Recommendations for ISS Students Taking Time Off or Leaving the ISS Program

UW-IT implemented a new email and data retention policy that affects all students and alumni. This information applies to those students intending to:

1. complete their studies at UW;
2. take more than one quarter off of school (excluding Summer Quarter);
3. withdraw from the ISS program.

What Do I Need to Do If I Plan to Return After More Than One Quarter Off?

• Let your adviser know that you plan to continue your studies at UW so that we can request that your email and GSuite services are retained.

What Do I Need to Do If I Do Not Plan to Return?

• Let your adviser know;
• Set up UW email forwarding if you would like to retain your UW email address (if you haven’t already);
• Back up emails stored in your UW email account if you would like to retain them;
• Back up any files you have stored in your UW Google Drive;
• Back up your ISS Portfolio if you would like to.

How Do I Save Everything?

Email

• Setting up a private email service
• Migrating from UW Gmail to personal Gmail
• Migrating from UW Gmail to Outlook.com
• Migrating from UW Office 365 to Outlook.com

Files Stored in Google Drive

• Migrate Files from UW Google Drive to a personal Gmail account

  • Works for UW Gmail email and Contacts too!

Your ISS Portfolio

• If you’ve already moved your portfolio off of UW Google Sites to another platform, no need to do anything!
• If you haven’t migrated your portfolio you have several options:
  • ​​Classic Google Site users
    • Use Google Takeout to archive your site
    • Copy your UW Google Site over to a personal Google account
    • Move your materials to another platform, like Weebly or Wix
  • New Google Site users
    • Move your materials to another platform, like Weebly or Wix
    • Copy your UW Google Site over to a personal Google account