Update Bio

When enabled, the Update Bio page allows students to update their contact information, text preferences, PIN, profile information, ethnicity, and photo. They may also set their directory search preferences.

Any updates made here will be made in the corresponding Biographic and Address records within the Jenzabar SONIS administrative system. The student's Last, First, and Middle names display in the upper left corner of the page. Many schools may choose not to make these values editable.

The next section contains contact information. There are three optional fields for street address, allowing space for apartment numbers and other additional address components. The County field may not be used by some schools. Clicking the Text Me Flag box indicates consent to receive text messages at the provided Cell Phone number.

Note that the Ethnicity field is needed for federal reporting in the U.S. Students should always select the ethnicity that best describes them when the field is active on this page.

Clicking the NSLCH Block excludes the student's name and attendance dates from being included in the Clearinghouse Directory. As with other areas on this page, making an update requires the Submit button be clicked for the update to be recorded.

Administrators, see Text Processes and Clearinghouse for more information on these processes.

Users have the option to change their PIN. To do so, click in the PIN field, enter a PIN that meets institutional requirements, and click Submit. If the PIN requirements and/or length are not met, a warning message displays.

Administrators, see Password & PIN Utility for more information on PIN codes.

The Profile field allows students to write and maintain a short biography of themselves. This profile is displayed to instructors and on the Biographic page in the SONIS administrative portal, and if Publish Profile is checked, it can be viewed by others at the institution in the portals. To create a profile, click in the box and enter the desired information. Click Submit to save the entered information.

The My Photo section allows users to upload their own photo. The photo must be a .jpg image of 100KB or less in size. If the user is not sure what their current photo is, or would like to confirm the new photo updated, the View Current Photo can be clicked to view the current photo.

The last section of the page provides the user the opportunity to determine which information will be available to others who are conducting searches within portals other than the administrative portal. For example, if a student or instructor is searching for someone's name and phone number, but the user did not select Publish Phone Number, the phone number will not be displayed in the search results. The publishing options are: