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Faculty Guide

What Is Navigate?

Navigate is A&M-Texarkana’s student success and early alert platform. It connects students to tutors, advisors, mentors, faculty, and staff through a coordinated care network—helping the university proactively support student success.

Key Features

Admin Drops
  • Admin drop surveys are required at the start of each semester.
  • Surveys are sent to your faculty email and do not require login to access.

Progress Reports

  • Help mentors, tutors, advisors, and staff identify students needing support before midterms and finals.
  • Progress reports are optional for faculty but essential for student success.

Issue Alerts & Referrals

  • Refer students to tutoring, advising, career development, and more.
  • Issue Alerts to connect students with the right support at the right time.
Office Hours
  • Set office hours and faculty advising times.
  • Students schedule appointments directly through Navigate.
  • Appointments sync automatically with Outlook.

Communication Tools

  • Email, text, or schedule appointments with students.

Faculty FAQs

How does Navigate help my students?

Navigate has a separate student mobile & desktop app, designed to simplify the college experience and help students navigate the complex world of higher-ed. Navigate helps students:

  • Engage & attend events
  • Manage their time
  • Navigate a Growing Campus
  • Meet with Faculty & Staff
  • Find a Study Group
  • Remove Barriers
  • Connect with Tutors, Advisor, Mentors, etc.
  • Ask Ace (Campus Chatbot - Coming Fall 2025)

How do I access Navigate?

For faculty and staff, Navigate is accessed through the digital backpack by logging in with your staff/faculty credentials (jdoe) and selecting Navigate for Staff from the list of apps. All faculty should have access. If you don’t have access, contact us at navigate@tamut.edu.

What do I have access to?

Faculty can see and take action only on students in their courses and their faculty advising assignments. Deans, chairs, & coordinators can see students in relevant colleges or programs and can also access historical & predictive analytics features. Greater access can be granted on request at navigate@tamut.edu.

I am a Dean, Chair, or Admin - can navigate help?

Navigate has powerful historical analytics for courses, degrees, & colleges, as well as population health & intervention dashboards. These give deans, chairs, & faculty admins the tools to understand their colleges & programs as a whole. Contact us at navigate@tamut.edu and let us know if there is a population you want to track

Is detailed faculty training available?

Self-guided walkthroughs designed for faculty can be found in the link below (login with your faculty credentials). If you wish to setup in-person or virtual training, contact us at navigate@tamut.edu.

Faculty Navigate Training

Am I required to take attendance in Navigate?

No. Most faculty prefer taking daily attendance in Canvas. Drop & Progress Surveys are how we track & intervene on attendance issues, so please fill those out!

Having trouble?

Navigate Support