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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: April 28, 2014
support@oit.gatech.edu
404-894-7173
Technology Support Center, Suite 215, Clough Commons
Summary Sentence:
The Office of Information Technology provides an overview of how electronic services change once you become a former student.
Full Summary:
The Office of Information Technology provides an overview of how electronic services change once you become a former student.
GraduatesIf you’re on the verge of graduating and starting a new life after Tech, congratulations! But don’t turn your tassel without taking advantage of what Tech can offer you long after you’re gone from the grounds.
Once you leave, the services provided by the Office of Information Technology change, but not everything goes away. You will always be a Yellow Jacket, but you’ll be a former student when you have not registered for two consecutive terms. After that, some — but not all — online resources will no longer be available to you.
Here is an overview of what you lose, what you keep, and what your alumni status may provide after graduation.
Your Georgia Tech account will always remain active so you can access certain systems, and, even when you are no longer a student, your password will not expire. Here are some resources that will be available to you for life:
You will be notified via email before losing access to services such as:
Former students who are in good standing with the Institute, however, have the option of receiving Email Forwarding for Life (EMFL). EMFL does not provide you with a mailbox within the Georgia Tech email system, but it does allow you to keep your Georgia Tech email alias (the @gatech.edu address), which will then forward messages on to any other valid email address. In order to set this up, visit this FAQ for assistance.
Even if you already have been forwarding your email using your Georgia Tech alias, please log in to PassPort and make sure that your Georgia Tech mailbox address (the @mail.gatech.edu address) is removed from your alias delivery. Otherwise, anyone emailing you after MyGaTech expires will receive an “undelivered” reply, even though the message is still forwarded to you. For more information on EMFL, see FAQs from OIT.
After leaving Tech, you will be able to access some services and resources only for a certain amount of time or, in some cases, for a fee. These include:
If you have questions, please contact the Technology Support Center at 404-894-7173 or support@oit.gatech.edu, or stop by suite 215 in the Clough Commons.
