PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University’s online information portal, which provides a wide array of electronic systems and services to students and staff, will be renamed “myWSU” effective Aug. 3.
The renaming of the portal, which was previously called “zzusis,” will have no effect on the systems and services provided through the portal, which will be accessed at my.wsu.edu. Those logging in to the previous zzusis.wsu.edu domain will automatically be redirected to “myWSU,” without interruption. Users will continue to log into the myWSU portal using their existing WSU network ID and password.
All WSU colleges and departments currently referencing “zzusis” in materials, publications, or on their website are expected to update those references to myWSU by the end of the year. An online toolbox has been set up at brand.wsu.edu/mywsu as a resource to provide graphics and other information useful in editing information and materials referencing the myWSU portal.
The renaming effort was first proposed by the late WSU President Elson S. Floyd, who expressed concerns that the name “zzusis,”which was used originally to describe the WSU student information system, had evolved in recent years to describe not only the student information system, but the entire online portal, including zzusis and the other services accessed through it.
A committee co-chaired by Brant Schroeder and Robert Strenge, has been working with WSU employees in departments all across the university since earlier this year to help identify instances where existing references to “zzusis” in online and printed university communications will need to be changed to “myWSU.”
Schroeder said WSU managers who have not yet been contacted by members of the transition committee, are encouraged to contact one of the two committee co-chairs with questions or concerns.
Schroeder can be reached at 509-335-0985 or at brant@wsu.edu. Strenge can be reached at 509-335-3583 or at rstrenge@wsu.edu.
Other members of the committee able to provide information on the planning effort include Debbie Stellyes, Cheryl Hansen, Susan Poch, Mary Pat Dutton, Jordyn Wright, Kim Mickey, Debbie O’Donnell, Dr. Porismita Borah, Jenny Saligumba-Graham, David Downing and Nancy Wehrung.
Schroeder said the committee has also been working with ASWSU and other student groups in planning for the name change.