The University routinely uses email for both formal and informal communication with students.
The purpose of this operational protocol is to assure that students understand issues affecting their use of email at KU Medical Center.
The University's GroupWise email system.
Full-time and part-time students
Each student is issued a KUMC GroupWise email account with an address on the kumc.edu domain. This is the account used for University business and official University communications to students. Once you have been admitted, your network/email account username and password will be provided to you by secure email. It will be sent to the home email address you supplied during the application process. Your internet email address will be username@kumc.edu (e.g., jsmith@kumc.edu). If you have not received your account information within a week of being admitted, please contact the Customer Support Help Desk at (913) 588-7995).
The University expects students to check their KUMC account for University communications regularly. You can access your email from anywhere by connecting to http://webmail.kumc.edu/. The University encourages students to maintain separate email accounts and addresses with an Internet Service Provider or free email provider (see directories at http://www.emailaddresses.com or http://www.fepg.net) for personal communications but may use the KUMC account for personal communication at their discretion.
Students may also, at their discretion, routinely forward email from their KUMC account to a personal account. Keep in mind that KUMC email is encrypted as long as it is sent to, or stored by, another KUMC email account; thus, it may be more secure than another email system. Students are ultimately responsible for any official university communication sent to their KUMC account. KUMC assumes no responsibility for the delivery of university communication to a forwarded personal account.
It is in your own interest to assure that your email account is used only by you and that your password is known only to you. When you use email at a "public" workstation (as in the Library or the Student Center), be careful to log off after using email. You may not use KUMC email for commercial purposes, for personal financial gain, to support candidate or party fund raising, or to support outside organizations not otherwise authorized to use University facilities. If you wish to use KUMC email in support of external organizations (charities, for example), you need to secure approval of the Dean of Student Services. The use of email for illegal or unethical purposes, for abusive and harassing activities or other violations of the rights of others, or for purposes inconsistent with University policy or regulation may result in termination of email access, suspension, or dismissal.
Please note the following additional information about student email at KUMC:
For information on this policy, please contact:
Jim Bingham
Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Resources
Chief Information Officer
University of Kansas Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, Kansas 66160
(913) 588-4900
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