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n the Jan. 12 issue of Scroll this semester, there was an article about the recent update to the my.byui.edu Web site. I was recalling some of the many experiences that not only I have had, but other students have experienced as well.

Last semester, I covered the meeting held by the technology department for students. During the presentation of the new my.byui.edu update, there were many new features and aspects of the site that looked promising — such as the ability to register multiple classes at once. However, one of the major drawbacks that was mentioned was the new update would not have a replacement for the graduation plan. 

Thanks to the new update, I currently have no clue what classes I need to graduate. I have a vague idea with their new audit tool, but that in itself is confusing. 

While the update may be good in the long run, there seems to be quite a few glitches or bugs in the new system. 

One such bug occurred on the second day of classes in the morning. This glitch made it so students could not view their class schedule on my.byui.edu. I was one of the students who had no clue where their classes were or where to go. I noticed other students had the same problem as well. Other students were wandering the halls, staring at the classroom schedules and even asking the teachers what classes they were currently teaching.

Another issue with this upgrade is there is no “log out” button on the mybyui page. 

I had to use someone’s iPhone to get information for a class and after I used it I wanted to log out so my private information wasn’t accessible to anyone else. I searched along with many other students for the log out button but did not find one. 

The only solution the school has offered is to close out the browser. While that may be good solution there are still some computers where closing the browser is not an option—especially on a cell phone. 

The school should provide a logout button for not only functionality purposes but also for protecting the privacy of students and faculty as well.

We know that as technology advances that at some point all things need to catch up including my.byui.edu. I believe BYU–Idaho could have handled this particular upgrade differently. By inquiring what was most important to the students before implementing the actual upgrade, the university would have been able to make a better
my.byui.edu that could accommodate both students and faculty. 

JR Briscoe

Assistant Editor Campus