For Graduating and Non-Returning Students

All graduating University of Arkansas students and other non-returning students are advised to establish alternate email accounts and save the contents of their UARK account (email, the contents of My Documents, etc.), as the University of Arkansas accounts will be deleted from the system.

Graduates are encouraged, when sending out resumes and other correspondence, to use an alternative email account. Graduating students who obtain a University of Arkansas Alumni Association membership can have an email address, @razorbackroad.com, that can be forwarded to any other email account, such as Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, and other accounts. For questions regarding Alumni benefits, please contact the Alumni Association at 575-2801 or go to http://arkalum.org/

Files saved to 'My Documents' are saved in the comp.uark.edu account belonging to the person logged in to the computer (if in a General Access Computing Lab), and personal websites are also typically on comp.uark.edu. The contents of this account can be saved and burned to CD in any of the computing labs on campus (Arkansas Union, Mullins Library, Administrative Services Building across from Bud Walton arena, and the Northwest Quad). Students must bring their own CD and can ask for assistance with saving the contents of their 'My Docs' from the lab operator on duty.

Please note: On the first class day of each fall and spring semester, UARK accounts are checked and those belonging to non-returning graduates and other former students no longer enrolled at the University will receive a warning via email that their UARK account will be deleted. Two weeks later, these accounts will be locked. Two weeks after that, these accounts will be purged. The purging of a UARK account includes deletion of the email account and its contents, the comp.uark.edu account and its contents, and loss of access to ISIS, dial-up, lab computers, UA wireless, Jabber, and WebCT.

For more information, please refer to http://uits.uark.edu/accountpurge.htm. Should users need further assistance or have questions, please contact the UITS Help Desk at 575-2905.