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Electronic Mail (Email) Policy Clarification for Retirees and Alumni
The Electronic Mail (Email) Policy states that retirees and alumni will be permitted the benefit of retaining email addresses. These accounts will be disabled if determined to be inactive for more than 180 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
- What will happen to my email messages?
- No emails will be deleted from your inbox or otherwise removed from your account when you become an alumni or a retiree, so long as the email account does not become inactive for more than 180 days.
- No emails will be deleted from your inbox or otherwise removed from your account when you become an alumni or a retiree, so long as the email account does not become inactive for more than 180 days.
- Will this change affect my ability to access privileges such as the library catalog and subscription databases?
- No, you will continue to be able to access such privileges as before using your ECom username and password. This email policy will not affect access to services such as these.
- No, you will continue to be able to access such privileges as before using your ECom username and password. This email policy will not affect access to services such as these.
- If I don’t use my email account for more than 180 days, will I lose all of my email messages?
- If your email account is disabled due to 180 days of inactivity, your email account will be disabled and all of your email messages will be deleted. You can contact support@wiu.edu to re-enable your account if necessary, but your email messages may not be able to be restored.
- If your email account is disabled due to 180 days of inactivity, your email account will be disabled and all of your email messages will be deleted. You can contact support@wiu.edu to re-enable your account if necessary, but your email messages may not be able to be restored.
- I am a past employee but I did not retire; can I keep my email access?
- No. Employees who are separated from the University for any reason will have their email access revoked. Employees may be permitted to retain their email privileges for a period of 30 days following the last date of employment on their contract. The University reserves the right to revoke email access privileges at any time for any reason.
- No. Employees who are separated from the University for any reason will have their email access revoked. Employees may be permitted to retain their email privileges for a period of 30 days following the last date of employment on their contract. The University reserves the right to revoke email access privileges at any time for any reason.
- I am a past student but I did not graduate; can I keep my email access?
- No. Students who leave the University without completion of their degree or other program will have their email access revoked.
If you have further questions, please contact us at support@wiu.edu and we will do our best to assist you.
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