Activating Your Falcon Account

This web page will give you an overview of Falcon Account Activation. Your Falcon Account gives you access to many important University computer resources. Whether you are an employee or student, these computer resources are essential to your University experience.

UW - River Falls Employees

All University employees are granted access to certain resources such as email, web space, calendar, and lab login immediately after creating their Falcon Account. (see below for detailed information on each item)

UW - River Falls Students

Activating your Falcon Account gives you immediate access to:

eSIS (electronic Student Information System)
- Students use eSIS to register for classes, accept financial aid, and check grades among other things.

Additional resources are granted at the beginning of the first semester of attendance at UW - River Falls:

Your University email account
FalconFile gives you file storage space and web pages for personal use
Computer Lab login allows you to log in and use the computers in any computer lab on campus
Calendar online web access
Discounted WISC software ordering privledges as a UW - River Falls student
D2L Learn@UW online courses used by faculty and students

Falcon Account Activation Steps

The following information will give you a preview of the steps you will go through to activate your Falcon Account. In each step of the process the status bar will be highlighted displaying the section of the process you are in currently.

Step 1: Identify

First, use your web browser (such as Internet Explorer) to go to the Falcon Account Administration tool.

Visiting the Falcon Account Activation page will be for one of two reasons. Either you are creating the account for the first time or you are maintaining the account in which you may be prompted to change a password or re-accept the Acceptable Use Policy. When you begin the process of activating your falcon account you will need to know the following 3 pieces of information:

ID number (students can find this on the ID card. faculty/staff your dept would give this to you) If you do not know your ID number please call the Helpdesk (425-4357)
Last 4 digits of your SSN#
Birthdate

Click "Next" after you have filled in this information to log in.

Step 2: AUP

Please read through the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) which contains information and policies related to:

Acceptable Use of your Falcon Account
Ethical Use
Exposure to Offensive Material
Release of Student Directory Information

At the end of the policy, you will see a box that allows you to choose "Agree" or "Disagree". If you choose "Agree", you are acknowledging you will abide by the Acceptable Use Policy and can move on to finish the activation of your Falcon Account. If you choose "Disagree", you will not be able to continue your account activation.

aup agree form

Step 3: Security

The security question was created to give you additional protection against Falcon Account identity theft. You will not be able to change your Falcon Account password without knowing the answer to your security question.

You will be prompted to create a security question. The default question is "What is your mother's maiden name?" and it is case sensitive. You can use this default security question or you can create a new question and answer of your own choosing. Fill in the Question, Answer and Retype Answer and click "Next" when you are done.

security question form

You will need to confirm your security question and answer. Click "Next" to confirm and move to the next step of Falcon Account activation.

confirm security question

Step 4: Password

You will be prompted to choose a Falcon Account password. These passwords are randomly generated and you will need to pick one from the list. The randomly generated list gives you a password pronunciation display which may make it easier for you to remember your password. If you don't see a password you like simply click on "New List" to generate a new list of passwords to choose from.

password pick list

Highlight the Falcon Account password you want, then click "Next" to verify your choice. You will see a password confirmation screen that will display your Falcon Account password and the pronunciation of your Falcon Account password.

password confirmation

Click "Next" after you have committed your Falcon Account password to memory.

Step 5: Finish

You will see a couple of gray boxes that confirm the actions you completed regarding your Falcon Account Activation.

Your name, Falcon Account Username, UWRF email address and your Personal Web Page address will be displayed for your information. You have now completed Falcon Account Activation.