My Hamilton

Summary

This article explains how My Hamilton is a personalized portal for Hamilton College students and employees, providing customizable access to resources like email, calendar, Blackboard, campus news, and various academic and personal management tools.

Body

My Hamilton is your personalized view of information at Hamilton, as well as a starting point for accessing information and entertainment from all over the Web. My Hamilton gives you control over what Web resources and information are available to you, such as your Hamilton e-mail and Blackboard accounts.

https://my.hamilton.edu is the login screen for the portal. After logging in, you will see your own Hamilton College portal page where you can customize access to the above-mentioned resources. 

My Hamilton uses tabs to group certain resources. Each resource is called a channel. There is a button in the top right corner on each channel which allows you to manage display settings and content.
 

Home

The main section where you can add channels for direct access to E-mail, WebAdvisor, Blackboard, Facebook, Personal Calendar etc.
 

Communities

These provide access to Listservs to which you are subscribed, campus messages and events and messages from the Hamilton community (e.g marketplace, lost and found, ride board).
 

Tools

Access to the following:

Resource

Applies To

Academic Resources

Employees

Budget Center

Employees

Campus Safety - statistics

Students, Employees

Card Services - for making deposits and activating/deactivating the Hill Card

Students, Employees

College Business - for paying bills online

Students

Course Tools - for accessing your WebAdvisor

Students

Facilities Management

Students

Financial Aid - for accessing your award letter

Students, Employees

Human Resources

Employees

Library - for accessing the Alex Library Catalog, Reserves, E-Journals, and Databases

Students, Employees

Mail Center - for retrieving your mail number  and combinations

Students

Personal Information - view and edit your contact information

Students

Student Organizations

Students

Transportation

Students

News

Access to the most recent college news feeds from ABC News, BBC, CNN, New York Times, Washington Post etc. You can also add your own feeds to your My Hamilton.
 

Links

Add your own collection of links to your My Hamilton page. To begin adding your own collection of links, click the "Add Link Group" button.
 

Files

Access your personal space through My Hamilton:

Effective September 30, 2025, the My Hamilton Files tab is now retired.

Modern solutions like Google Drive and VPN/Network Drive access offer improved, more secure solutions for file management than this legacy tool.

Please note that discontinuing the tab does not mean SSS/ESS are being discontinued. You will continue to have full access to your SSS/ESS files through alternative methods:

  • Direct access on Mac and Windows: Follow the provided instructions for Mac and Windows. (For Windows users, simply replace "ESS" with "SSS" in the steps.)
  • Citrix applications: Access your files directly by following these instructions.
  • Off-campus access: Connect via VPN/Network Drive to reach your files.

You may also choose alternative solutions like Google Drive for storing and managing your files.

 

Courses

Access Blackboard through My Hamilton.

Setup

  • My Profile - update your Hamilton College Profile and Hamilton Community profile through Workday.

  • Passwords and Security - Sync passwords - Your network password will be the same as your My Hamilton/Email password.

  • Layout Options - change the number of columns on your home page. You can also reset your tabs, channels, and settings back to the original layout by clicking RESET CHANNELS. Your data (contacts, links, news, etc.) will not be lost, but your display preferences will be removed.

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Article ID: 3093
Created
Wed 3/12/25 3:58 PM
Modified
Wed 3/25/26 2:44 PM

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