Channel Guide
FlashLine channels are offered in a number of different flavors. Pick your favorites and then subscribe to customize the tabs and channels that you have in your layout. Find out how to subscribe to channels and customize your FlashLine experience. More FlashLine channel options and descriptions are available on the Channel Guide page two.
| Channel Name | Category | Description |
| Banner INB | Action Items | Access your personal and employee information to update your records for Kent State University. |
| Finance Reports | Action Items | If you have appropriate permissions, access budget reports, transaction reports, labor distribution reports and more. |
| Helpful Hints | Action Items | Find tips and links for accessing resources through FlashLine, including on- and off-campus connections |
| My Workflow Alerts | Action Items | Get alerts on various Workflow items that you have set up in your Action Items. |
| My Worklist | Action Items | Create a worklist to manage tasks that can also link up with your Workflow Alerts channel. |
| Time Approval | Action Items | Find out if you have time reports to approve or if you time report has been approved by your supervisor. |
| Time Reporting | Action Items | Report your time by clocking in and clocking out with this channel, and then submit your time for approval from your supervisor. |
| Workflow and Utilities | Action Items | Find links for changing your name, marital status and education level, as well as tools like imaging resources, Kronos, Cognos, Position Request Authorization (PRA) and tuition waiver request form. |
| Academic Profile | Auto-Published | Your profile features academic standing, major, schedule, class, advisor and other information. |
| Advancement Campaigns | Auto-Published | Learn about current advancement campaigns at Kent State University. |
| Advancement Prospects | Auto-Published | Search for and find prospects for advancement for Kent State University. |
| Advancement Research | Auto-Published | These tools and resources, including prospect research, small companies listings and finance links, aid in advancement research. |
| Advancement Schedule | Auto-Published | Find events, dates and activities on the advancement calendar or search by date. |
| Advisor Dashboard | Auto-Published | Resources for carrying out your tasks and procedures as an academic advisor at Kent State University are at your fingertips on your dashboard. |
| Approval Alerts | Auto-Published | Get alerts for time reports and other materials that are waiting for your approval. |
| Banner Channel Administration | Auto-Published | Access only to administrators for content management for Banner channels. |
| Banner INB | Auto-Published | Access your personal and employee information to update your records for Kent State University. |
| Banner Self-Service | Auto-Published | Access your personal and employee information to update your records for Kent State University. |
| Career Network | Auto-Published | Get in touch with the Career Network where you can find a mentor, become a mentor or search for new opportunities. |
| Employee Review | Auto-Published | Supervisors can find a list of employee reviews and their status. |
| Employment Details | Auto-Published | Employees can find and access details about benefits, direct deposit, pay stub, employment history, leave balances, and personal information. |
| Faculty Dashboard | Auto-Published | Resources for carrying out your tasks and procedures as a faculty member at Kent State University are at your fingertips on your dashboard. |
| Faculty Grade Assignment | Auto-Published | Faculty members can use this tool to make grade assignments for their courses each semester. |
| Faculty Registration Tools | Auto-Published | Look up classes, add or drop classes for students, change course options and override registration. |
| Faculty Schedule | Auto-Published | Stay updated and book your office hours, course meeting times, appointments and other events on the faculty schedule. |
| Faculty Self-Service | Auto-Published | Access your personal and employee information to update your faculty records for Kent State University. |
| Finance Alert Grants | Auto-Published | Get alerts for grants that fulfill your specifications and criteria, and then access application details and procedures. |
| Financial Aid Awards | Auto-Published | Know the details, names and numbers of your financial aid awards for each academic semester. |
| Financial Aid Requirements | Auto-Published | From family income and GPAs to applications and FAFSA forms, stay on top of your financial aid requirements from semester to semester. |
| Financial Advisor | Auto-Published | Get in touch with a financial advisor and learn more about money matters with a collection of financial resources. |
| Keep in Touch | Auto-Published | Find a classmate, complete a survey, update address and phone, view your directory profile or make a gift to the university. |
| My Account | Auto-Published | Get details about your account. |
| My Banner | Auto-Published | Access your personal and employee information to update your records for Kent State University. |
| My Reports | Auto-Published | Find information about your reports. |
| My Workflow Shortcuts | Auto-Published | Get easy access to items in your Workflow by setting up shortcuts to those items. |
