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Getting Started With Starfish Connect

Accessing Starfish Connect

Log into your Starfish Connect Home page by logging into the MyCCP portal. On the Launchpad, click Starfish Connect located below Canvas LMS and above MyCCP online.  

This image shows the opening screen when logging into Starfish as a faculty member. The important feature of this image is in the left-hand top corner. The word Starfish is displayed with a hamburger menu (three horizontal lines one on top of the other).

After you log into Starfish Connect, click on the three horizontal lines (hamburger menu) located at the top left-hand corner of the screen.

This image shows the opening screen when logging into Starfish as a faculty member. The important feature of this image is in the left-hand top corner. The word Starfish is displayed with a hamburger menu (three horizontal lines one on top of the other).

Once you click on the three lines, a menu of tabs will be displayed  You can click on the arrows next to your Name, Appointment and Students to see more options.

Home, Appointments, Students, Services, and Waiting Room. These words can be clicked on to open up screens. There is an arrow next to Appointments and next to Students indicating that the arrow can be click on to open up other options.

Name Tab

Clicking the arrow next to your Name will display links for your Profile, Appointment Preferences, Email Notifications, Help and Logout.

Institutional Profile, Appointment Preferences, Email Notifications, Help and Logout. These are the options that are seen when the arrow next to a user's name is clicked.

Appointments Tab

If you use the Appointments feature and want to view your calendar, you can click on the arrow next to Appointments and then select from one of three views - Agenda, Day or Week.

This image shows the following tab headings from top to bottom. Appointments is the main tab and beneath that are tabs for Agenda, View Day and View Week. Agenda, View Day and View Week can be clicked on to open up different views of the Starfish Connect calendar.

Students Tab 

 Clicking on the arrow next to Students will display the tabs that are most frequently used by faculty - My Students, Tracking, Attendance and Progress Surveys.

Students is the main tab. underneath is My Students, Tracking, Attendance and Progress Surveys. Clicking on these tabs will open up different screens.

Services Tab

Clicking on Services will open the catalog of campus resources (all campus offices now appear on one page in the new look). 

This image shows an example of some of the services available at the College. The image shows Academic Advising West Regional Center, Career Connections Center and Center for Male Engagement.

Setting Up Your Profile

  1. Click on your name in the Top Navigation bar and select the Institutional Profile tab.
  2. Help students put a face to your name by using the Upload Photo link beneath your existing photo or placeholder to upload a photo.
  3. Edit your Contact Information. At CCP, we do not offer an alternate email.
  4. Double-check that the Time zone selected matches your time zone.
  5. For the General Overview, provide information about how you can help students if they visit your office, and for the My Biography section to let students know a bit more about you. You can include your educational background, work experience, areas of research and study, or any other information that would be relevant to others on campus. Students are more likely to reach out to you if they know a little about you.
  6. Click the Submit button to save your changes.

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