Departing Student Guide

Overview

Your University student account and access any university services will expire shortly after you have graduated. To continue receiving e-mail sent to your student account, follow the list below to make sure you are prepared.

1. Back up your OneDrive Documents
2. Save Important Documents
3. Remove Microsoft Office
4. Connect to AirVandalGuest
5. Setup an @alumni.uidaho.edu Account

Back up your OneDrive Documents

Your OneDrive documents will need to be backed up to a USB, cloud storage or external drive prior to the migration of your account from @vandals to @alumni. If you migrate your account, and do not back up your OneDrive documents, they will be deleted during the transition

Save Important Documents

Print off any important documents you may need, as your print quota is non-refundable. Graduates will no longer have access to MyUI. We suggest making hard copies of any information you may need, like unofficial transcripts. 

You can also save these files by "printing" them to PDF format.

Remove Microsoft Office

We recommend you uninstall Microsoft Office and install an alternate program, or purchase your own license for Microsoft Office, as your license will expire upon graduation. Other applications you may need to uninstall include Cisco AnyConnect. If you have questions about what alternative antivirus programs are available, please contact the Student Technology Center.

Connect to AirVandalGuest

While on campus in the future, you may connect to the wireless network AirVandalGuest. You will want to "Forget" the AirVandalGold, AirVandalHome and eduroam networks as you will no longer be able to connect after graduation.

Setup an @alumni.uidaho.edu Account

 View our full video and photo tutorial to migrate your account, or follow the instructions below.

1. Sign-in to https://help.uidaho.edu/
2. Select Alumni/Retirees from the menu on the left and click Migrate to Office 365. Your OneDrive data will be deleted, don’t forget to back it up before you continue.
3. Check the box next to your account and click Migrate Account to begin the process.
4. Once the process has finished, go back to the Alumni/Retirees tab and select Change Office 365 Password. Check the box next to your account and enter a new password. Be sure to confirm the password in the second box and then click Set New Password.
   • Alumni passwords expire periodically. You can change your password at any time by returning to Account Management (https://help.uidaho.edu/).
5. To log in to your Alumni account, navigate to https://alumni.uidaho.edu/. After bookmarking this page, click Continue to Email Logon.
   • Make sure to use your full alumni email address, including @alumni.uidaho.edu, when logging in.