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Technology Services and Quotas

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A Bronco NetID is your Western Michigan University username for all major systems, including GoWMU, Elearning, and W-Exchange. 

Students

Student Bronco NetID services expire approximately 12 months after no further enrollment.

It is the responsibility of the student to assure backups of their data have been made prior to the expiration of services.

Admitted student

Accounts are removed if the student doesn’t register for classes during the semester that they were admitted.

Enrolled student 

Alumni

*This alumni service will continue indefinitely as long as the alumnus continues to make the required annual password change. Notifications are sent prior to password expiration. If the password is not changed, additional 30-day notice is sent. At the end of that time, if no response has been made, the account will be deprovisioned and the mailbox and all messages will be removed from the system and not recoverable. Access to OneDrive, Groups, Teams, and Office Online will end 30 days after graduation. It is the responsibility of the alumnus to assure backups of their data have been made prior to the expiration of services.

Employees

Faculty/staff Bronco NetID services may expire immediately upon self, or University, termination of employment. It is the responsibility of the faculty or staff member to assure backups of their data have been made prior to the expiration of services.

See also Removal of Authenticated Services

Actively employed faculty or staff

AFSCME and IATSE employees

Inactive part-time faculty

Laid-off employees

Terminated faculty or staff

Retired faculty and staff

Affiliates 

Departmental Accounts

Visiting scholars

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