It's a whole new You! StanfordYou, that is. Well, maybe it's not entirely new - you'll use StanfordYou for the same reasons as before, such as to change your SUNet ID password, or to update your information for Stanford.Who and the Stanford Directory. But ITSS has made changes that make StanfordYou easier to use, easier to understand, and easier for them to change as future needs arise.
You'll see the changes starting with the home page: a cleaner listing of the options, with fewer graphics, which helps make them more accessible to sight-impaired users with screen-reader software. Reflecting privacy concerns, StanfordYou no longer shows some non-Stanford personal information, such as your social security number and birthdate.
In fact, most of the changes are minor and cosmetic, so the details aren't important here. We've put a lot of effort into simplifying StanfordYou, so the less you notice, the more successful the changes. Many are based on user research and redesign proposals done for us by Computer Science students. The students developed a research project in which they conducted interviews with and observed site usage by members of the StanfordYou user communities (faculty, staff, students). They then identified use patterns and recommended design changes. Their help was invaluable and ITSS is grateful to them for choosing StanfordYou as the target application for their academic work.
The new StanfordYou debuted early in Winter Quarter at:
http://stanfordyou.stanford.edu/
As always, if you have questions about StanfordYou, please use HelpSU to get answers and assistance.
