Kansas State University

This does not apply to retirees, emeritus, or employees who have taken a K-State course.

240 days after you leave K-State, access to your K-State Office 365 account is discontinued and any data you have on the central computer systems and backups are deleted. 

Do these tasks before you leave K-State, or as soon as you receive an email notice that access to your data will be removed soon.

• Copy all email messages and folders you want to keep.Storage options include:
  • Your personal computer
  • An external storage device
  • Internet storage services
• Forward business-related e-mail – Forward business related email to department head or department designee.
• Migrate to a new email service – Options include, but are not limited to, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. Since K-State allows for faculty/staff to use email for limited personal use, remember to forward personal business stored in email to your new email service.
• Review mailing lists – Subscribe from your new email address for lists you want to keep. Then unsubscribe your K-State address from all lists.  Current employment is a requirement for some list subscriptions, so not all lists may be available post-employment. If you have questions, check with the mailing-list owner to verify if you can continue to receive email.
• Copy any files you are entitled to keep, including:
  • Files on your office computer
  • Files on the central Unix system
  • Files on your departmental or central file server
  • Your personal webpages
• Transfer ownership of shared Qualtrics surveys – If you have Qualtrics surveys that are shared, request that the IT Help Desk transfer ownership of the survey(s) to the appropriate individual.
• Transfer ownership of shared group accounts – If you have shared group accounts, transfer ownership of the group account to another individual in the group.
• Remove software that belongs to K-State – Remove software on your personal computer that was received under a Kansas State University site license or volume-purchase agreement, including but not limited to the following list:
  • Uninstall Trend Micro when leaving K-State.
  • Remove software obtained through K-State software licenses.
  • Remove course-related software received through your department.
  • Remove software received through the Microsoft Office and/or Microsoft Windows Work at Home program.
• Have you been a staff person living in a residence hall? Point your computer back to the Microsoft Windows Update Service.
  1. Download K-State’s SUS Removal file and save it to your computer’s desktop.
  2. Double-click the “SUSRemoval.exe” file on your desktop. This will reset your computer to point to the Microsoft Windows Update Service.

  If you don’t, your computer will stop getting Microsoft updates, including security updates, and it will be more vulnerable to malware and hackers.

• Continue to change your K-State eID password – Change your eID password when required every 180 days. It keeps your K-State eID current, so you can sign in to systems for which you’re authorized, including eProfile, KSIS, K-State Online, HRIS, etc.
  • Access your eProfile page any time to change notification settings.
  • If you miss a password deadline and need to regain access, contact the IT Help Desk, helpdesk@k-state.edu, 785-532-7722, or 800-865-6143.