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Information About RaiderMail for Faculty & Staff

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

As a faculty or staff member, you may have recently heard that CaTS has transitioned all of our student email accounts to RaiderMail, a service offered by Microsoft. One of the many benefits of this new system is the increased email storage space, which currently offers all students 10 GB each. Some faculty members have questioned whether they, too, will be able to use this email system and also receive those benefits, especially the increased email storage.

CaTS would like all faculty and staff members to know that we are currently in talks with the Academic Services Committee (ASC) and IT Committees on the feasibility of moving faculty and staff email/calendar to Microsoft Live, which is the same email system now being used by the students. Along with these talks, we are also working on developing policies and procedures that will address issues unique to a faculty/staff environment. Although an official decision has not yet been made, CaTS is hoping that we can begin moving faculty and staff to Microsoft Live as early as Spring Quarter.

CaTS will continue to notify the university as more information and details become available.

Attention Faculty: Information Concerning RaiderMail and Network Drives

Thursday, January 12, 2012

As a faculty member, you may have recently heard of the changes CaTS has made for student email and file storage. Some faculty members have questioned whether they, too, would have to make these same changes. As faculty and staff, you can continue using your email as you’ve always done, and you are still going to have access to your personal H:\ drive and departmental K:\ drive to store your files. Note, however, that CaTS is currently discussing faculty/staff email options with the Faculty IT Committee. You will be notified of this information as it becomes available.

Please be aware that you may hear students talking about RaiderMail and the removal of the H:\ drive, or you may see signs posted in campus computer labs mentioning these changes. Rest assured that you will not lose access to your personal or departmental files (H:\ and K:\ drive).

If you would like to learn more about how these changes affect your students, see the FAQ located at https://www.wright.edu/cats/general/fac_h_drive_faq.html. If you have further questions, feel free to contact the CaTS Help Desk at (937) 775-4827 or toll free at 1-888-775-4827.

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