Staff: Getting Started at Mills

As a staff member at Mills, you are granted access to a Mills email account, the Resource Portal, the Intranet website for staff and faculty, and to personal and departmental file space on our servers. If your work requires it, you would also use Banner, our administrative database. And you can request a personal webpage on people.mills.edu.

The Portal will be your frequent starting point. It is the website where individuals can see information that Mills keeps in its administrative database. You can also update some information about yourself.

To get started, you will log into the Portal. But first you must set your password. Click on the "Portal" button on the bottom right of the Mills College homepage. To log in, you will need your ID number (on the back of your ID card). Click on the link called 'Forgot your password or need to create one?' Your email address on record with HR will be used to set your password. If that does not work, contact the Help Desk at 510-430-2005.

During your first visit to the Portal, you will be required to accept our computing agreement, which outlines Mills' expectations of you as you use our network and our services. On the "Home" page of the Portal, in the upper-right-hand corner, you will see your username. Your Mills login/username can be used for other services that require authentication. For instance, logging into computers or email.

Either now or later, make sure to browse myMills to see what services are available to you. Visit the links that display your addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and emergency contacts. It is important that staff at Mills know that they can reach you when business needs require it. Contact Human Resources if you see any incorrect or missing data. We will be adding additional services for staff in the future.

Second step: Test your password with your email account

Mills offers a web-based email program that is accessible from the Mills homepage (look at the bottom right for the 'check mail' button). Your mail is accessible anywhere in the world where you can use a web browser.

Enter your login name and your new password and you will be presented with your Inbox.

For information on the use of Outlook Web Access, please visit our OWA help page.

www.mills.edu is the college’s public website, geared towards serving prospective and current students. The College also has a private Intranet for staff and faculty. Its address is http://intranet.mills.edu.

You can get there from the Mills homepage by clicking on the tab "Faculty/Staff." It is on the bottom right, next to the myMills tab. You will be asked to login with your username and password. If you cannot log in, send an email to postmaster@mills.edu.

Web services most often used by staff are on the Intranet home page. You will see links at the top for myMills, email and Banner. Banner is our administrative database. Your supervisor will know if you need access. If so, have your supervisor submit a form: 'Request a Banner account'. (This form is available from the Banner link at the top of the Intranet homepage.)

On the main Intranet page, there are links to calendars, forms and info from the Human Resources and Controller’s offices, etc. One link points to our work order system that allows students, faculty, and staff to submit requests for repairs electronically.

From the pull-down list of departments, you can get to the Central Systems Intranet home page. Here you will find links to detailed information on our services:

• Using email, including frequently asked questions, and dealing with spam
• Protecting your computer from viruses
• Using your personal and departmental file spaces