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Account Information

It is the policy of ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ University that all faculty, staff and students will be issued a User ID that is to be protected by a password which enables them to complete the academic and business needs of the University. (There are occasions when an employee may need additional User IDs.) Where appropriate and upon need there may be User ID’s created for non-university employees. It is the responsibility of the user to create a strong password and to safeguard its confidentiality. At no time should the user grant access to his/her account by providing someone else the password. Passwords for new employee and student User IDs are randomly generated. Creation of new accounts is run daily and is communicated to the individual user via postal mail explaining the use of the User ID, password, and homepage URL.

**Annual Password Expiration**

The University will be implementingÌýannual password expiration for all Faculty, Staff and Student ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ accounts.Ìý

ThisÌýUniversityÌýapprovedÌýpolicy and process change is part of the ongoing IT Security and Information Protection initiative that follows acknowledged IT security best practices,Ìýwhich protect ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ University systems, data, network and individual identity information.Ìý

All Faculty and StaffÌýwill be prompted on an annual basis to changeÌýtheirÌýÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ password. ÌýThe process will happen in a phased approach based on the month you last changed your password.Ìý Example, if you last changed your passwordÌýon July 8, 2019, you will now be prompted to change your password on July 8, 2020. Ìý Ìý

Network Access and Compliance (NAC) under the list that is titled "ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ University Standard Systems That Require Your VU User ID and Password

  • E-mail ()
  • ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ Web ()
  • myNOVA ()
  • On-Line Voting
  • Campus V-Print & Public Computing Labs Computer
  • Proxy server (access secured databases from off campus)
  • ELearning (Blackboard(WebCT) & Citrix Web)
  • EPortfolio
  • Wireless

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University Helpdesk

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