Your Username is your identification for accessing the University’s computer services. It is used in conjunction with your Password [1].
For more information about how your Username is assigned and deleted, refer to one of these sections:
Obtaining Your Username
Your Username will either be assigned to you or must be requested for you, depending on your role.
| Role | Method | Process |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty | Automatic | After being hired, your Username is mailed to your home address and emailed to your personal email. |
| Staff | On request | Your department administrator must complete the online Central Login Account Request Form [2]. |
| Retired faculty and staff | On request | As part of your retirement discussion, Human Resources will ask if you want to keep your Username active. If you do not have a Username, contact Human Resources. |
| Graduate Student | Automatic | After you accept the offer of admission, your Username is mailed to your home address. |
| Undergraduate Student - Ontario high school applicant | Automatic | After you accept the offer of admission, your Username is mailed to your home address. |
| Undergraduate Student - Other applicant | Automatic | After your application is received, your Username is mailed to your home address. |
| Alumni | N/A | Graduated students are notified about the email service offered by alumni affairs. If you subscribe to that email service, your account is migrated; otherwise, your account is deleted one year after graduation. |
| Sponsored user | On request | See Sponsored User [3]. |
| Organizational account | On request | See Organizational Account [4]. |
Forfeiting Your Username
Your Username may or may not expire automatically, depending on your role.
| Role | Process |
|---|---|
| Faculty | Deleted upon termination of employment. |
| Staff | Deleted upon termination of employment. |
| Retired faculty and staff | Deleted unless a request is made to HR to keep your email account. |
| Graduate or Undergraduate student | Deleted if you are not registered for 500 days (four consecutive semesters). You will be notified by email beforehand with sufficient time to respond. |
| Student attending on a Letter of Permission | Deleted at the end of the attending semester. |
| Graduate of the program | Deleted one year after graduation. You will be notified by email beforehand with sufficient time to respond. |
| Alumni | Deleted after one year of inactivity. |
| Sponsored user | See Sponsored User [3]. |
| Organizational account | See Organizational Account [4]. |