Starfish is a communication tool used by Minot State University faculty, staff and students to support student academic success. Students do not succeed alone but are more successful when direct faculty-student communication is combined with effective support from advisors and other support staff on campus.
Starfish may be accessed through Blackboard or by clicking on the direct link below:
(Starfish works best in Chrome and Firefox)
STUDENTS
- Flags, Referrals and I Need Assistance Communication Flow
- Update Starfish Profile
- Review Your Dashboard Information
- View Contacts and Make Appointments with Success Network and Services
- Manage and Cancel Upcoming Appointments
- I Need Assistance Feature
FACULTY AND STAFF
All users should update their profile and account preferences to ensure accurate contact information is available at all times. Other settings to verify include appointment preferences and email notifications.
Training Videos
Updating Your Profile
Updating Your Appointment Preferences
Updating Your Notification Preferences
Training Sheets
- Quick Look for MSU Instructors
How to Set up your Profile
How to Complete Early Alert Reports
How to Access a Student Folder
How to Raise Tracking Items Manually (not through early alert report) - Quick Look for MSU Advisors
How to Set up your Profile
How to Clear a Flag and Close the Loop - Directions for Updating Appointment Locations
Faculty and staff have the ability to access student academic information, send communications, and record notes within Starfish.
Training Videos
Faculty Features in Starfish - set up office hours, review student information, communicate with students (individually or as a group), etc.
Starfish allows faculty and staff to simplify the process of scheduling appointment with their students.
Training Videos
Updating Your Office Hours
Training Sheets
- Link External Calendar to Starfish and Set Preferences
- Add/Update Appointment Locations
- Create Appointment / Office Hour Availability
- Direct Link Instructions for Appointments
- Appointment Instructions for Students (without direct link - includes cancel instructions)
- Entire Manual - Appointment Scheduling Instructions for Faculty and Staff
- Document Appointments
The Starfish Early Alert program is a university-wide collaborative effort enabling instructors to give praise (kudos) or raise concerns (flags) regarding students' academic performance early in the term. Communication is sent to students regarding available resources and advisors/support staff are asked to reach out to the student where appropriate.
Training Videos
Respond to an Early Alert Report
Clear Flags and Close the Loop
Training Sheets
Faculty and staff with appropriate permissions have the ability to filter students by attributes, cohorts and relationships, and tracking items within Starfish. It is best practice to clear all filters before logging out of Starfish.
Training Sheets
- Filter For Students Admitted With Provision
- Filter for Students Not Registered
- Filter for Students in Academic Program
- Filter for Students in Specific Courses
Filter Values
For Starfish assistance please contact:
Tammy Wolf
Tutoring and Starfish Coordinator
701-858-3360
tammy.wolf@minotstateu.edu
