Re: Action Required: Changes to ¢s Alumni Email Service (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

You should do the renewal thing described below.

We should also work on slowly swinging away from your cal email
address in case they do something nasty in November.

Are you able to get a permanent email address from AHIMA or CHIMA?

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2024 07:53:03 -0800 (PST)
 >
 >  > From: "'bConnected Services' via alumni-email-renewal-2024-19" <http://www.lists..edu/~alumni-email-renewal-2024-19>
 >  > Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2024 14:30:02 -0800
 >  > 
 >  > Dear UC  Alum,
 >  > 
 >  > We are writing to notify you about a few changes to the email services you
 >  > receive as a Cal alum. Please follow the steps below to retain your
 >  > .edu email address.
 >  > 
 >  > Next Steps
 >  > 
 >  > To ensure uninterrupted access to your -provided email:
 >  > 
 >  >    -
 >  > 
 >  >    By April 15, 2024: Renew your alumni email account
 >  >    <
 >  >    https://accounts.google.com/AccountChooser?continue=https%3A//sites.google.com/.edu/alumni-email/home
 >  >    >
 >  >    .
 >  >    -
 >  > 
 >  >    By July 15, 2024: Reduce your total storage to below 5 GB.
 >  > 
 >  > Learn more and get additional information about Alumni Email Changes
 >  > <https://bconnected..edu/alumni-email-changes>.
 >  > 
 >  > Why are changes to alumni email accounts needed?
 >  > 
 >  > Effective Nov. 1, 2024, Google will no longer provide unlimited storage to
 >  > its education customers. In preparation for this change,  is
 >  > undertaking an extensive effort to manage new costs associated with storing
 >  > data across all its Google accounts.
 >  > 
 >  > Unlike many other universities that are retiring alumni email services in
 >  > response to this change, campus leadership has decided to continue offering
 >  > email services to existing alumni account holders and future graduates.
 >  > This decision was informed by feedback from alumni and students.
 >  > 
 >  > Key Considerations
 >  > 
 >  > After conducting an extensive review that included feedback from alumni,
 >  > students, faculty, and staff three considerations emerged:
 >  > 
 >  >    1.
 >  > 
 >  >    Retain alumni connections: Many alumni value continued access to their
 >  >    .edu email address as one way they identify themselves as
 >  >     graduates.
 >  >    2.
 >  > 
 >  >    Control costs:  needs to manage the additional costs associated
 >  >    with the new storage pricing model offered to Google Workspace Education
 >  >    customers.
 >  >    3.
 >  > 
 >  >    Manage risks and threats:  needs to manage the security and
 >  >    reputational risks and threats posed by unattended and possibly 
 >  >    compromised
 >  >    alumni email accounts.
 >  > 
 >  > What is changing?
 >  > 
 >  > In response to these considerations, ’s alumni email service will
 >  > continue but with some changes:
 >  > 
 >  >    1.
 >  > 
 >  >    Annual renewals: Alumni will be required to review and accept terms of
 >  >    service annually.
 >  >    2.
 >  > 
 >  >    Storage Limits: Alumni accounts will be limited to 5 GB of total
 >  >    storage. This limit was set to help manage the limited storage provided 
 >  >    to
 >  >     by Google and ensure adequate storage availability for current
 >  >    students, faculty, and staff.
 >  >    3.
 >  > 
 >  >    Security Controls: Additional security measures and protections will be
 >  >    necessary to protect ’s Google Workspace environment. These 
 >  >    include
 >  >    stricter policies to protect against spam, phishing attacks, and the
 >  >    requirement to utilize two-factor authentication for access.
 >  > 
 >  > We are committed to maintaining ways for you to stay engaged with .
 >  > We’ll continue to evaluate whether this service is an effective way of
 >  > achieving that goal. Please note that the email service for alumni is
 >  > provided as a privilege and subject to additional changes.
 >  > 
 >  > Thank you for taking action to retain your .edu email address.
 >  > 
 >  > Best wishes, and Go Bears!
 >  > 
 >  > Gabriel Gonzalez, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for IT and Chief
 >  > Information Officer
 >  > Wes Johnson, Executive Director of Campus IT Experience,  IT