As of July 1, 2024, Lehigh University Retirees will no longer be able to to use some of the services offered by Library and Technology Services (LTS). When you are planning to retire, please review the list below to review what you will have access to upon retirement. If you have any personal data residing in any of these platforms or services, you need to migrate the data to a personal account or storage device. If you have any Lehigh data residing on these platforms, you need to transfer the ownership of the data or move it to a University system where it can be transferred to a department or another individual at the University.
Computing and Library Services for Retirees
| Service | Will you retain this service? | Action needed? |
|---|---|---|
| Lehigh E-mail | ✅ | None |
| LTS Help Desk | Limited (see FAQ) | None |
| Service | Will you retain this service? | Action needed? |
|---|---|---|
| LUapps (AWS) | ❌ | None |
| Software.lehigh.edu | ❌ | None |
| WordPress | ❌ | Move materials to personal webspace |
| Microsoft Office 365 | ✅ | Office 365 online version only |
| Google Docs and Drive | ✅ | You will maintain access to Google Docs, however as noted, your storage quota will decrease to 15 GB (see storage) |
| Service | Will you retain the service? | Action needed? |
|---|---|---|
| The Lehigh VPN | ✅ | None |
| Duo two-factor authentication | ✅ | None |
| Service | Will you retain the service? | Action needed? |
|---|---|---|
| Dropbox | ❌ | Move your files to personal storage |
| Google Storage | ✅ | Storage will reduce to 15 GB |
| H: and I: Drives | ❌ | Move your files to personal storage |
| HPC Ceph Storage | ❌ | Move your files to personal storage |
| OneDrive | ✅ | This is part of MS Office 365 |
| Personal ~ Webspace | ❌ | Move your files to personal storage |
| Service | Will you retain the service? | Action needed? |
|---|---|---|
| Zoom | Zoom Basic (see FAQ) | Download/Move Zoom recordings to your department |
| Panopto | ❌ | Download/Move recordings to your personal storage |
| Course Site | ❌ | Move materials to your personal storage |
| Service | Will you retain the service? | Action needed? |
|---|---|---|
| Access to Library Collections, Journals and Publications | ✅ | None |
Returning as an Adjunct or Temporary Employee
If a retired employee returns as an adjunct or temporary employee, employee account access will be returned to normal for the duration of your part-time employment.
Sponsored Accounts
If a department would like a faculty member to retain access for specific academic or research needs, a sponsored account may be requested for an annual cost of $150. A department representative must request a sponsored account at accounts.lehigh.edu (choose “Special Account requests”). Sponsored accounts have the same access as faculty/staff accounts.