M-Pathways Update
August 2025

The beginning of a new academic year is always a time of heavy system usage. The peak period during which students drop and add classes is anticipated to begin on Monday, August 25 and continue through the drop/add deadline on Monday, September 15.

UM Emergency Alert numbers are used solely in the case of a campuswide alert. Examples of situations where a notification may be sent are a tornado warning, potential life threatening incident, hazardous spill, campus emergency, or weather-related class cancellations. For additional details on the UM Emergency Alert service, see the UM Emergency Alert page.

The Student Business, Student Center is a primary resource for academic, financial, and personal transactions. When assisting students, you can view the associated Student Business Help pages. In My LINC, search 'Student Business Help' for a link to the menu.

The help pages contain documentation, simulations, and videos for many student transactions. In Student Business, the Help link on the Student Center page opens this same menu. Specific transaction help is linked from other Student Business pages.

The Faculty Business Help pages contain documentation and simulations for many teaching and advising related transactions. In My LINC, search on keyword 'Faculty Business Help' for a link to the menu.

In Faculty Business, the Help link on the Faculty Center page opens this same menu. Specific transaction help is linked from other Faculty Business pages.

Before new U-M students even set foot on one of U-M’s beautiful campuses, they can become the target of phishing and scams. Unfortunately, targeting students at higher education institutions is a common practice for threat actors.

Scammers try to trick students into sharing their U-M login credentials, providing personal information, and/or making payments.

You can help students be victors, not victims. Do your part by spreading awareness of common scams and how to avoid them among those in your unit who support students. Visit Safe Computing for Students to learn more about common scams and how to report them, including:

• Job Offer Scams – It starts with a job offer, but then they ask for a favor, like acquiring gift cards or processing a check that turns out to be fake.
• Football Ticket Scams – Scammers impersonate U-M students on social media and get you to pay with a nonrefundable method, like Zelle, for nonexistent tickets.

Tips for those who receive a suspicious email or message:

• Don’t reply. Cut off contact.
• Don’t share login or personal info, or make payments.
• Don’t deposit checks sent via email or text.
• Forward the message to ReportPhish@umich.edu.
• If you gave your login information, change your password ASAP.

Together, Wolverines can fight phishing and scams.