{"397851":{"#nid":"397851","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Life as a Georgia Tech Alumnus: Which Online Services You Keep, Lose, and Get after Graduation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn just a few weeks, thousands of students will see years of hard work, discipline, and commitment pay off when they receive their diplomas. If you\u2019re one of those lucky students, you can take away some great services along with that diploma in your new life as a Georgia Tech alumnus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOnce 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\u2019ll be a former student when you have not registered for two consecutive terms. After that time, some online resources will no longer be available to you.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHere is an overview of what you keep, what you lose, and what new services you may use after graduation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EWhat You Keep\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYour 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:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/passport.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EPassport (Personal Account Self-Service Portal)\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E This site allows you to manage your Georgia Tech account, control your email alias (through Email Forwarding for Life \u2013 see below), manage your hints, and change your password if needed.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/buzzport.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBuzzPort\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E Through BuzzPort, former students are able to maintain access to the Student Information System, OSCAR, to obtain transcripts or other services.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/tsquare.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ET-Square\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E Former students continue to have partial access to Tech\u2019s course management and collaboration system, T-Square.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EWhat You Lose\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou will be notified via email before losing access to services such as:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/lawn.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELAWN (wireless network)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E: \u003C\/strong\u003EThe wireless network is unavailable to former students. For more information about LAWN, visit lawn.gatech.edu.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.prism.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPrism\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E (2 GB cloud storage on Georgia Tech servers): \u003C\/strong\u003EIf you have stored files on Prism, including any Prism public websites you\u2019ve created, be sure to relocate any work you want to keep. The following links provide information about copying or downloading Prism files to your own resources: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/faq.oit.gatech.edu\/node\/84\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/faq.oit.gatech.edu\/node\/84\u003C\/a\u003E (Windows) and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/faq.oit.gatech.edu\/node\/83\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/faq.oit.gatech.edu\/node\/83\u003C\/a\u003E (Mac).\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/my.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMyGaTech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E (Zimbra email service): \u003C\/strong\u003EMyGaTech, which includes your email and storage on the mail servers, will expire once you become a former student. You will no longer be able to log in to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.my.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022www.my.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.my.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mail.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022www.mail.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.mail.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. Any email you wish to keep should be saved or downloaded from MyGaTech to your own resource before your access expires.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/faq.oit.gatech.edu\/my-gatech\/office-365\/office-365-pro-plus\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOffice 365\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (\u003Cstrong\u003EEmail, OneDrive storage, and Office 365 Pro Plus\u003C\/strong\u003E): Office 365, which includes email and file storage as well as provides you with five activations of Office, will expire once you become a former student. You will no longer be able to log in to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mail.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022www.mail.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.mail.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.office365.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022www.office365.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.office365.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. Any email or files you wish to keep should be saved or downloaded to your own resources before your access expires.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EWhat You Can Get\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter leaving Tech, you will be able to access some services and resources including those offered for a limited time or, in some cases, for a fee. These include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtalumni.org\/s\/1481\/alumni\/index.aspx?sid=1481\u0026amp;gid=21\u0026amp;pgid=777\u0022\u003EEmail Forwarding for Life\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E Former students who are in good standing with the Institute, 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. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/faq.oit.gatech.edu\/content\/what-e-mail-forwarding-life\u0022\u003EClick here\u003C\/a\u003E for assistance in setting up this service. Even if you already have been forwarding your email using your Georgia Tech alias, please log in to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/passport.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EPassport\u003C\/a\u003E 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 \u201cundelivered\u201d reply, even though the message is still forwarded to you.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.library.gatech.edu\/services\/borrow\/alumni.php\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELibrary Resources\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E: Alumni can access library print materials if they register through the Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Even more access is available if you come to the library as a visitor. Read more \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.library.gatech.edu\/about\/visitors.php\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.career.gatech.edu\/plugins\/content\/index.php?id=85\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECareerBuzz\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E: You will be able to access this career services system for a fee once you become a former student.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/\/www.gtalumni.org\/s\/1481\/alumni\/start.aspx?gid=21\u0026amp;pgid=61\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJacket Community\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E: This online alumni directory is provided by the Alumni Association.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.lynda.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELynda Online Training\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E: Lynda, the online tutorial database open to the Tech community, will remain available to you for one full semester after you graduate.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/techworks.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETechWorks\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E: If you ever worked for Georgia Tech, your access to TechWorks will remain active for up to two years after your employee status changes to \u201cformer.\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you have questions, contact the Technology Support Center at 404.894.7173 or \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:support@oit.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Esupport@oit.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. Otherwise, stop by Suite 215 in the Clough Commons.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOnce you graduate from Tech, the services provided by the Office of Information Technology change, but not everything goes away.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Once you graduate from Tech, the services provided by the Office of Information Technology change, but not everything goes away."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2015-04-20 13:49:55","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:03","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-04-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-04-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"196261":{"id":"196261","type":"image","title":"Commencement","body":null,"created":"1449179906","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:58:26","changed":"1475894848","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:28","alt":"Commencement","file":{"fid":"196426","name":"13c10501-p1-047.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/13c10501-p1-047_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/13c10501-p1-047_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2803865,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/13c10501-p1-047_0.jpg?itok=gTkIgMtd"}}},"media_ids":["196261"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/oit\/","title":"Office of Information Technology"},{"url":"http:\/\/library.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Library"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U5mvK7HwGsY","title":"Life After You Graduate - YouTube Video"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gtalumni.org\/s\/1481\/alumni\/start.aspx?gid=21\u0026pgid=61","title":"Georgia Tech Alumni Association"}],"groups":[{"id":"1184","name":"Alumni Association"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETechnology Support Center, OIT\u003Cbr \/\u003ESuite 215, Clough Commons\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:support@oit.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Esupport@oit.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:carol.whitescarver@oit.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003C\/a\u003E404.894.7173\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}