Email My Roster - How To Guide

How To Email My Roster

How do I email my roster?

Answer

Emailing Students on My Roster(s) 

Option 1- Email Roster from Canvas (course must be published)

  • There are two ways to get into Canvas: 
    1) Go to https://www.sierracollege.edu and scroll down to the Faculty and Staff link.  Then click on Canvas and then login.
    2) Go to https://mysierra.sierracollege.edu and login.  There is a link to Canvas on the main menu.  You should not need to login again.
  • Make sure your course has been published
  • Click on Inbox
  • Click on the "compose message" button in the upper right
  • Select the desired course from the Course dropdown menu
  • Select the "All in..." option from the To dropdown box
  • Enter the subject, compose your message, and send.

Option 2- Email Roster from Sierra Connect

  • There are two ways to get into Starfish
    1) Go to https://sierracollege.starfishsolutions.com/starfish-ops/session/casLogin.html and click on Sierra Connect
    2) Go to https://mysierra.sierracollege.edu and login.  There is a link to Sierra Connect on the main menu.
  • Click on the menu in the upper left corner, and then click on "Students"
  • Click on the drop-down menu under 'Connection'
  • Click on the class you want to email in the connection menu
  • Click on the top left checkbox
  • If you have more than 25 students on your roster, scroll down and click the Next button.  Then select all students again by clicking the upper left checkbox
  • Once you've selected the students you wish to email, click on the 'Message' button near the top of the screen
  • Enter a subject and message in the popup box and press 'Submit'

Option 3- Copy and Paste email Addresses from Banner Rosters

  • Log in to mySierra
  • Click on the 'Faculty' tab 
  • Click 'Rosters'
  • Click on the term and then click on the "Select Term" button
  • Find the class you want to email, and click on the checkbox next to it
  • Make sure popups are enabled in your browser
  • Click on the Excel version of the roster, download it and save to your desktop.  (You may need to rename the file to end in .xls.)
  • Open the file so you can get the email addresses. 
  • Compose message using your email client, and then send''

Option 4- Copy all email addresses from Banner using one click (may not work in all browsers)

  • Log in to mySierra
  • Click on the 'Faculty' tab 
  • Click 'Class Assignments 
  • Find the class you want to email, and click on 'Classlist'
  • Right-click on the 'Email all students' link at the bottom of the screen.  Choose copy
  • Paste the email addresses into the email.  Compose message, and send''

Option 5- Email students from your email client using a Banner feature (may not work from your personal computer)

  • Log in to mySierra
  • Click on the 'Faculty' tab 
  • Click 'Class Assignments 
  • Find the class you want to email, and click on 'Classlist'
  • To email one student, click on the email icon on the far right side of the screen.  This will open an email in your default email client.
  • If you want to email everyone on the roster, click on 'Email all students' at the bottom of the screen.  This will open an email in your default email client. 
  • Compose message, and send''
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