Account Access After Graduation

Congratulations on your upcoming graduation from Calvin! Listed below is information regarding your Novell account and your email and webpub accounts.

What will happen to my accounts?
Your Novell account and your webmail/webpub account will be available until October 1. At midnight on October 1st your accounts (along with all associated files and emails) will be deleted from our servers. This means:

  • You will not have access to files stored in your Novell account.
  • You will not be able to check, receive, or forward your Calvin email.
  • Your personal web page, and any other files stored in your accounts, will be deleted.

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What do I need to do prior to October 1?

Transfer or save all files in your Novell account to another location. We suggest burning your files to CD-Rom or copying them to a USB harddrive.

Archive or back up any old email you want to keep.

Obtain another email account. If you do not have an account through an employer, we suggest using a free email account such as Hotmail (www.hotmail.com) or Yahoo (www.yahoo.com).

Send out a notice of email address change, since all correspondence to your Calvin email account will result in a mail delivery failure notice to the sender after October 1.

Between graduation to October 1st, you may want to set up Calvin email address to forward to your new email address. NOTE: After October 1st email forwarding will be available using your KnightVision Alumni account. To activate your KV Alumni account, go to: http://kv.calvin.edu

Unsubscribe from any non-Calvin listservs/mailing lists you have joined from your Calvin email account.

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What computer resources are available to me after I graduate?
To support some of your post-graduation activities, Calvin College provides limited access to some of our computing resources.

  • The Hekman Library Digital Resource Center has computers available for internet research.
  • The Career Resource Center (Hekman Library) has computers available for work on résumés, graduate school applications, and other career-related uses.
  • The ITC has designated computer stations that can be used by alumni for personal needs (such as résumés, letters, etc...), but not for business purposes or for outside organizations. Specific usage policies are located at each station.
  • There are infoXpress (web access) stations located in common areas around campus.

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What if I am working on finishing an incomplete course?
Graduating students finishing incompletes for Calvin courses will need to make special arrangements to extend their access to the Information Technology Center facilities. Contact the HelpDesk (x6-8555) for information about making these arrangements.
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For additional questions and concerns contact the HelpDesk
helpdesk@calvin.edu
(616) 526-8555 or x6-8555