Graduation

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To ALL Spring 2008 Graduates

Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! As you transition into the next phase of your life, don't forget about your McCombs technology resources. Your MSB account, email, McCombs website, and McCombs notebook computer will all be affected by your graduation. Read on to learn what to do and why. Do this before May 27!

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Essential Steps to Prepare for Graduation:

This is a checklist of things you must do before you graduate. Detailed explanations can be found below. You must do this before your account is scheduled for deletion on May 27. We also recommend you read through the complete Graduation FAQ.

  1. Read through the Graduation FAQ page.
  2. Set up an alternate email address (like Gmail, Yahoo, etc.)
  3. Set up lifetime email forwarding (instructions)
  4. Copy everything from your My Site to CD or computer (instructions)
  5. If you have one, copy your McCombs website to CD or computer (instructions)
  6. Buy any software you need from the Campus Computer Store (it's your last chance to buy cheap software!) - we highly suggest you purchase Office 2007 and Windows Vista, if you haven't already
  7. Download the anti-virus installation file from Bevoware and copy it to CD
    (Do not install it at this time!)     This has been changed. After graduation you will no longer be able to use the licenses available in Bevoware. Updated May 14, 2008.
  8. If you use Outlook personal folders, find out where they are saved (instructions)
  9. Back up your computer! (more information and instructions)
  10. If you own a McCombs notebook, reset your Administrator password (instructions)
  11. Check the ITS Graduation web site to find out what will happen to your university technology resources.
  12. Starting May 29, grab your mailbox back-up from McCombs Online Resources (instructions)

Need help? You can attend one of the disorientation sessions.


We also recommend that you read through the Graduation FAQ page.

Disorientation Sessions

The Technology Training Team is holding disorientation sessions to assist students. If you feel you need individual help in completing the steps above, you can come to the Training Team office at one of the times listed below:

Dates:
May 12, 13, & 14
Times:
9 am
9:45 am
10:30 am
11:15 am
Technology Training Lab, GSB 3.128

Graduation Frequently Asked Questions

You can find even more information about graduation on our list of Graduation FAQs.

Important Dates

Event Date
Last class day Friday, May 2
McCombs SWAT Shop & Computer Labs close for semester Tuesday, May 13 at 9:00 pm
Degrees posted Friday, May 23
McCombs (MSB) Account deletion / lifetime email forwarding activated Tuesday, May 27
PST mailbox backups available Wednesday, May 29
PST mailbox backups no longer available after Sunday, June 29
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