Starfish is a communication tool that allows the course instructor to easily inform a student that they may be at-risk in specific areas within the course. You also receive notification of the instructors concern. Instructors and you can then take a coordinated approach to help students utilize campus resources and develop an action plan.

RIT Advisor YouTube Playlist

View one or more of the videos from the RIT Starfish YouTube channel to learn, or refresh your knowledge about one of the topics below. 

1. How to Access The Starfish System

2. How to Sync Your Outlook Calendar to Starfish

3. Setting Your Preferences in Starfish

4. How to Assign a Calendar Manager

5. Setting Your Office Hours in Starfish

6. Creating & Managing a Leave of Absence Success Plan

7. How to Clear Flags & Close The Loop


Step-by-Step Guides

Here you will find instructions for many of the functions within Starfish.

If there is an item that you would like added to this page, please contact starfish@rit.edu

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