Alumni E-mail Account
Winthrop alumni have two opportunities to establish alumni e-mail addresses, after
graduation and upon request.
After Graduation: Winthrop Computing and Information Technology will send an e-mail to all recent graduates 6-8 weeks after Commencement with instructions
on how to convert a student e-mail address to an alumni e-mail address.
- For compliance reasons, all “winthrop.edu” accounts are reserved only for active students.
Winthrop computer accounts (ACC), student email accounts and all of their content
will be deleted. Winthrop's Technology Services Office (TSO) will e-mail recent graduates with detailed instructions on how to save files
and convert a student e-mail account to an alumni account. After the deadline noted
in the e-mails from TSO, you will not be able to access your student email address
and files.For questions, e-mail TSO at servicedesk@winthrop.edu.
Upon Request: Alumni can request a Winthrop alumni e-mail address by contacting the Alumni Association
at alumni@winthrop.edu
E-Mail Compliance
For the safety and security of all winthropalumni.com e-mail accounts, please be advised
of the following:
- Winthrop Information Technology and Information Security requires Multi-Factor Authentication
(MFA) to access all winthropalumni.com e-mail addresses.
- Implementing MFA will add additional security to help keep your user account safe.
MFA is an additional step added to a login process to help verify you are really you.
If you have ever been to an ATM to make a transaction, you have used a version of
MFA. You need two "factors" in order to make a transaction. You need your card (something
you have) and you need the PIN (something you know) associated with that card. That
is an example of using multiple factors.
- According to a report by Microsoft, you are 99.9 percent less likely to have your
account breached if you use MFA. The primary objective of MFA is to reduce the risk
of account takeovers and provide additional security for users and their accounts.
Since over 80 percent of cyber breaches happen due to weak or stolen passwords, MFA
can provide added layers of security necessary to protect users and their data.
- Add a recovery e-mail address to your winthropalumni.com e-mail account to ensure
you receive important messages from Winthrop regarding your alumni e-mail account.
- Winthropalumni.com e-mail accounts that have not been accessed for two years will
be deactivated.
For questions, please e-mail the Alumni Association at alumni@winthrop.edu.
