December 2020

• New process elements to help students prepare for travel

• Cost sheets

• Are you a Program Administrator? You may have new powers!

• Congratulations to Stephanie!

November 2020

• Recurring problem with system email

• Warning: Watch out for reverting brochures!

• New role for temporary or student staff

• Reporting workshop

October 2020

• What happens when you rename or reuse a program?

• What to consider for virtual programs

• Coming soon... multiple-file upload questions

September 2020

• Change of date for September M-Compass User Group meeting

• Minor changes to the _UM Undergraduate Education Abroad Application

• Changes to travel health and disability accommodation requirements 

• GeoBlue price increase

August 2020

• Fall 2020 user meetings and workshops

• 2022 application cycles to be added

• Need to change your application requirements?

• Admin Help updates

• New features coming soon

July 2020

• How does the Question Bank work?

• Using questions in queries and reports

• Hooray for international students!

June 2020

• Internal questionnaire for COVID-19 recording

• When a staff member leaves or joins your office

• Changing terms for your program?

• Image Library maintenance

• Do you know all the places that hero images show up?

May 2020

• Issues fixed: Time zones and itineraries

• What's a program group?

• Reactivating an inactive program

• Roles for M-Compass administrators

• Did you know: Box in China

• You can ignore the pop-ups!

April 2020

• M-Compass Summer Workshop postponed

• New status alias: Confirmed (Ended Early)

• New application tag: Deferred

• New internal questionnaire for tracking changes due to COVID-19

• Image Library maintenance

• Layout differences between admin and student views

March 2020

• Recording returning/returned students

• Why do I have two brochures?

• Adding your own hero images

• Am I a Program Builder???

• Have my students requested recommendations?

February 2020

• Updates and known issues

• Help with China programs

• Weekend application deadlines

• Sharing queries and reports: dos and don'ts

• What is the Admin Console?

• Sarah is back from maternity leave

January 2020

• New issue - past applications

• New issue - student can edit and submit a withdrawn application

• New Application Tag - Application Complete (post-decision submit)

• Did you know…?

• User Group Meeting Details

• Summer Conference Workshop Details

• Terra Dotta Conference