Graduating residents/fellows can retain their U of M email account and x500 access.
1. E-mail Access: Students that earn a degree from the University will keep their email account indefinitely, but they
MUST access it (http://mail.umn.edu) at least once every 180 days, or it will be de-activated, and they will potentially lose everything in the account. NOTE: they must access the account via the Gophermail website (
http://mail.umn.edu) in order to keep it active; forwarding the umn.edu acct (i.e. to Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) does NOT access the email server.
2. X.500 for Library Access: Graduating Residents can maintain their library access by joining the Alumni Association. Anyone is welcome to join, even if they have never been affiliated with the University of Minnesota, so this should be an option for your recent graduates. Alumni Association membership fees can be found at:
http://www.minnesotaalumni.org/s/1118/content.aspx?sid=1118&gid=1&pgid=309After becoming an Alumni Association member, members can register for online library access:
http://www.minnesotaalumni.org/s/1118/magazine.aspx?sid=1118&gid=1&pgid=311 This takes approximately 6 days to process. There is no additional fee (on top of the alumni association membership fee). There are two access options, each with different journal availability. There are lists of journal/magazine/and other source titles
that also list their availability. This is
not the same access granted to students and faculty and full text options may be more limited.
There is no other source of online library access or of more extensive library access, short of enrolling for a course or being faculty.
