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From: Information Technology Services
To: Summer 2014 NetID removes, Various Recipients
Subject: Eastern Illinois University email/PAWS/EIUonline Account Removal
Your Eastern Illinois University NetID will be expiring on June 20, 2014. After this date, you will no longer have access to EIU services your NetID provides, including, but not limited to, PAWS, PantherMail, student web space, and EIUonline. This expiration is per the University Network Identity Life-Cycle Policy:
"...Undergraduate students' NetIDs will be removed one year after non-enrollment or graduation. ... Graduate students will retain their NetID for 6 years from the last semester they registered for classes. Upon graduation graduate students’ NetID will be removed after one year… "
To review the complete policy, see http://www.eiu.edu/its/security/policies/University_Network_Identity_Life-Cycle_Policy.pdf
If, after reviewing the complete policy, you believe you have received this email in error, please contact Campus Technology Support at 217-581-4357. When you call Campus Technology Support, please have your EIU E-number and email address available for the support representative. If you do not know your E-number, you can find it on your Panther Card or contact the Office of the Registrar.
If, after your account is removed, you need transcripts, you may follow the instructions at the Office of the Registrar transcript website http://www.eiu.edu/registra/transcript.php