| Personal Information | Auto-Published | Access and edit your personal information and employment details for Kent State University. |
| Personnel Action Notices | Auto-Published | Receive notices on personnel actions, changes and effective dates. |
| Publisher Studio Inbox | Auto-Published | Gain access to Publisher Studio, a content management application, which allows authorized users to create Web-based content for your institution through an easy-to-use, task-oriented electronic workflow. |
| Registration Tools | Auto-Published | Find registration status, look up classes, add or drop classes, and change class options. |
| Req's and PO's | Auto-Published | Create requisitions and purchase orders, check available balances, or create vendor profiles. |
| SIS Self-Service | Auto-Published | Access your personal and employee information to update your records for Kent State University. |
| Student Grades | Auto-Published | Get your student grades reported for your courses each semester. |
| Student Work Study Balance | Auto-Published | Learn how many hours you have worked and stay up-to-date on your federal Financial Aid Work Study balances at Kent State University. |
| Time Approval | Auto-Published | Find out if you have time reports to approve or if you time report has been approved by your supervisor. |
| Time Reporting | Auto-Published | Report your time by clocking in and clocking out with this channel, and then submit your time for approval from your supervisor. |
| Explore Majors and Careers | Career Services | Start exploring majors and careers with a collection of tools that enable you to assess yourself, research your options and make major decisions. |
| Career Navigator | Career Services | Get onboard with the Career Navigator to learn more about steering your career path in the right direction. |
| Opinion Poll | Career Services | Cast your opinion in the Career Services opinion poll, which surveys your thoughts about various career-related matters. |
| Popular Opinion | Career Services | Get the results from the latest opinion poll conducted by the Career Services Center at Kent State. |
| Real World Inspiration | Career Services | Get inspired: watch life-after-college videos, share your thoughts on a discussion forum and get the latest facts on career buzz. |
| Search for Jobs | Career Services | Learn great strategies, find new job-search links and read about upcoming campus events for your career. |
| Try On and Prep for Your Career | Career Services | Access resources for improving your interviewing skills, writing resumes and cover letters, finding internships and conducting yourself at business dinners and special occasions. |
| Your Career Services Center | Career Services | Locate your Career Services Center where you can meet the career counselors, tour the center and even ask the Career Guru a question. |
| Channel Guide | Help | Want to subscribe to a FlashLine channel, but you don't know which one? Read about all of the FlashLine offerings on the Channel Guide. |
| Customize My FlashLine | Help | Make FlashLine your own by customizing your FlashLine experience. |
| Help | Help | Link to help resources available at Kent State, including Helpdesk, FlashLine online tutorials and Resnet. |
| FlashLine Communications | Help | Learn about posting items in FlashLine and how to customize your FlashLine experience. |
| FlashLine FAQs | Help | Find answers to frequently asked questions, including login, password, e-mail, preferences and other FlashLine-related items and issues. |
| GPA Calculator | Help | Automated tool takes your grades and credit hours to generate your projected Grade Point Average (GPA). |
| Submit Feedback | Help | Share your thoughts about FlashLine, make suggestions or ask questions to help improve your FlashLine experience. |
| Training and Support | Help | Learn about opportunities for training, support, tutorials and job aids for the new Banner system. |
| Tutorial | Help | Find instructions for a variety of FlashLine tasks, including accessing course tools, getting support, joining an online group and other topics. |
| Connecting to Resources | Library | Use the Kent State Library proxy login through FlashLine to access electronic library material from on- and off-campus locations. |
| Featured Services | Library | Take advantage of an extensive list of resources that are offered to the Kent State community through Libraries and Media Services. |
| Excellence in Action @ The Library | Library | Learn about upcoming activities, presentations and learning opportunities at the library. |
| Key Library Web Pages | Library | Link to the key pages and features on the Kent State Library Web site, including regional campuses' libraries and other details. |
| Library Collection | Library | Access the Kent State Library's collections, including books, journals and research databases, as well as resources available through OhioLINK and KentLink. |
| Media Services | Library | Find all of the media services you can use, from audio visual services and design solutions to the student mutimedia center and teleproductions. |
| My Library Services | Library | Get information about your library account, such as checked-out books, reserved items, course reserves and other records. |