Will Campbell on student directory
Here is the link to William Michael Campbell, a file on the student directory which was created on Tuesday, December 23 2008.
http://directory.umich.edu/ldapweb-bin/url?ldap:///uid=wmcamp,ou=People…
Perhaps there is another William Campbell enrolling mid-term? Otherwise he's just goofing around and pulling our legs, or he plans to unenroll.
December 29th, 2008 at 11:42 AM ^
You do not need to be enrolled to have a uniqname. I know of a 12 year old girl who has one due to participation in Michigan-sponsored extra-curricular activities.
According to Rivals, Michigan adds all accepted students to the database, then purges those that don't enroll.
December 29th, 2008 at 12:04 PM ^
not true (the Rivals bit). Creation of the name is done by an affirmative act on the part of the student. I dug through some junk and found my acceptance letter and was surprised to see a UMID on it...but there was no uniqname. So you get a NUMBER, but making the NAME is done by the student. Now, as I remember it, I couldn't make this name till I sent in my deposit. I could be wrong. Read the link below for a bit more:
http://www.itd.umich.edu/uniqname/
December 29th, 2008 at 12:16 PM ^
Ok, I certainly could be mistaken,but I thought you were adamant that he could not have created his 'uniqname' unless he was enrolled. Maybe I'm thinking of someone else?
December 29th, 2008 at 12:22 PM ^
No. I was adamant that he couldn't be enrolled at two schools. It now seems, from various sources, that having a uniqname is not neccesarily a sign he's enrolled.
December 29th, 2008 at 12:05 PM ^
Shavodrick Beaver is not listed. That tells me that something must have taken place between Will and UofM other than a verbal commitment. He would have had to be telling them and filling out paperwork. So if this news turns out to be true, he could really be a jerk-face (excuse the profanity). I wouldn't normally badmouth a guy for choosing another school or decommitting, but this looks like something completely different than that.
December 29th, 2008 at 12:12 PM ^
so lets move on with our lives and focus on our Def Coordinatorless, qbless, Defless team. Cheers to '09
December 29th, 2008 at 12:22 PM ^
If Rivals is accurate, someone really has some explaining to do. Why would the University enter his name on a public database of students when the kid wanted to make the announcement on his terms? I have to think that Promote's memory is accurate and Rivals has it wrong. Though, if someone at the admissions office put his name on-line without his knowledge it could explain why he is so solidly against Michigan all of a sudden. Would he change his mind over something like that?
December 29th, 2008 at 12:22 PM ^
I remember when I transfered into UM winter semester:
you don't register for classes nor technically enroll until 1-2 days before classes. So all of our early enrollees, uniquename or not, are unlikely to have registered. I'm sure incoming freshman in January have a similar treatment: a 1 day orientation where you are issued a uniqname supplied by the school, and to register since it is your first time, you do it in front of a counselor in your accepted college (i.e. LSA). This is how it is done to make sure the student is fully aware of all the general credits he must take in different disciplines.
The creation of uniqname does not mean he has enrolled; I'm guessing the school creates those uniqnames in advance so they are in the system and ready to use on orientation day. I may be wrong, but I definitely remember being issued mine, not selecting it. You need a deposit for this to happen, but a deposit is not binding. It is possible he sent the deposit in but that would not be a violation of NCAA rules. In fact, unless the school has paid via scholarship, or you have participated in coached activities, you can transfer at will to any school without penalty. It would be no different than a student taking calculus at Eastern instead of Michigan to fulfill that credit. You could do that even as a football player. You'd be enrolled at both schools. No penalty for that. He's completely free to change his mind until he shows up to class and the athletic department officially spends money on him. He could take classes all winter semester and switch his commitment on signing day as long as he hasn't been receiving $$ from the athletic department or practiced with team in any way.
We'll just have to wait.
December 29th, 2008 at 12:36 PM ^
You create the uniquename period. That is why some people have weird ones, e.g. I knew someone whose uniquename was TheOne and I had to choose one that I did not want.
December 29th, 2008 at 12:39 PM ^
Are you sure about this? I distinctly remember being handed mine during orientation. Those names like "TheOne" are usually email groups that people create with just themselves.
December 29th, 2008 at 1:17 PM ^
I definitely created mine earlier this year in April after I paid my deposit. I could not create a uniquename without paying it, and creating it enrolled me. Registration for classes took place later in the summer, but receiving my uniquename after paying my deposit was my way of enrolling in the University.
