University of Iowa website will soon change its name.
The Iowa Student Information System (ISIS) will soon change its controversial name to MyUI, according to a UI news release issued Monday.
The new website will launch in late April at myui.uiowa.edu.
Despite the name change, users will still be able to perform the same critical tasks they could in ISIS: register for classes, view grades, pay U-Bills, apply for financial aid, perform degree audits, check course schedules or academic calendars, and make academic-advising appointments, according to the release.
The new website will also incorporate learning tools, including access to Iowa Courses Online (ICON), and links to a host of student life resources, including events calendars, real-time bus locations, dining menus, and maps.
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The old system, ISIS, was established in 1989. Last year, the UI began to minimize use of the ISIS acronym in order to avoid confusion with the terrorist group known as ISIS. The UI finally decided to change the name and develop the new portal in December of last year.
The campus is encouraged to update references to the Iowa Student Information System to reflect the new MyUI name and MyUI.uiowa.edu website. Traffic from the old site will be redirected as soon as the new portal is live.
— by Anis Shakirah Mohd Muslimin
