Audience: Retiring Fullerton College employees (staff, managers, directors)
Overview: Fullerton College employees retiring in good standing can request to maintain their FC email (formerly known as FCnet) account (e.g., [email protected]) with retiree permissions after their retirement date. This article explains how to request a retiree account and what to expect.
Prerequisites
- Retiring in good standing from Fullerton College
- Dean or Manager approval
Instructions
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Obtain Approval from Your Dean or Manager:
- Email your Fullerton College Dean or Manager, including your retirement date and requesting approval for a FC retiree email account.
- Wait for their written approval (e.g., email response).
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Submit a Service Request (SR):
- Visit Service Request Portal to create an SR.
- In the SR body, paste your Dean or Manager’s approval email.
- Specify your retirement date and request to maintain your FC staff email as a retiree account.
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Wait for ACT Director Approval:
- The Academic Computing Technologies (ACT) team will forward your SR to the ACT Director for final approval.
- This process may take several business days, especially during peak times (e.g., semester starts).
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Receive Notification:
- You will receive an email from ACT notifying you whether your retiree account request was approved or denied.
- If approved, your FC email account will transition to retiree status after your retirement date, retaining access to your email (e.g., [email protected]) with retiree permissions.
Notes
- Retiree Permissions: FC retiree email accounts retain email access but may have limited access to other services (e.g., Office 365, campus systems). Contact [email protected] for details.
- Processing Time: Allow up to 2 weeks for approval and account transition, especially during holidays or peak periods.
- Denials: If denied, the notification email will include the reason (e.g., incomplete approval). You may resubmit with corrected information.
- Policy Compliance: FC retiree email accounts must follow all applicable FC and NOCCCD policies. Accounts may be suspended without notice for violating policy, as per AP 3720
- Security Monitoring: All FC accounts are subject to security monitoring. Accounts may be suspended without notice should suspicious activity be detected, as per AP 3720
- Periodic Review & Verification: FC retiree accounts are subject to periodic review, ID verification, and reapproval. Changes to policies, and retiree status may result in accounts being revoked with a 30 day notice.
FAQs
Who can request a FC retiree email account?
Fullerton College employees (full time faculty, classified, and managers) retiring in good standing are eligible.
Can I keep my FC account if I’m not retiring in good standing?
No, only employees in good standing qualify. Contact your Dean or Manager for clarification.
What happens if I don’t get approval from my Dean or Manager?
Without approval, your SR will be denied. Ensure you include their written approval in the SR.
Can I use my account from outside of the county?
Security policies do not allow access to FC and NOCCCD resources to be accessed from outside of the United States. Current employees may request temporary exemptions. Please visit https://kb.fullcoll.edu/a/1861637 for more details.
How long will I keep my FC retiree email account?
Retention periods vary. Contact [email protected] for specifics.