December 30th, 2008 at 1:23 PM ^
its a deposit. You don't enroll until you register for classes. As in: You can pay all the enrollment deposits you want, create any number of listings in different school's student directories, but in the end, you choose 1 school to actually register for class.
December 30th, 2008 at 1:52 PM ^
Correct, neither paying an enrollment deposit nor creating a uniqname enrolls a student.
December 29th, 2008 at 12:37 PM ^
In '00, during my orientation, my uniqname was given to me along with a preset password. So I didn't create my own uniqname, the University did. I then had to log on for the first time (telnet!) and make sure everything was okay with my email account (or something like that, this was 8.5 years ago). This all took place in the 2nd floor UGLi computer lab.
This happened before I enrolled for classes (didn't do that til the next day), but obviously after I'd already been accepted, sent my deposit in, etc. Not sure what my status was technically at that point (was I enrolled, or in some kind of limbo status?).
Man, doesn't anyone know someone who works at the office of the registrar who can verify what the creation of a uniqname means?
December 29th, 2008 at 12:40 PM ^
Yeah, mine was handed to me at orientation. I was, by the way, on scholarship for a sport.
But this was in 1996. So - things change.
December 29th, 2008 at 12:44 PM ^
Maybe I can help. I worked for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, so I know why people remember this differently. Starting in the fall of 2002, students were allowed to choose their own uniqnames. If you enrolled before that, you were assigned one, generally your first initial and then up to 7 letters of your last name, unless that was taken.
Starting in 2002 you could choose your uniqname, but the gave suggestions. However, I knew a guy younger than me from Evanston who had chibears as his uniqname. If that guy really is Big Will, he chose his own uniqname. However, you can do that without actually enrolling, so although this shows action on his part, it is hardly conclusive that he is a student.
December 29th, 2008 at 12:47 PM ^
Can you post this as a Forum Topic? Maybe it will stop with the uniqname debate - no time is "too soon" for that.
December 30th, 2008 at 5:16 PM ^
Cosigned.
December 29th, 2008 at 12:58 PM ^
That's the explanation I wanted. He created the name himself, but that doesn't mean he is coming. He could have done it and changed his mind. Those of us whose enrollment pre-dates the "uniqname" appreciate it!
December 29th, 2008 at 12:59 PM ^
Are you a William Kotzwinkle fan?
December 29th, 2008 at 1:11 PM ^
"The FannMan" is a nickname some folks have for me based on my last name. I actually had to look up the reference to see what you were talking about.
December 29th, 2008 at 1:30 PM ^
Oh, okay. "The Fan Man" is a funny book, if you're ever bored and looking for something new to read.
December 29th, 2008 at 2:19 PM ^
like, within the last couple years from what I've heard.
December 29th, 2008 at 12:41 PM ^
here are the steps:
1. Get admitted, get a letter with a UMID#. No uniqname yet, not enrolled yet.
2. The STUDENT creates the uniqname online, using the UMID# from the letter.
3. The issue is WHEN the name creation option is available. Originally, I thought this couldn't be done until a security deposit was sent in because the deposit ENROLLS YOU. It could be the case that name creation is enabled before sending the deposit...I'm not 100% positive.
This is complicated by the fact that Will is getting a full scholarship - I'm not sure he would have to send in the deposit since it should all be taken care of. I had the joy of paying full tuition.
December 29th, 2008 at 12:44 PM ^
Well, if nothing else, we can agree on this:
If he attends a different school, then a uniqname is not indicative of being enrolled, because if he enrolled, he would need to sit out a transfer year to go elsewhere.
December 29th, 2008 at 2:56 PM ^
He really is committing to Wayne State...
December 29th, 2008 at 3:03 PM ^
He would totally dominate the GLIAC...except for GVSU, nobody just WALKS into GVSU.
December 29th, 2008 at 12:44 PM ^
It is all online now. Technology is crazy. Will himself made the name. We just don't know if it was before or after a deposit was sent.
Here is the site where you make the uniqname: https://accounts.www.umich.edu/create/uniqname
December 29th, 2008 at 12:53 PM ^
It was not an e-mail group, I knew "TheOne" personally and it is linked to a name in the directory. I am class of 2008 and STUDENTS CREATE THEIR UNIQUENAMES. How hard is it to comprehend?
