By The Keystone Newspaper By Dan Caine
Kutztown University announced that MyKU “Legacy” would be replaced with “New” MyKU on Monday, February 26th. The change has not gone according to plan.
New MyKU can be accessed from the same links as MyKU Legacy, however, MyKU Legacy still remains active and will be active for the next twelve months, according to the Kutztown University website. Both portals will have different uses while IT works to migrate everything to New MyKU.
Kutztown University has posted several different training resources in order to update students and staff about the uses of New MyKU, as well as tools for navigating the site. Students are advised to look through the PDFs and videos prior to attempting to select classes or advisement meetings for 2024. Training can be found here.
As of right now, students can expect to use New MyKU for, “advising, course scheduling, registration, grades and other academic activities […] students’ bills for tuition, housing and other fees. […] track the financial aid packages provided to students, manage their scholarships and work-study awards […]” KU Office of University Relations, 1/31/24
New MyKU will be used for all advising for the 2024 Fall semester, as well as for all class selections. At this time the class list is not up to date or accurate, and some students have reported trouble viewing all the needed information. Percy Werley, a student at KU, had this to say about the new system, “I’ve had issues before with our previous class selection being confusing and hard to work around. This new MyKU class selection has been even more difficult than before because I haven’t been able to see the codes or the needed classes for my major and minor. This is more difficult to choose classes instead of making it easier”
The trouble with accurate class lists has also been noticed by staff members. In an email to his students, Dr. Robert Folk stated, “My department has also said multiple departments across campus have reported mistakes in the classes New MyKU is showing, so we have been advised to hold off on advising until late next week when they should have everything fixed by then.”
In response to the confusion, faculty member Johnathan Shaw said, “For now, I would urge patience, especially for students and to students. Advising was scheduled to begin early, in order to take some of the pressure off the larger situation. Please tell any concerned students that a small delay in viewing and building schedules will not adversely affect their ability to register for classes.”
While the transition from MyKU Legacy to New MyKU may be frustrating, all students and faculty are experiencing the same issues at the same time. Advising was planned to start early, so a delay will not affect any student negatively. Students with any concerns are encouraged to reach out to their advisor. While the classlist that is available may be helpful to plan tentative schedules, there is no guarantee that the list will be the same when class selection opens.
The Kutztown IT department has been continuously posting announcements to the Kutztown website as well as sending announcements out by email. The best place to look for up-to-date information on the changes for New MyKU is your student email or to contact your advisor.
Update: Class selection for Fall and Spring semesters will be done through New MyKU, however class selection for Summer and Winter semesters will still be done with MyKU Legacy, as per Dr. Folk during an advisement meeting.