Your Digital Transition: UMBC Alumni Tech Guide 🎓🖥️

Congratulations, Graduate! As you move from student to alumni, we’re here to help you smoothly transition your digital resources. As you pack up your books, it’s just as important to back up and safely store your digital files. Below is a list of services you will be able to access and a few that will expire once you graduate.

A comparison chart of alumni account features for Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, and Box, detailing storage limit, retention, suspension, and deletion policies, with most features marked N/A except for Google Suite and deletion timelines. Google Suite (Gmail and Google Drive): • Storage Limit is 5 MB. • Retained as long as the user logs into myUMBC at least once every 12 months. • Suspended after 12 months of inactivity. • Deleted after 13 months of inactivity. Microsoft Suite (OneDrive and Office 365): • N/A Storage Limit. • N/A Retention. • N/A Suspension. • Expires 30 - 90 days after graduation. Box: • N/A Storage Limit. • N/A Retention. • N/A Suspension. • Expires 30 - 90 days after graduation.

Quick Action Steps

  1. 📥 Download important files to personal storage.
  2. 👥 Maintain occasional login by logging into myUMBC to preserve access.
  3. Pro Tip: Use Google Takeout to seamlessly transfer your data!

Continuing Education at UMBC?

If you’re pursuing graduate or Ph.D. studies at UMBC, your full student digital benefits remain intact! 🎉

Need Help?

Please contact the Technology Support Center for personalized assistance.