SOLAR for Faculty & Staff

SOLAR is Stony Brook University's primary administrative system used by faculty and staff to update personal information, view vacation/sick accruals, print class rosters, submit grades, and more.

Frequently Asked Questions

Getting Started

How do I change my emergency contact information in SOLAR?
How do I change my preferred name in SOLAR?
How do I get started with SOLAR?
How do I set up SB Alert?
How do I update my address in SOLAR?

Academic Advisement

How do I navigate SOLAR as an advisor?

Accounts/Passwords

How do I reset my SOLAR password?
How long do retirees and emeritus faculty retain access to their University accounts?
What is my initial SOLAR password?

Managing Courses

Do grades in Brightspace automatically publish to SOLAR?
How can I get a list of my students' email addresses?
How do I change an incomplete "I" grade in the SOLAR Faculty Center?
How do I print a roster from SOLAR?
How do I print my teaching schedule?
How do I report / verify beginning of term student attendance in SOLAR
How do I send an email to students via SOLAR?
How do I submit grades in SOLAR?

Managing Employees

How do I approve RF employees' time off in SOLAR?
How do I approve UUP and M/C time reports in SOLAR?
How do I approve the SOLAR time reports of our TAs and GAs?

Managing Student Employees

Can I get a list of unapproved student time sheets in SOLAR?
How can I view the paid student assignment time sheets in SOLAR?
How can I view the student time sheet history?
How can I view the work study balance of one of my students?
How do I appoint a student into an assignment?
How do I approve Student Assistant and Federal Work Study Student time sheets?
How do I change a Time Sheet Authorizor?
How do I change the hourly rate or the mail drop on a filled assignment?
How do I extend a student's job assignment?
How do I find my Department ID if I only have my Account Code?
How do I hire student assistants and Federal Work Study Students?
How do I navigate SOLAR when Hiring Students?
How do I terminate a filled job assignment?
How do I update or change a job skills on a student assignment?
How do I view and create student job assignments in SOLAR?
I just created a job assignment. Where is it?
What do I need to know to download a report from SOLAR when hiring students?
Where can I view a list of all my student workers?

Payroll and Compensation

How Do I Find My Paycheck in Solar?

Student Employees

I am a Student Assistant/Federal Work Study Student employee. How do I enter my time sheet?

Time Reporting

How do Faculty report time off in SOLAR?
How do RF employees report time off in SOLAR?
How do UUP and M/C employees report time off in SOLAR?
How does a TA or GA report their time in SOLAR?

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