Faculty	Person appointed to teach and/or research in or for the department
Staff	Employee working in or for the department in support roles
Student	Degree-seeking graduate student
Postdoc	Degree-receiving graduated student continuing research or work with the department
Guest	Person not officially associated with the department, but in in need of temporary access to our IT services

• Any account not categorized as Faculty, Staff, Student, or PostDoc will be considered a Guest account which will require sponsorship from an active Faculty member or the Department administration.
  
• Account sponsors will have shared responsiblity in the use or misuse of the accounts that they sponsor.
  
• Sponsorship of a non-Faculty, Staff, or Student account will need to be renewed on a 6-month basis by submitting the Account Sponsorship Application to the IT Shop staff. All non-renewed, sponsored accounts will be locked.
• Upon departure from the Department in good standing, all Faculty, Staff, Student or PostDocs will be given the opportunity to have their accounts open for up to 3 months in order to archive account data and/or establish a new e-mail account elsewhere. After 3 months, their account will be classified as type "guest" and they will need to seek sponsorship in order to keep their account active.
  
• Sponsored Guest accounts are only provided for those who's use of our IT resources provide some service or benefit to our Department or will be used in a continued collaborative effort.