Add Proxy Access to your Valpo Accounts for a Parent or Guest
Adding, changing, or removing access to your Valpo Financial Aid, Student Account, and Academic information for proxy/guest users.
Many students receive requests for their parents and other relatives to have access to their Student Data while they are enrolled. These include access to paying a bill or reviewing grades or reviewing financial aid packages. The FERPA regulations require that a student expressly waive their rights under those laws in order to grant that protected information. The student can allow all access, limited access, or rescind those permissions at any time.
Step-by-step guide to allowing Proxy (Parent/Guest) Access
Logging in from the dataVU app - datavu.valpo.edu
Log into your valpo.edu Google account (gmail, etc.) before beginning
Select the Proxy/Guest Access link on the Student Records card
Select Allow Parent/Guest Access
You should automatically be transported to
Sign In - Valparaiso University Self Service
Adding Proxy with Self-Service
If you are already in Self-Service, you can add Proxy/Guest users from here in two ways:
Select the User Options menu, then select View/Add Proxy Access
or
Select your Valpo username in the top right-hand corner, then select View/Add Proxy Access
Selecting Proxy (Parent/Guest) Users
On the View/Add Proxy Access Screen under the Add a Proxy menu, choose Select a Proxy
The drop-down list will be pre-populated with known connections already in the system
You may select one of these people, or Add Another User
When you click on the person's name, their Email Address and their relationship to you will appear.
If user has an INCORRECT EMAIL address
Please contact registrar@valpo.edu with corrected email address prior to adding proxy user. This will ensure that the new user receives information to access their account.
Adding User email Address
If the user you select does not already have an email address on file, you will be prompted to add and confirm one.
Adding Another (New) User
If you select Add Another User you will be asked to provide the following for the new user:
First and last name, email address, and relationship (required)
After you input the new user information, the system will search our database to see if the user exists, you will get one of three outcomes
If a user matches, they will add the relationship to you and generate notification emails to the user
A message will be sent to the email address you provided inviting your proxy user to create their profile and account.
They will receive:
one email with their username
one email with their password
a verification code email
They will then be prompted to create a new password.
Selecting Types of Access
Select the type(s) of Access you want to provide to this person.
Choose from :
Allow Complete Access or
Allow Select Access, and then check the appropriate boxes for what you want to grant
Student Finance - account statements and bill paying
Financial Aid
Academics - grades
Notifications - restrictions and other notifications
You may change any or all of the access at anytime. The user will receive an email that a change has been made, without specifying what that change entails.
Check the box to authorize disclosure of your information to your selected Parent/Guest user, then click Save.
After you grant access, you will receive an email confirmation and your Parent/Guest user will receive email(s) with instructions to login, including a username and password if they have not previously had access.
Note: Previous users will be prompted to change their password on first login in the revised platform.
Keep Your Password Private
NEVER give your login information to anyone else, including parents, siblings, other relatives, friends, etc. This is a violation of Valpo's Acceptable Use Policy and can compromise your privacy and security, and can even result in your access being revoked. Instead, follow the instructions above to grant authorized access to select information for appropriate individuals.