Add or Edit an Alumnus and Their Profile
You can add alumni students to the database. From the Students page, you can create and edit Alumnus Profiles for students who have graduated from the institution before the institution migrated to Anthology Student. Alumnus information may or may not exist in the database because it is dependent on when the student graduated from the institution and the information that was maintained before conversion.
Important: In 24.0 and prior versions, the Data Block Indicator served two purposes. When selected, it indicated that the student:
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Did not want to share their directory information or wanted to select the information that could be shared under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
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Did not want their name and/or attendance dates sent to third parties by Clearinghouse
In 24.1 and higher versions, there are 2 new check boxes that separate the functionality so that the student has more options. The check boxes are:
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FERPA Indicator - Select this check box if the student does not want to share their directory information or wanted to select the information that could be shared under FERPA.
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CH Data Block Indicator - Select this check box if the student does not want their name and/or attendance dates sent to third parties by Clearinghouse.
For students who had the Data Block Indicator check box selected, Anthology Student automatically sets both the FERPA Indicator and CH Data Block Indicator to selected when you upgrade to 24.1. For example, if the Data Block Indicator was:
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Selected for the student, both the FERPA Indicator and CH Data Block Indicator will selected following the upgrade to 24.1
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Not selected for the student, the FERPA Indicator and CH Data Block Indicator will not be selected following the upgrade to 24.1
For new students, you will now need to evaluate both check boxes. The default is not selected. The:
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FERPA Indicator can be selected on their Student Profile in Anthology Student and by the student in Portal
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CH Data Block Indicator must be selected on their Student Profile
If your institution requires a FERPA document, Anthology Student will still take staff members to the Documents page for the student when the FERPA Indicator is selected so that staff members can add the document to the Documents list for the student.
If you are editing an existing Student Profile and the address selected as the default in Related Addresses is not the Student Profile and you change any of the following values, Anthology Student saves the values you specify in the record for the Student Profile but redisplays the values from the record for the related address.
- Phone Number
- Work Phone Number
- Email Address
- Street Address
- City
- State
- Zip Code/Postal Code
- Country
If you would rather change these values in the record for the related address, you must edit the record for the related address using Related Addresses. (Select the Students tile > select the name in the Students list > expand Contact Manager > select the Related Addresses tile.)
If an address other than Student Profile is selected as the default in Related Addresses, the following fields can be edited here, but Anthology Student does not synchronize them for you with Related Addresses.
- Other Phone Number
- Mobile Phone Number
- Other Email address
- County
If you want them to be consistent, you must change them here and in Related Addresses.
Prerequisites
You must have the following authorizations.
For Alumnus New | For Alumnus Edit |
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Common – Student – View authorization | Common – Student – View authorization |
Common – Student – New authorization (also authorizes staff members to add students) | Common – Student – Edit authorization (also authorizes staff members to edit students) |
Common – Student Alumni – New authorization | Common – Student Alumni – Edit authorization |
If you want to manually generate the student number, your institution must have selected "Do not generate" for the following setting when it configured general in the system settings for Anthology Student: Student Number Generation
Access Method
Select the Students tile.
Procedure to Add an Alumnus
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Select the New Alumnus button. The Profile fields are displayed in the working area.
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Expand Personal Information and review, specify, or change the following values.
Note: If your institution is checking for duplicate students, specify First Name, Last Name, and then tab or place your cursor in another field before you select the Save button for the first time. This ensures that you specified the required values and the record is saved.
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Expand Contact Information and review, specify, or change the following values.
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Expand Program Information and review, specify, or change the following values.
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If you want to save and:
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Continue making changes, select the Save button
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Close, select the Save & Close button
The newly created alumnus record serves as a skeleton record for the student. It contains enough information to enable you to further process the student record.