Problem/Question
Can I keep my email after I graduate or leave U-M?
Overview
Alumni and Retirees retain access to Google Apps (Email, Calendar, and Drive) wireless, and Duo, but eligibility to some U-M computing services is lost such as H: Drive storage space, Office 365, Adobe Creative Cloud, Dropbox, and UPRINT access.
Solution
Note: The following is for students who do not complete their first term (students who do not qualify as alumni)
Students who leave without completing at least one term lose their affiliation with the university when they are no longer listed by their department as Active in Program. They lose access to U-M computing services after a grace period.
- When the student affiliation is removed from the person's MCommunity Directory profile, an automated email notice is sent letting them know that they will lose access to some computing services in 30 days.
- Thirty days later, access to the services listed in the email ends.
- The uniqname and directory profile remain active for a little over a year to allow the former student access to their university record.
Download or transition digital data from your account. If you will lose access to U-M computing services, see Managing Your Digital Files and Information When You Leave U-M for information to help you transition files, messages, and other digital data that you want to keep.
Former students who have completed at least one term of a degree-granting program are eligible for alumni status and can request it by Gift and Records Administration at 888.518.7888 (toll-free), 734.647.6179 (local), or by email at AlumniRecordsOffice@umich.edu. Their office hours are Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. ET.
Note: The following is for faculty and staff whose university employment ends
Faculty and staff whose employment with U-M is terminated, and who have no other affiliation with the university, lose eligibility for U-M computing services. They lose access after a grace period.
Note that faculty and staff who are also alumni are eligible to keep some services because of their alumni status. They keep the same services as retirees.
- When the faculty or staff affiliation is removed from the person's MCommunity Directory profile, an automated email notice is sent letting them know that they will lose access to some computing services in 30 days.
- Thirty days later, access to the services listed in the email ends.
- The uniqname and directory profile remain active for a little over a year. This allows the former employee to forward their U-M email to another account, log in to Wolverine Access for their W-2 form, and perform other such transitional activities. (Former employees who have another affiliation, such as alumni or sponsored affiliate, may continue to use some computing services.)
Transition files, email, and more before losing access.
Former employees who need continued access to departmental systems must make arrangements with their department to become sponsored. Should they later return to the university—whether as a sponsored person, employee, or student—their uniqname can be reactivated (because there is sufficient identity information on file to verify their identity).
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