Navigate360 for Faculty & Staff

All of the data in Navigate360 comes from Banner, MCLA's Student Information System, nightly, except for GPA, placement scores, and unofficial transcripts, which are updated 4 times a year.Back to top

Yes! Navigate360 is a FERPA Compliant tool. Anything you add to Navigate360 (such as appointment summary notes, alerts, and texting students) is considered part of the student's educational record and is subject to FERPA. Navigate360 has over 60 customizable permissions and roles, ensuring that faculty and staff are accessing appropriate information.

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Use the drop down next to "Staff Home" to switch to "Professor Home."

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Please email Navigate@mcla.edu with any questions and someone from the Academic Advising & Support team will contact you shortly.

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EAB Navigate uses your MCLA SSO credentials to access the system. Sign into MCLA’s Portal Page, then go to https://mcla.campus.eab.com/home

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Visit the Navigate360 Help Center for articles and how-to instructions on all Navigate360 Features and Workflows by clicking on the question mark icon in the top right hand corner on any Navigate360 page. For more detailed guidance, visit the EAB Help Center.

For MCLA specific issues or questions, email navigate@mcla.edu or book a meeting with one of our Navigate360 experts.

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Many Navigate36 users have multiple roles in the system and may need to switch between them depending on what they are trying to do in Navigate360. Once signed in, if you need to switch between home pages, click the arrow button next to “Home” to select from the options you’re assigned. For more information on what permissions you role has, visit the Roles & Permissions page.Back to top

1. Click the circle with your initials or picture at the top right of the screen.
2. Click “User Settings”. From there, you can edit:
   1. Your pronouns
   2. Your email signature (for messages sent via Navigate)
   3. Your Default Views
      1. Default term: choose default semester you would like Navigate360 to display. “System Default Term” uses Navigate360’s logic and will change automatically. If you set a default term, you will need to manually update to next term in user settings.
      2. System Default Landing Page: set a default page for whenever you log into Navigate360.
      3. Default Care Unit: to pre-fill for ad hoc appointment summaries.

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1. Click the “Add Time” button in the Actions Menu
2. Select the days as well as start and end time in the From and To fields.
3. Set the length of the availability with the How Long Is this Availability Active? field.
4. If you want this availability added to your personal availability link, select Add This Availability to Your Personal Availability Link? You can put the personal availability link in an email, text, or on a website. Students are taken to a scheduling workflow that has the faculty/staff’s chosen availabilities pre-filled. (Note: Personal availability link only works for regular appointments, not for drop-in’s or campaigns.)
5. Select your availability types. You can choose more than one at a time. For example, an availability can be both drop-in and appointments.
6. For Meeting Preference, select the applicable meeting modality.
7. Select the Care Unit that you are part of.
   1. Faculty Advising (use this Care Unit if you are a faculty member scheduling advising appointments in Navigate360)
   2. Academic Advising & Support
   3. Athletics
8. Choose the location where you will be available. For faculty: please select “Faculty Office” and write your office location in the Special Instructions section.
9. Select services you can provide students during this availability. You must choose at least one service but can pick more.
10. In the URL/Phone Number field, add your meeting link for your appointments if you are hosting virtual appointments.
11. Use the Special Instructions box to include additional details for students. (Example: We will use Zoom for our meeting, which you can access by using the link provided. Virtual meeting spaces allow us the flexibility to connect from various spaces. Please ensure the space you are in is conductive for such a meeting. I very much look forward to meeting with you!)
12. If you want to hold group appointments, you can specify the number under Max Number of Students per Appointment. Otherwise, you can leave it as “1” for one-on-one appointments.
13. Click the Save button.
14. Repeat this process until all your availabilities have been defined. You can have as much availability as needed. Creating multiple availabilities will enable you to set aside specific block for specific services (registration advising for example) or meeting types (drop ins vs. scheduled appointments)

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Navigate360 provides email messaging for faculty and staff to communicate with students, either individually or en masse. Communicating with students through the platform creates records of those communications which can be accessible by other staff or faculty on campus (with the appropriate permissions). In addition, it allows for a quick and easy way to communicate with more than once student at once.

How do I send emails through Navigate360?
You can send emails or texts to one or more students from your staff or professor homepage, the student’s profile, or the advanced search. Most “Actions” menus throughout the platform allow for sending emails. 

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Navigate360 facilitates your interactions with students by providing information about them. Student Profiles help you find what you need to prepare for student interaction. Each student has a unique profile. Student Profiles are accessed from Staff Home if the student is assigned to you. Student Profiles empower staff with the information needed to support students throughout their education. This information includes student GPA, courses, and unofficial transcripts. 

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