Supplemental Accounts
A supplemental account is an account on one of the Uniform Access computers set up to supplement the services provided by an individual UW NetID.
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Before completing the Supplemental Account Request Form, be sure you are familiar with all the information on this Web page.
Purpose of Supplemental Accounts
Faculty and staff can use supplemental accounts to further their research, collaborate on group projects, and expedite any academic or administrative work at the UW. Supplemental accounts are designed to supplement your individual account for facilitating your work activities.
Student organizations that are registered with the Student Activities Office can use supplemental accounts for communications about their organization.
Common situations where supplemental accounts are appropriate:
- A departmental email address is needed to handle email messages to and from a department rather than an individual
- An email address is needed for a course so that messages from students are not mixed in with the instructor's personal email
- A Web page needs to be created for a department or a course and it should not be owned by a personal account
- Some activity requires access to an account by more than a single individual. Note that access by more than one person to an individual account is not permitted on the Uniform Access computers
Types of Supplemental Accounts
- Departmental accounts support the electronic presence of a UW department or unit, or support business of the unit requiring multiple people to have access to a single account.
- Course accounts support the activities of a single UW course or course section.
Proper Use
All University of Washington policies regarding the appropriate use of university resources and responsible personal conduct apply to your use of UW Technology computing and networking resources including supplemental accounts. In addition, your use of UW Technology resources must comply with the restrictions and acceptable practices established specifically for these resources.
Supplemental accounts require faculty or departmental approval. Supplemental accounts should not be used in place of individual accounts.
Contact Person and Registered Users
The contact person is the owner of the account and must be a full time UW employee. The contact person is responsible for proper use, billing, account maintenance, file privileges. It may help to have one or two other "Registered Users" to maintain the account. A registered user can inquire about account status with UW Technology and have the password reset. A registered user would not have authority to have the account deleted, renamed, or add new registered users. Registered users must be UW faculty, staff, or students.
By agreeing to become the contact person for a supplemental Account you are accepting full responsibility for the proper use of this account within the published policies and guidelines.
Supplemental Account Services
Supplemental accounts provide the following computing services:
- An email account on Homer (or Dante for student organization supplemental accounts)
- A Web publishing directory on the appropriate UW Web server
These accounts will be created with the normal default resources for disk space, CPU utilization, and connect time.
Supplemental Account Expiration
Supplemental accounts can expire or be removed if the contact person:
- Specifically requests that the account expire on a certain date, or
- Submits a request in writing to delete the supplemental account.
