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FAQs

• Eligibility
• Registration
• Privacy
• Growing your Network
• Getting Things Done
• Groups
• Name, Degree, Class Year
• Account Settings
• Terminology and Icons
• Other Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

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Eligibility

• Who can access HuskyConnect?
• I'm not a dues-paying member of the UW Alumni Association. Can I access HuskyConnect?
• I'm a member of the UW Alumni Association bud didn't receive a degree from UW. Can I access HuskyConnect?
• What is the definition of a UW alumnus/a?
• Are current UW students able to access HuskyConnect?

Registration

• What is my Alumni ID/UWAA Member Number and where do I find it?
• Can I use my UW student ID instead of my Alumni ID/UWAA member number?
• After I've logged in, how do I get started?
• Do I get a HuskyConnect e-mail account for using HuskyConnect?

Privacy

• Can I choose how much personal information I share?
• Can other people in the community see my e-mail address?
• I only want certain people to be able to contact me. How can I block a particular person from contacting me?

Growing Your Network

• How can I find my friends to add to my network?
• How can I use HuskyConnect to find a friend from college?
• What if I can't find my friend?
• How can I invite my friends to join HuskyConnect if there is no e-mail address on file?
• Why isn't the number of friends in my network reported the same from place to place within HuskyConnect?
• Will my profile and friends network always stay on HuskyConnect?

Getting Things Done

• How can I use HuskyConnect to find a job?
• How can I use HuskyConnect to sell a car, find a roommate, or meet new people?

Groups

• I created a Group but now want to change the category it is listed under.
• If we set up a group on HuskyConnect is it possible to have a group listed in both in a category AND in a region?
• How are HuskyConnect groups moderated?
• Can I create a private group on HuskyConnect?

Name, Degree, Class Year

• My class year is listed with the incorrect degree next to my name.
• What happens when I search by name on the "advanced search" page?
• What happens when I search by degree (or any other parameter) on the "advanced search" page?

Account Settings

• How do I change/reset my HuskyConnect password?
• Can I change the e-mail notifications I get from HuskyConnect?
• I don't want someone to be able to contact me at all in HuskyConnect. How do I block someone from contacting me?
• How do I change my primary HuskyConnect e-mail address?

Terminology and icons

• What does "my network" mean?
• What is a HuskyConnect "member?"
• What does it mean to be a "friend" in HuskyConnect?
• What are the waving people icons that appear next to a person's name?

Other

• My question isn't answered here. Who can I contact?

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