- Which
ID will students, faculty, and staff use to login to WebSTAR?
- Will my NSU ID appear on paychecks?
- How will Nova Southeastern University use my Social
Security number?
- Why does Nova Southeastern University use a Social
Security number policy?
- If a student, staff, or faculty member forgets their NSU ID, will NSU staff have access to lookup their records using the SSN?
- Is the NSU ID a unique identifier for the students forever, or will it be removed/reused after the student graduates?
- Will NSU Alumni receive an NSU ID or will they continue to use their SSN to request transcripts, and to access WebSTAR?
- Will all assigned NSU IDs be accessible to everyone in all centers?
- When will publicity for the NSU ID Project begin?
- Who will notify students, faculty, and staff about the NSU ID Project and when the ID conversion will take place?
- Do I have to wait until June 13, to get my NSU ID to register for my summer classes?
- How will I receive My NSU ID?
- When can I retrieve my NSU ID?
- Will I be required to use my NSU ID in WebCT?
- If I do not retrieve my NSU ID on June 13, how will this affect me?
1. Which ID will students, faculty, and staff use
to login to WebSTAR?After conversion from SSN to NSU
ID, students, faculty, and staff will use their assigned NSU ID as
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2. Will my NSU ID appear on paychecks?
No. Your Social Security number will still be used in Payroll
and printed on your paystub.
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3. How will Nova Southeastern University
use my Social Security number?
Nova Southeastern University follows all legal requirements for the
use of Social Security numbers. Your SSN is handled in a confidential
manner, and will not be used as a record number in NSU's systems.
It will be used for mandatory functions such as tax reporting
to federal and state government agencies. It will also be used
with insurance and retirement programs and
other official University business activities where deemed appropriate.
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4. Why does Nova Southeastern University
use a Social Security number policy?
In response to the growing concern regarding
identify theft and the confidentiality of individual Social Security
numbers (SSNs), Nova Southeastern University established a project team
with both functional and technical campus representatives, to implement
a unique, non-SSN campus identifier for students, faculty and staff.
As part of that effort, NSU's administration has adopted a Social Security
Number Policy to inform and direct campus units on the proper
and improper collection and disclosure of an individual's Social Security
number. It is the intent of the University to take the necessary precautions
to protect the identity of everyone in the University community, including
students, faculty, and staff.
It is important to note that an individual’s Social Security number,
where appropriately collected, will remain a part of every student, faculty,
or staff member's official records, as it will be required for certain
business and services like payroll and student financial aid. It is
the University's intent to protect this confidential information for
all individuals by informing all constituents how the number will be
used. For more information on how the University uses Social Security
numbers, please review NSU's
Social Security Number Policy.
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5. If a student, staff, or faculty
member forgets their NSU ID, will NSU staff have access to lookup their
records using the SSN?
In general, the NSU staff will not have access to lookup students’ records using the SSN. Students will be encouraged to memorize their assigned NSU ID and will have access to a secure, web-based tool to look it up if they forget. NSU employees will use the Banner “Name Search” method to look up students records when the NSU ID is unavailable.
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6. Is the NSU ID a unique identifier
for the students forever, or will it be removed/reused after the student
graduates?
The NSU ID is a unique identifier for students, faculty, and staff, and will never be removed or reused for another person.
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7. Will NSU Alumni receive an NSU ID
or will they continue to use their SSN to request transcripts, and
to access WebSTAR?
Alumni students will be assigned an NSU ID and PIN. A secure web-based lookup tool will allow alumni to retrieve their NSU ID using their SSN and other personal attributes. Since communicating the NSU ID and PIN to alumni is sometimes problematic, procedures will be put in place to assist alumni reach the services they need (via phone and email). Efforts should be made to encourage alumni to use their WebSTAR access to request services and keep in touch with the university.
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8. Will all assigned NSU IDs be accessible
to everyone in all centers?
The NSU ID Project will replace the SSN as a primary identifier of students and employees records. The personnel that use the SSN today to lookup records will use the NSU ID after the data conversion. As is the case with SSNs today, lists of NSU IDs will be limited to those who need this information to perform their jobs functions.
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9. When will publicity for the NSU
ID Project begin?
The NSU ID Project publicity will start the beginning of March, 2005.
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10. Who will notify students, faculty,
and staff about the NSU ID Project and when the ID conversion will
take place?
OIT will send appropriate notifications to students, faculty, and staff about the NSU ID Project and the conversion date via email and others means.
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11. Do I have to wait until June 13, to get my NSU ID to register for my summer classes?
You can go ahead and use your SSN to register for your summer classes.
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12. How will I receive My NSU ID?
You will receive an email from NSU with a link to a secure online look up tool to retrieve your NSU ID.
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13. When can I retrieve my NSU ID?
Students, faculty and staff will be able to retrieve their NSU ID on June 13 at http://www.nova.edu/cwis/oit/nsuidentity.html
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14.
Will I be required to use my NSU ID in WebCT?
WebCT will not be affected by the new NSU ID since the information required to login into WebCT is your email and password.
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15. If I do not retrieve my NSU ID on June 13, how will this affect me?
You can retrieve you new ID number anytime after June 13th. You will use the new ID to access WebSTAR and to access NSU Online library resources.
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