Email Accounts

Alumni (e.g., those who have earned a degree or academic credit certificate from Fielding), may retain myFielding accounts after separation from Fielding unless they have:

• a balance owing to Fielding; • been dismissed by the University.

Alumni, regardless of above status, will lose access to Moodle within 30 days of degree conferral. Access to the alumni library collection can be obtained through the Alumni Association.

In addition, Fielding reserves the right to terminate the accounts of myFielding users at our discretion.

Policy Revised 05/01/2021

Purpose

The use of electronic communication is an integral part of learning and institutional functioning at Fielding Graduate University (FGU). Email is the primary form of communication. The implementation of this policy enhances the management, effectiveness, and authenticity of communication between FGU faculty, staff, and students. This policy was approved by the Policy Review Committee and will be reviewed as needed. Changes will be authorized and communicated appropriately.

Scope

This policy covers all FGU assigned email accounts. It sets forth that FGU assigned email accounts are the official means of communication and as such specific guidelines and expectations must be established as outlined in the policy section.

Policy

• University email: As the official means of communication, FGU has the right to send email and expect messages to be read in a timely manner.

• Assignment of email addresses: FGU will assign official university email accounts in accordance with a specific naming convention. The naming convention ensures consistency between various services.

• Redirection of email accounts: The automatic redirection of all FGU assigned email accounts to another external email address is NOT permitted. Given that email accounts may contain sensitive information auto-forwarding of messages to an external account is considered a security risk.

• Student agreement: Students who are provided with FGU email accounts are considered to have agreed to the following conditions:

o authorizing FGU to accept all correspondence transmitted via electronic mail from the student's @email.fielding.edu account as a valid electronic message from said student