What happens to my RISD account after I graduate?
Overview:
After you graduate, your RISD account will transition from a student email address (@risd.edu) to an alumni email address (@alumni.risd.edu).
Information Technology Services (ITS) will notify graduates in advance about what they can expect with the transition, provide them with a date the transition/rename will happen, and what actions they must take and when.
After an account is renamed, it will immediately lose access to campus licensed software/services, including (but not limited to): Adobe CC, Office 365, Zoom, LinkedIn Learning, Canvas, Panopto, Miro, VoiceThread, etc. Be sure to download and/or back up any content created under each subscription before the account transition/rename date.
You will continue to have access to your Alumni Google account for 3-months*. During this grace period, you will be responsible for transferring and/or downloading your Google Gmail and Drive content as well as setting up a forwarding email address. After the grace period, you will lose access to your Google account and your data will be deleted. We will not grant any extensions or make any exceptions.
What to expect, what actions to take, and when:
**Actions to take before your account is renamed** We will not grant any extensions or make any exceptions.
What happens to my access to campus licensed software/services after my account is renamed?
When your account is renamed to @alumni.risd.edu, it will immediately lose free access to campus licensed software/services.
Please contact each service to transition to a paid subscription if you wish to continue access.
Some of the software/services included (but not limited to): Adobe CC, Office 365, Zoom, LinkedIn Learning, Canvas, Panopto, Miro, VoiceThread, etc.
What happens to my RISD Google email account after it is renamed to @alumni.risd.edu?
When your account is renamed to @alumni.risd.edu, it will keep the existing password.
Your @risd.edu address will become an alias on your @alumni email address so that any messages sent to the @risd.edu address will be forwarded/delivered to your @alumni.risd.edu inbox.
All mail, settings, calendars, drive and contacts will remain intact for 3-months* (from the date your account is renamed to @alumni.risd.edu).
**Actions to take before your grace period ends** We will not grant any extensions or make any exceptions.
What happens to my RISD Google email account after the 3-month* grace period (from the date your account is renamed to @alumni.risd.edu)?
This is an automated process that cannot be undone and why we highly recommend marking your calendar with this date. Complete your actions within 2-months just to be safe.
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Your account will become a forwarding only email address
no longer have access to your Gmail or drive storage
no longer be able to use "send as" with alumni email address
no longer able to sign in/authenticate to services using your alumni email address
Your Gmail and Drive files will be deleted and unrecoverable
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Utilize the 3-month* grace period to transfer your Gmail and Drive files to another gmail account and/or use the download option to make an archive/back up of your important files. Follow the instructions to save email and drive files:
FAQ
Can I still access Artworks?
- Yes, you can still access Artworks as long as you have a forward set on your alumni email address and you have an active password.
* Currently RISD is offering a 3-month grace period for recent graduates to continue access to their Alumni accounts. This is subject to change.