Help For Graduating Students & Alumni

Can I keep my undergraduate WPI e-mail/login account?
Will I lose my undergraduate login account if I return in the Fall as a graduate student?
When will I lose my e-mail/UNIX account?
How can I save/backup all of my e-mail (EXCHANGE & UNIX) and files in UNIX before my account is terminated?
After I graduate, can I continue to use the Microsoft products that I obtained through the MS Campus Agreement?
When can I obtain an Alumni account and access to the Alumni Gateway?
Can I still use the computers in the CCC Lab or ADP Lab?
What is an RSS feed & how do I use it?

Can I keep my undergraduate WPI e-mail/login account?

No. We're sorry, software licensing restrictions require that we only offer login access to current students, faculty, and staff. However, as an alumni, you may obtain an Alumni account and access to the Alumni Gateway. This allows setting up of an e-mail forward and access to Alumni information.

Will I lose my undergraduate login account if I return in the Fall as a graduate student?

No. If you are a graduate student and are registered with the Office of the Registrar, you are still considered an active student. Therefore, account termination does not apply to you.

When will I lose my e-mail/UNIX account?

Account removals for May graduates happen in mid-September; approximately 2 weeks into A-term. Account removals for February graduates happen at the end of May. This gives returning students plenty of time to ensure that they are properly registered for classes with the Office of the Registrar. You will receive a notification via e-mail about your impending account removal one (1) week before your account is removed.

How can I save/backup all of my e-mail (EXCHANGE & UNIX) and files in UNIX before my account is terminated?

You can access all of your files in your UNIX space by Mapping a Drive. Once the drive is mapped, you can then move them to your local hard drive or burn them to CD/DVD.

You may archive your EXCHANGE email by using Outlook to create a personal folder. Once you have created the personal folder & moved your email over, you can burn the .pst file to a blank CD.

You may go to any lab with CD-RW drives and copy the contents of your UNIX space to a CD with any one of the CD burners available in each lab machine. You can purchase blank CD's with a jewel case at the Information Desk in the main CCC Lab on the main floor of Fuller Labs. Each CD has a capacity of 700MB; approximately seven times the standard UNIX space allocated.

After I graduate, can I continue to use the Microsoft products that I obtained through the MS Campus Agreement?

Upon graduation, students licensed under the Student Option are granted perpetual use rights for the selected Campus Agreement products that they obtained before graduation. They are not entitled to any upgrades for those products after they graduate. If a student leaves WPI without graduating, the student is required to remove the software.

When can I obtain an Alumni account and access to the Alumni Gateway?

The Alumni Office should inform you of the Alumni Gateway prior to graduation. To find out more information, visit the WPI Alumni Office web site.

Can I still use the computers in the CCC Lab or ADP Lab?

WPI Alumni can have temporary access to the STUDENT domain. When your CCC accounts are terminated in September, you will no longer be able to use your username/password to login to the STUDENT domain. Alumni wishing to log on to the Academic LAN must go to the Information Desk in the main CCC Lab, Fuller Labs - Rm. 221, in order to receive the login credentials.

We will record the date of the request, the requester, the time-frame in which they need access (this is intended for short-term use) and a contact phone number. A photo ID is also required. This account is NOT to be used for commercial purposes, and should be used for something such as job searching. Also, if you are on campus visiting someone, or at a conference, please feel free to stop by and inquire about access to the PC's.

If you have any questions about your CCC accounts or any other computing question, please contact the Helpdesk.

What is an RSS feed & how do I use it?

Please visit the Gordon Library's RSS feed page for more information.

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Last modified: Feb 07, 2007, 18:07 EST