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Leaving Oberlin?

If you are leaving Oberlin, in general, you'll want to clean up your computer accounts for future deletion. Make sure you SAVE all desired information from all accounts (e-mail, web, LOCKER, etc.) PRIOR to departing from Oberlin. See info below for further details:

Graduating students	Your accounts will be deleted during the Fall Break after your graduation. Thus, a May graduate will have his/her accounts deleted during October of the same year. A December grad will have his/her accounts deleted during October of the following year.
Withdrawn students	If the Registrar's Office lists you as withdrawn, your accounts will also being deleted in the same manner as graduating students.
Finish-Away students	In general, Finish-Away students do not return to Oberlin and their accounts are deleted in the same manner as graduating students.
Leave-of-Absence students	If CIT is made aware of your Leave-of-Absence status, and the Registrar's Office believes you will return, you may retain your accounts. If you receive a notice from CIT that your accounts will soon be deleted, send an email message to Client.Services@oberlin.edu, explaining your status.
Student becoming staff at Oberlin	When you receive the notice that your accounts will be deleted, send an email message to Client.Services@oberlin.edu, explaining your status. Your accounts will be transferred to a staff status.
Staff	Once CIT is informed of your departure from the Human Resources Office/Employee Relations, you will receive an email message stating CIT's intent to delete your accounts within 30 days from the date of the message. If you require more time, i.e., have Oberlin College-related work that requires you to retain your account for a longer period, please send a message to Client.Services@oberlin.edu, explaining the situation.
Faculty, non-retiring	Once CIT is informed of your departure from the Human Resources Office/Employee Relations, you will receive an email message stating CIT's intent to delete your accounts within 30 days from the date of the message. If you require more time, i.e., have Oberlin College-related work that requires you to retain your account for a longer period, please send a message to Client.Services@oberlin.edu, explaining the situation.
Faculty, retiring, emeritus status	You will be allowed to retain your email account indefinitely.