Below are the most commonly asked questions from students about their computing accounts at Colgate.
E-mail
How do I get my account?
Your Google E-mail account is created when you are accepted to the university. You may set up your account password at accounts.colgate.edu after you have received notification that your account has been created.
How long will I have access after I graduate?
If you do not sign up for E-mail for Life, then the account will only remain active for one calendar year after you graduate. At that time, the account will be turned off. Visit the alumni website for more information on Email for Life.
Can I keep my E-mail account after I graduate?
You can keep your @colgate.edu email address by contacting the Alumni Affairs Office. This program allows you access to your E-mail account, but does not include the entire Google suite of apps such as Google Drive, Google Sites, and others. Visit the alumni website for more information on Email for Life.
What happens if I transfer?
A student leaving the university to transfer to another college keeps their account for 60 days following the drop/add period of the first semester that he or she is not enrolled in any classes.
Google Drive
How do I get my account?
Your Google Drive account is linked to your Google e-mail account. Your e-mail and Google Drive accounts are created when you are accepted to the university.
How long will I have access after I graduate?
Your account will remain active for one calendar year after you graduate. At the end of one year, your Google Drive account will be terminated even if you have signed up for E-mail for Life through the Alumni Office. If you wish to keep any documents, you must download them or change ownership of the document to another Gmail account. If you share a document from your Colgate Google Drive with another Google account, no access to that document will be available. You must change the ownership of that document to another Gmail account.
What happens if I transfer?
A student leaving the university to transfer to another college keeps their account for 60 days following the drop/add period of the first semester that he or she is not enrolled in any classes.
Network Account (for access to the Portal, Public Computers, Printing, and lynda.com)
How do I get my account?
Your network account is created when you are accepted to the university. You may set up your account password at accounts.colgate.edu after you have received notification that your account has been created.
How long will I have access after I graduate?
You will have access to your network account for approximately 13 months following commencement. You will lose access to your network account, including netstore, the portal, and lynda.com on June 15 of the year following your graduation year. NOTE: Although access to the portal continues for approximately 13 months, most of your apps will become deactivated during the first week of June of the same year you graduate. Contact the Office of the Registrar for a copy of your transcript.
What happens if I transfer?
A student leaving the university to transfer to another college keeps their account for 60 days following the drop/add period of the first semester that he or she is not enrolled in any classes.
Netstore
How do I get my account?
Network storage (Netstore) is created for students upon request and students are given 1 GB of space. Arrangements can be made if more space is needed. Contact ITS Student Support for more information.
How long will I have access after I graduate?
You will have access to your network account for approximately 13 months following commencement. You will lose access to your network account, including Netstore, the portal, and lynda.com on June 15 of the year following your graduation year.
What happens if I transfer?
A student leaving the university to transfer to another college keeps their account for 60 days following the drop/add period of the first semester that he or she is not enrolled in any classes.