If you're about to graduate and want information about the technology transition to life as an alum, you may be looking for
a different article.
Overview
MHC welcomes alums back to campus. Alums may use many of the collections, services and spaces on site during the general public building hours and may use all the services available to alums and visitors.
Additionally, alums that had MHC Accounts as students may retain them as alums. Review this article to learn more about MHC Accounts for alums.
Who gets them?
MHC undergraduate and graduate students who continue to actively use their MHC accounts past graduation
What's included?
Alum MHC Accounts include access to the following services:
*MHC Accounts are NOT required for logging into The Gates as there are other log in methods available.
**Alums who
live locally may borrow materials from the library and access ejournals and library databases while physically in the library. Simply
get an Alum OneCard at the Technology Help Desk and stop by the Circulation Desk to update your contact information and check out materials. Our license agreements for these resources are, regrettably, restricted to students, faculty and staff and do not permit remote access for alums. Interlibrary loan is also restricted to students, faculty and staff. For those who live farther from campus, we recommend that you check your local public library or the library of your local state university. They may offer similar tools and/or services to assist in your research.
Account Life-cycle
Continued use
When MHC students become alums, they can maintain access to their MHC Accounts (and account-related alum services) as long as they:
Deactivation
MHC Accounts that do not abide by acceptable use policies or are inactive (i.e. where the user does not log into any MHC services) for more than 180 days, will be deactivated and NOT ELIGIBLE for reinstatement.
If an alum's MHC Account is deactivated but not yet deleted, the alum may request temporary access to the MHC Account (no longer than 2 weeks) to use Google Takeout / other methods to save the data from their account. If you would like to request this, please submit an MHC Account access support ticket.
Alums with select volunteer roles with the Alumnae Association, Development, and Admissions may be eligible for account reinstatement as part of their volunteer roles.
When the MHC Account is deactivated:
- The alum can no longer log in and access any MHC services
- Email, documents, calendars, and other data in Google retained for 180 days
- Shared documents in their Google Drive “My Drive” are still accessible to collaborators for 180 days
- New email messages and calendar invitations are blocked
Deletion
MHC Accounts that are 180 days past the deactivation date will be deleted along with all associated data. College records regarding an alum's enrollment are retained permanently.