How long will my account remain active after I've left UMBC?

After a person becomes unaffiliated with the university, their account is deactivated based on the affiliation they had. A deactivated account has all access removed and cannot be used to log in, it also cannot receive email. Nothing else about the account is changed. After the account has been deactivated for some time, the data stored in the account (files, email, web pages, etc.) becomes eligible for deletion. Although the data is deleted, the username is never deleted and will never be reused by a different owner.

Affiliation to University

Time Until Deactivation

Time Until Deletion

Affiliation to University

Time Until Deactivation

Time Until Deletion

Faculty

1 Year

Never

Staff

2 Weeks

1 Year after Deactivation

Emeritus Faculty/Staff

After 1 Year of Inactivity*

Never

Retirees

After 1 Year of Inactivity*

Never

Alumni

After 1 Year of Inactivity*

Never

Former Students (non-Alumni)

4 Months

1 Year after Deactivation

Others (special programs, etc.)

2 Weeks

3 Months after Deactivation

*Inactivity is considered logging into your account.

If you believe there has been an error or you have important information stored in your account, please submit an RT ticket or contact the Technology Support Center.