Weitzman Design Students,
For important information regarding the status of all Weitzman IT accounts of graduating, continuing, and temporary students, see the checklists below:
If you are graduating this May:
- School of Design Account: Please back up any data in your home folder. Your School of Design Account and all its data will be permanently deleted on June 18th (06/18). If you need files from a course folder, please make sure to download them beforehand, or request access via an instructor or department coordinator.
For instructions on accessing your School of Design Account contents remotely, please see:
https://www.design.upenn.edu/remoteaccess
- PennO365 Account: Your email account (PENNKEY@design.upenn.edu), Office license, and OneDrive access will remain active for sixty (60) days after you graduate. After July 18th (07/18) the account and all data will be permanently deleted — no email will be received or forwarded from that address.
As soon as possible, please complete the following; do not wait until the last minute:
- Back-up emails and contacts (instructions: https://www.design.upenn.edu/it/email)
- Back-up any data stored in OneDrive;
- Update email settings on all accounts (e.g. Amazon, job postings) with a non-Design address.
- Alumni Email: The University is pleased to offer graduating students the option to set up a new lifetime email account (PENNKEY@alumni.upenn.edu) through the Department of Alumni Relations. For more information, visit the Quaker Gmail FAQ: https://www.alumni.upenn.edu/quakergmail
- Penn+Box: Move your data from Penn+Box before Commencement, May 20th (05/20). The University will deactivate these accounts on this date, and all data will be permanently deleted.
Note: If you will be working for the School of Design in any capacity after graduation, accounts may be extended depending on your status. Please contact School of Design ITS (ithelp@design.upenn.edu) for more information.
If you are a non-Design student taking a class this semester:
- School of Design Account: Your Design account and any data stored in it will be permanently deleted on May 20th (05/20). If you need files from a course folder, please make sure to download them beforehand.
For instructions on accessing your School of Design Account contents remotely, please see:
https://www.design.upenn.edu/remoteaccess
If you are returning in the fall:
- Weitzman Account: Your Weitzman account will remain active over the summer. If you need files from a Spring 2019 course folder, please make sure to download them before May 21st (05/21). After that date course folders will be archived on Penn+Box. To request access to an archived course folder, please see your instructor or department coordinator.
For instructions on accessing your Weitzman Account contents remotely, please see:
https://www.design.upenn.edu/remoteaccess
- Lab Computer Storage: As a reminder, "Local Data" drives on all lab/public computers are intended for temporary data storage only. All data should be stored in Design-supported storage solutions (e.g. home folder, Penn+Box, OneDrive).
IT Staff will format these "Local Data" drives during lab maintenance over the summer, and this data will be permanently deleted.
For any questions regarding these policies, please contact us at ithelp@design.upenn.edu.
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