Most alumni report reading the Class Notes section of the magazine FIRST!
Please don’t be shy about posting notes…just as you enjoy reading news about your classmates, they want to know what you’re up to as well. Your news need not be earth-shattering (hopefully not!) and you can post a lengthy note online (which might get shortened in the magazine). Want to post online, any time? Read on…
Q. How do I post a classnote?
A. First login to myThacher. Then, move your mouse over My Profile on the left hand side of the screen. Then, select “Add/Edit Class Note” and write your note. (You can also move your mouse over My Roles on the left side of the screen, click the “Alumni/ae” box, then select “Add/Edit Class Note.”) Don’t worry if your Class Note doesn’t appear instantly. The system is set up for us to approve the notes before they are posted. We will read the notes before we post them not so much for censorship as for information. If you would like to post a picture, please email it to alumni@thacher.org as an ATTACHMENT.
Q. How do I look up information on classmates and other Thacher friends on myThacher?
A. Once you have logged in, you can search through Directories or Groups. In Directories, you can use the basic or advanced searching capabilities to search by fields such as name, address, e-mail address, etc. If you can’t remember someone’s name but you do remember their class year, you can use Groups to look up an entire class.
Q. Can I update my contact information on myThacher?
A. Yes. In addition to calling or sending updates to the Alumni Office, you can update your information through myThacher. Once you are logged in to myThacher, click on Profile on the left bar and you will be able to update your information. Website updates are synched with school mailing databases at the end of every month.
Q. What if I don’t want my information displayed for all to see on myThacher?
A. All profiles are defaulted to not show address information. However, if you would like to tailor exactly what appears on your profile you can select “Profile” and then “Select information to be published in the online community.” Select “Edit” in the top right corner of the page and follow the directions from there.
Q. There appear to be parts of the website that I can’t access without a password. Can you explain this?
A. The Thacher website can be thought of as two sites in one. The public site (www.thacher.org) is where we post information that can be seen by the general public. The password-protected site (accessed by typing in your username and password in the upper left corner of this page) is available only to members of the Thacher community with user accounts. This is where you can post class notes, change your profile, and look up information on classmates.
The password-protected pages duplicate some of the information on the public site (e.g., news stories and calendar items), but also contain information that is only visible to parents, students, faculty, staff, alumni, etc. The website actually distinguishes between these different groups to customize the information seen by any particular user, depending on his or her role.
