unique home page designed specifically for their needs.
Access to key services — such as email, Student Center, Faculty Center, CourseWeb, and PittPAY — will be available directly from
the home page.
You can always return to your home page by clicking on the home icon.
Note that certain links have icons next to their names.
An arrow and lock indicates a secure login to an application or service.
An arrow indicates a link to Web page outside My Pitt.
A plain link takes you to another page within My Pitt.
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Freshman Experience
All University freshman students will have a link to the Freshman Experience on their My Pitt home page.
Freshman can click on this link to view academic as well as practical information to help them succeed during their first year of
college.
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My Pitt Tabs
Across the top of My Pitt, you will see various menu items that have been categorized to assist you with your school or work needs.
The following menu items are available, as shown in the screen below:
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University Services & Information
Academic Resources
Getting Around
Life on Campus
My Resources
Help Me
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University Services and Information
The University Services & Information page provides access to key services to assist you as a student, faculty, or staff member at
the University.
The left-hand menu provides links to pages containing information about frequently used services, such as the Student Center or
Faculty Center. The left-hand menu may also display a “Take Action” box with links to events that you are eligible to participate in,
such as an election or survey. The Take Action box may also include other time-sensitive activities, such as paying your tuition bill
with PittPAY or subscribing to the Emergency Notification Service.
The center section displays news and information as well as links to University departments and services.
The right-hand menu provides links to other areas of the portal, such as Career Development and Panther Central for students and
Human Resources for faculty and staff.
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Academic Resources
The Academic Resources page provides access to key academic services for students and faculty.
The center section provides students with links to their grades and class schedule for the current and previous terms. Note that grades
are only available during certain times of the academic year. Links to each school’s Web site are also available in the center section
along with other academic resources.
The right menu provides a secure login to your Student Center (or your Faculty Center) and CourseWeb.
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Getting Around
The Getting Around page provides access to campus maps, parking information, bus and shuttle routes, weather, and more.
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Life On Campus
The Life on Campus page provides information and resources about student life on campus including details
about student organizatons.
The right-hand menu features links to campus news and information.
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My Resources
The My Resources menu displays a list of all the communities to which you belong. To access a community,
simple select it from the drop-down list.
All the communities to which you belonged in the previous version of my.pitt.edu have been transferred to the
new My Pitt. You do not need to rejoin communities. You can join new communities from the Profile page.
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Help Me
The Help Me page enables you to quickly and easily find detailed help and documentation about My Pitt.
You can also chat live with the Technology Help Desk by clicking the Chat link in the right-hand column.
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My Pitt Profile
Click the Profile link in the top right corner of the window to visit your My Pitt Profile page. Here you can accomplish the
following tasks:
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View and edit your user profile, display options, and search preferences.
Join or unsubscribe from communities.
Subscribe to the Emergency Notification Service.
Set your spam filtering preferences.
Manage your University Computing Account.
Log Out
When you have finished your My Pitt session, be sure to log out by clicking the link in the upper right-hand corner of the page.
Get Help
The Technology Help Desk at 412 624-HELP [4357] is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to answer your technologyrelated questions. Questions can also be submitted via the Web at technology.pitt.edu.
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