Student Employee Success Guide
A student employee is a part-time employee who is currently enrolled in a minimum of six credit hours (half-time credit load) at Â鶹´«Ã½ with the primary goal of achieving a degree. A student employee can also be referred to or known as: Student Worker, Student Assistant, Federal Work Study Student, or Graduate Assistant.
Accounts
Your Â鶹´«Ã½ username and password are key to accessing many of the resources the Office of Information Technology provides. Protect your identity by protecting your password.
- Student employees are provided staff account credentials.
- The staff account credentials must be used to access OneUSG, which is the HR/Payroll system. As an employee, OneUSG is used to record hours worked, update tax and direct deposit information, etc.
- To access OneUSG: visit and login using your staff account credentials.
- Student employees are also provided a staff email account.
- To access your work email, visit , and login by using your staff account credentials.
Tip: Use a different browser than the one you use for your student account. - All Â鶹´«Ã½ staff are required to complete mandatory training.
Notifications will be sent to your Â鶹´«Ã½ staff email address, and
you must access and complete the trainings using your staff account.
- To access your work email, visit , and login by using your staff account credentials.
- Additional information may be found on the Â鶹´«Ã½ Human Resources site
Access
- Use alternate browsers for each account. Separate browsers can store each username for a faster login experience.
- Clearing browsing history and cache can resolve errors.
Security
- Visit to change your password and enroll in password management. Once your security questions are set, you will be able to reset your Â鶹´«Ã½ password without assistance from IT.
- NEVER share your username and password with anyone. Information Technology will never ask for password information.
- Create a strong password that is difficult for others to guess but easy for you to remember.
- Use a mix of numbers, special characters/punctuation, upper- and lowercase letters.
- Avoid passwords that are too simple, like your username or 'Passw0rd1!'
- Avoid searchable information, like your phone number or date of birth.
- Avoid conversational information, like a nickname or pet's name.
- Avoid using a short password
Support
Whether its a work computer or your personal computer, the Â鶹´«Ã½ IT Service Desk offers students, faculty, and staff in-person technical assistance. On-site technicians can assist with issues regarding users’ accounts, devices, software installation, data transfers, and more. In-depth hardware or software troubleshooting issues may require a longer wait and the device will be checked in for further investigation. In addition, each IT Service Desk locations facilitates a loaner laptop program, where we can issue a laptop for a limited amount of time. Find your campus’ Service Desk location.