Graduating Seniors: What happens to your account access after graduation?

Congratulations on your upcoming graduation.  As you prepare to depart Davidson, we wanted to share some important information regarding your account access. This article provides valuable information, answers to frequently asked questions, and steps you need to take prior to your account expiration.  

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For each of the applications below, we'll be providing you with up to 2 sets of instructions:

• Action steps that must be done by June 30, 2021 
• Action steps that must be done by June 30, 2022 

We strongly encourage you to take action on both steps now, rather than a year from now. 

Email and Office 365 applications

Good news! Although you are graduating, your current Davidson College email and Office 365 apps will remain active for one year after graduation. This means you will have access to your email, calendars, contacts, and Office 365 applications, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. You can continue to access your email in the same way as when you were a student, via your smartphone/tablet, the Outlook desktop app, or outlook.davidson.edu.

June 30, 2022 is the last day you will have access to your Davidson College email, Office 365 applications, or any college resources associated with your account.  It is important that all applications associated with your Davidson College email address be updated with a personal email address prior to this date to avoid loss of access. Examples include Spotify, Apple ID, YouTube, personal banking, etc. 

 

Duo
You will continue to use Duo to access applications that require two-factor authentication until your email account expires on June 30, 2022.

What if I get a new phone? No problem, just contact T&I at ti@davidson.edu or call 704-894-2900 and we will assist you with Duo activation on your new device.  For security purposes, T&I will verify your identity as part of this process.

 

Dropbox 
On June 30, 2021, T&I will convert your Davidson College Dropbox account to a free Dropbox account. Once converted, your Dropbox account is no longer accessible using single sign-on.
We will send you an email with more information prior to converting your Davidson Dropbox to a free account.

Free accounts are limited to 2GB of storage. If you need more storage, you can upgrade to a paid account or move the files to another cloud storage account. If you have more than 2GB of data and choose not to upgrade, your files will remain intact, however, file access will be limited to read-only and you won’t have the option to add any new files. You can continue to access your Dropbox account with your Davidson email address until your Davidson College email account expires on June 30, 2022.                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Steps you need to take prior to June 30, 2022:
Create a personal email account (or choose an existing one) to link with your free Dropbox account in order to continue access to your files.  This article provides details on how to move Dropbox files from your school account to your personal account.
 

Moodle  
On June 30, 2021, you'll lose access to courses and materials in Moodle. 

Steps you need to take prior to June 30, 2021:
Log into Moodle (moodle.davidson.edu) to retrieve copies of any academic submissions you would like to retain.

 

Davidson Domain  
On June 30, 2021, you'll lose access to your Davidson Domain.

Steps you need to take prior to June 30, 2021:
You can keep your domain and all the websites you’ve created on it. This is an easy and affordable option at $45/year.  There are additional options, so please review our knowledge base article for instructions and options that best meet your needs.

Davidson Domains Migration for Alumni

If you have created a website that is being used by a class or is Davidson College-related, has a public or collective audience, and needs to be preserved, please email Sundi Richard surichard@davidson.edu by June 1, 2021.

 

LinkedIn Learning
On June 30th, 2021, you'll lose access to LinkedIn Learning. 

Steps you need to take prior to June 30, 2021:

Review LinkedIn Learning purchasing options for additional options.

 

Adobe Creative Cloud
On June 30, 2021, you'll lose access to Adobe Creative Cloud. 

Steps you need to take prior to June 30, 2021:

Review these Adobe instructions to migrate content to a free Creative Cloud account. 

 

Google Drive
You can continue to access your Google Drive account until your Davidson College email account expires, June 30, 2022.  

Steps you need to take prior to June 30, 2022:

Move any files from your Davidson College Google Drive account to a personal Google Drive account or another cloud storage option of your choice.  This Google article outlines the process of moving your data. 

 

OneDrive
You can continue to access your OneDrive account until your Davidson College email account expires, June 30, 2022.  

Steps you need to take prior to June 30, 2022:

Move any files from your Davidson College OneDrive account to a personal OneDrive account or another cloud storage option of your choice. This Microsoft article describes the steps to download OneDrive content. If you want to move files to a personal OneDrive account, this Microsoft article can walk you through the steps 

 

YouTube
Steps you need to take prior to June 30, 2022:

If your YouTube account is currently associated with your Davidson College email address, use these instructions to download any content you would like to retain. 

 FAQs from Davidson Seniors

I'll need to move some of my data to a personal cloud storage account? What's are my options?
Office 365, Google, and Dropbox all offer cloud storage options at no cost up to a certain amount of data.  When you are ready to move your data, you can use your existing personal account or create one if needed. Here is the current breakdown of free cloud data storage options. 
Google - 15GB
Microsoft One Drive - 5GB
Dropbox - 2GB

Will I still have access to Library Resources?
For a list of library resources, please review this guide: https://davidson.libguides.com/access-after-graduation

Will I still have access to Handshake?
Yes, you will continue to have access to Handshake using your current Davidson College network credentials.
 

Will I get a Davidson Alumni email account? 
You'll continue to have access to your current Davidson email account until June 30, 2022.  After that, you'll use DavidsonConnect, Davidson's new digital platform that includes an alumni directory, mentoring opportunities, job and internship postings, group connections, and more. Visit www.davidsonconnect.com to activate your profile.