To create an achievement you will need a list of students who earned the honor. This list will need to be in the form of a spreadsheet and should contain all of the fields you will use to personalize your story. If you don't have access to the list yourself, you'll need to request this information from a member of your team.
Below you will find an email template that you can use when requesting a list of students from your registrar or another department on campus:
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I'm writing to request a list of FALL 2026 GRADUATES. Please send me a spreadsheet with the following student data in separate columns:
Our department uses Merit to share personalized achievements with students, their families, friends, local media, high schools and government representatives. The information requested above helps us tell these stories. All of the data is considered directory information and fully compliant with FERPA. Additionally, students can opt-out of having these achievements created for them through both our office and the Merit platform. Please let me know if you have any questions. |
Edit the underlined text in the message above to clearly identify the group of students you are recognizing, the semester of the event, and the student data you need.
The list above includes the five data sets required by Merit, but you should add to this list to ensure that you have all of the parts necessary to tell a personalized story about each student.
Some optional data sets that you may want to request include each student's:
- Major
- Minor
- Degree
- Class Year and/or Classification
- High School
Additionally, if you have not performed a student import, you should also request the following fields to ensure that your achievements reach additional audiences:
- Personal Student Email Address
- Parent Email Address
- High School CEEB Code