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What is My Sac State?

My Sac State is designed as a home base on the web for students, faculty, and staff to conduct their university business, a single point of entry to an array of academic and business services. To access My Sac State users need only thier SacLink username and password.

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How can I access My Sac State?

My Sac State is accessible through the University's main website (http://www.csus.edu/) or it can be accessed easily by going to https://my.csus.edu. All you need is an active SacLink username and password in order to log in.

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Where is the Student Center or Faculty Center located in My Sac State?

Links to the Student Center and Faculty Center are available to students and faculty, respectively, on the Home tab in My Sac State.

I'm unable to locate a particular feature/link in My Sac State. What should I do??

Information in My Sac State is organized in "channels" (i.e., content boxes). If you're unable to locate a particular channel, first you can try hovering over each tab name to view and select from a list of available channel. (Note:  This hover feature only works on tabs that are not currently being viewed.)

Additionally, you can try resetting your current layout to the default. Click on the Customize link at the top, right of the page, select User Preferences and then click the "Revert to default layout" option.

If you're still experiencing difficulty, please contact the Service Desk for assistance.

The SacLink Email preview I normally see on my Home tab in My Sac State has now just changed to a link for Outlook Web Access. What's going on?

We are currently upgrading our campus Exchange Server to the 2010 version. During this upgrade, the email preview function in My Sac State needs to be temporarily disabled. However, you will still be able to gain access to your email from within My Sac State. You will find a new SacLink Email box that includes a link you can click to log into Outlook Web Access and view your email.

The SacLink Email feature in My Sac State wasn't working for me so I was advised to add the Outlook Web Access option to my My Stuff tab but now that's missing. What's going on?

We are currently upgrading our campus Exchange Server to the 2010 version. During this upgrade, the regular email preview function in My Sac State's SacLink E-Mail and Outlook Web Access features needs to be temporarily disabled. However, you will still be able to gain access to your email from within My Sac State. You will find a new SacLink Email box that includes a link you can click to log into Outlook Web Access and view your email.