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Activating Your Electronic Services

Banner is the name of Brown's online system for course registration, grading, and student information.  When you applied for admission to Brown, you were assigned a Banner identification number, which will be your student identification number throughout your time at Brown.  You need this number now to activate your Brown email account and to participate in summer course lotteries and tutorials.

Finding your BannerID
Complete the following steps to find your Banner identification number:

  1. Go to http://selfservice.brown.edu/.
  2. Log-in with the username and password the Admission Office gave you.
    If you have trouble recalling your username and password, please call the CIS Help Desk at 401-863-HELP or email help@brown.edu.
  3. Click on the “Student and Financial Aid” tab.
  4. Click on the “Registration” link.
  5. Click on the “Registration Status” link.

Your BannerID will be displayed in the upper right corner. It starts with the letter B and is nine characters long.

Activating your Brown email
Throughout the summer, Brown's Dean of the College Office will email you weekly at your Brown email address.  These emails will contain important information about course offerings and lotteries, academic advising, and campus life issues.

In order to receive these emails, you need to activate your Brown email account.  You can do this by going to http://activate.brown.edu and following the instructions provided on the site.  You will need your Banner identification number in order to activate.

Check your Brown email during the summer!
We will email you almost every week this summer, so please check your Brown email account regularly.

More information about computing on campus
Visit Computer Information Services’ website at http://brown.edu/Facilities/CIS/ to learn more about computing life at Brown. Once you arrive on campus, you can stop by our CIS information table at the University Resource Fair. The University Resource Fair will be held in Sayles Hall on Saturday, August 30th from 2pm to 4pm and Sunday, August 31st from 11am to 1pm. If you have questions prior to coming to campus, please visit our website or contact a Help Desk Specialist by either emailing Help@Brown.edu or calling 401.863.HELP(4357).