UW USER Steering Committee: Access to UW NetIDs and Email Accounts

USER Project
Steering Committee Statement
October 2000

Access to UW NetID's and Email Accounts

The University of Washington is increasingly relying upon email and the Web as important vehicles for communication. Policy changes, for example, are often being communicated via email with departments determining ways to distribute the information to employees who don't have regular access to computers. As more information is put online for employees using Web-based applications (e.g., Employee Self-Service), the need for employees to have access to the Web becomes essential to their relationship with the University.

The USER Project is working with campus users to create products and new business practices that affect how business is conducted campus-wide. As the Steering Committee for the Project, we are guiding those change efforts. Given the increased use of the Web for doing university business and sharing information, we believe that all employees should have access to UW NetIDs and email as soon as they are employed with the University of Washington. Accordingly, we encourage all units within the University to ensure that all employees are provided UW NetIDs and email accounts, and that units be ready to help employees acquire and use these valuable communication resources. The policies in place with respect to ethical use of University resources, including the Internet and email, will continue to guide employee usage. In those instances where misuse of these resources presents a problem, the Human Resources department can help supervisors identify and resolve the specific issues.