Preparing to Graduate From ND

Remember, your ND NetID and email account will only remain active for 60 days after you graduate!

As you are preparing to graduate from Notre Dame, you'll want to follow these simple steps to make sure you have what you need from your Notre Dame account prior to leaving campus this spring.

1. Use Your Notre Dame Alumni Google Account. Starting with May 2009 graduates, the Alumni Association will automatically create a Notre Dame Alumni Google Account for you. You will receive information from the Alumni Association on how to access this account.
2. Forward Your ND Gmail & Let Others Know Your New Notre Dame Alumni Address: You'll want to forward your Notre Dame Gmail to your new Notre Dame Alumni Gmail account. You'll also want to setup an auto-reply on your Notre Dame account to let people know that your address has changed. However... after that 60 day grace period expires, your forwarding and auto-reply will no longer work!!! Please plan accordingly!
   
   • Instructions for forwarding your ND Gmail to another address are available here
   • Instructions for setting up an auto-reply on your ND Gmail are available here
3. Transfer Your Notre Dame Gmail to Your Alumni Gmail Account: Follow these instructions to transfer your existing email messages in ND Gmail to your Alumni Gmail account.
4. Transfer Your Notre Dame Google Docs to Your Alumni Google Account:
   1. Download Your Notre Dame Google Documents & Spreadsheets
      1. Login to your Notre Dame Google Docs account at http://gdocs.nd.edu.
      2. Check the box next to a document or spreadsheet.
      3. From the Actions menu, select Save as Word.
      4. If you are prompted where to save the document or spreadsheet, select a location on your computer such as the Desktop.
      5. Repeat steps 2-4 for each document or spreadsheet that you want to export.
   2. Upload Your Notre Dame Google Documents & Spreadsheets to Your Alumni Google Account
      1. Login to your Notre Dame Alumni Google Docs account at http://docs.google.com/a/alumni.nd.edu/.
      2. Click the Upload option.
      3. Choose the file you want to upload.
      4. Click the Upload File button.
      5. Repeat steps 2-4 for each file you want to upload.
5. Transfer Your Notre Dame Google Calendar to Your Alumni Google Account
   1. Download Your Notre Dame Google Calendar
      1. Login to your Notre Dame Google Calendar at http://gcalendar.nd.edu.
      2. Then follow the instructions posted at:  http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=37111
   2. Import Your Notre Dame Google Calendar to Your Alumni Google Account
      1. Login to your Notre Dame Alumni Google Calendar account at http://www.google.com/calendar/hosted/alumni.nd.edu.
      2. Then follow the instructions posted at:
         http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?answer=37118&ctx=sibling
6. Keeping Notre Dame Google Sites After Graduation: If you setup a Google Site on your Notre Dame Google Apps account, you will need to manually copy and paste the information to a new site on a personal Google account or to another format that works for you. 
7. Download & Archive Your Web Pages, NetFile, and AFS Files: Next, you'll want to be sure to download any files in your AFS space or NetFile space that you may want to have for the future. The most convenient way to access your NetFile and AFS space is using WebFile. All OIT owned computer clusters have CD burning hardware and software for your use, or you can purchase a USB flash drive from the Computer Store in room 103 ITC.
8. Keep Your Computer Secure! Remember after you leave to keep your operating system and anti-virus software updated!
9. Remove Notre Dame licensed software from your computer: While you're a student at Notre Dame, a variety of licensed software is made available to you for academic use. Now that you are leaving Notre Dame, you need to remove such software from your own computer. Since these programs are licensed only for use by members of the Notre Dame community, you will no longer be eligible to have these programs installed on your computer after you graduate. Some of these programs would include:
   • Graphical Analysis
   • McAfee Virus Scan
   • Norton Anti-Virus for Macintosh
   • S-Plus
   • SAS
   • SPSS
   • SYSTAT
   • X-Win32
     
     You DO NOT need to uninstall any software which was pre-installed on your computer or which you purchased through the Notre Dame Computer Store.
     
     
10. Graduation Videos: Graduation Videos are handled by the Academic Media Resources group in OIT. All information regarding Commencement Videos can be found HERE.
11. Need a New Computer to Take With You? Take advantage of your student discount one last time to purchase a new computer through the Computer Store.
12. Sign Up for an IrishOnline Account through the Alumni Association to Stay in Touch with Notre Dame: Click here to register.

If you have additional questions, please contact the OIT Help Desk at 574-631-8111.