December 29th, 2008 at 12:56 PM ^
I agree with you. The only issue remaining is whether you can make the name before sending in your deposit...do you remember?
December 29th, 2008 at 1:05 PM ^
Do guys on scholarship send in deposits?
December 29th, 2008 at 1:08 PM ^
who knows. I'm just going to wait till Jan 3.
December 29th, 2008 at 1:09 PM ^
I doubt it. The "enrollment deposit" is really meaningless. It puts an actual commitment there and it does secure your spot, but a lot of families with extra money will pay their enrollment deposit at every school just in case.
Since Will doesn't need to "secure his spot" and scholarship athletes pay for almost nothing, I doubt he payed a deposit.
December 29th, 2008 at 1:50 PM ^
Does anyone still remember their temporary password. I was definitely handed my uniquename and a temporary password at orientation in the summer of 1998. Somehow, over 10 years have gone by, and I can still remember the temporary password: beschwatlaky4
December 29th, 2008 at 2:24 PM ^
When I enrolled in 2003, you got to choose your uniqname and it was something you did after receiving a letter from UMICH giving you an ID and such. This was done well before registration though, FWIW.
December 29th, 2008 at 2:51 PM ^
When creating a uniqname can you edit the "also known as" section, or is that all done for you?
December 29th, 2008 at 2:56 PM ^
It is done for you, but you can then edit it.
December 29th, 2008 at 3:05 PM ^
So although highly unlikely, is it possible that another student/enrollee created this name as a joke?
December 29th, 2008 at 3:11 PM ^
How do they do it up at Minnesota State, Coach?
December 29th, 2008 at 3:31 PM ^
You can't change the uniqname part though, so it had to be someone with that uniqname. And I'm not sure you can change all of the name lines, your full name might need to stay.
December 29th, 2008 at 3:46 PM ^
There is no "Name" section on his page, and from what I've read here you get to create your own uniqname, which can be completely unrelated to your actual name.
Edit: So it can't be a current student. Could it still possibly be another early enrollee/transfer?
December 29th, 2008 at 3:56 PM ^
I might have missed it, but why can't it be a current student?
December 29th, 2008 at 3:41 PM ^
I think we should have a moratorium on all university directory searches, and discussion thereof. Seriously, it seems like an invasion of kids' privacy.
December 29th, 2008 at 3:51 PM ^
I second that motion.
And yes, this is my first post. I have been reading this blog for a month now and have liked a lot of what I have read. Everyone seems to have the intelligence and decorum expected from Michigan men, something sorely lacking on other forums (e.g., Freep). But the directory searches seem to be a bit low and unexpected from this forum. Thus, I have to finally post a comment. Regard this as a former outsider looking in. The directory searches are a bit stalker-ish.
December 29th, 2008 at 3:58 PM ^
This is just a directory, guys. It's like a phone book, it's meant to be read. That's why the university maintains it.
December 30th, 2008 at 11:39 AM ^
Well, if you want to run with the phone book analogy, do you think it would be appropriate to post players' phone numbers here? Yeah, I didn't think so. Let's respect their personal space.
December 30th, 2008 at 12:06 PM ^
If it was wrong to refer to the directory, it wouldn't exist. Players and non athletes alike can choose what info they want and don't want on their directory page, something that the coaches tell them promptly. Just like a phone book, you can choose to be unlisted.
January 5th, 2009 at 3:27 PM ^
I'm quite certain that there are some things (like your U-M email address) that can't be deleted from your directory page. I think the kid has a right to not have his email address given out to the general public.
And let's stop this nonsense that the directory is for "anyone" to look at. It's obviously intended for the university community, not for random gawkers. I imagine that the school will start to restrict access to it in the future, but until then, let's exercise restraint and leave it alone.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:21 PM ^
I'm upset I'm still replying to this, but if the directory was only intended for the university community, then you would need to sign in, a la c-tools. But you don't so, to me, that means that the University thinks it's OK for the general public to use it. I'm also not sure gawker is the word you meant to use.
January 5th, 2009 at 5:01 PM ^
See also looky-loo, nosy parker, stalker.
Other universities *HAVE* restricted their directories, which makes it a total pain in the ass to find colleagues sometimes. Michigan has tended to avoid restrictions when possible, but shit like this will be the sort of thing that tips the balance.