Emeriti receive several benefits, including a Cal Poly email account. Please see the services and administrative policies listed below for the current information technology benefit offerings.
Emeritus must contact Human Resources to change their name & address in the My Cal Poly portal.
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The Service Desk can help you with Cal Poly service-related issues. For example, getting connected to your Cal Poly email or using Office 365. For all other support, such as issues with your operating system or non-Cal Poly applications, consider contacting local computer support companies. | |
Email account & Microsoft Office 365 | Emeritus and CSU bargaining units 5, 6 and 11 are no longer eligible to download the desktop Microsoft Office software suite (which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote) |
Antivirus (Sophos Home) | Sophos offers a free version that you can download from sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools.aspx. Or you can contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP) to see if they offer free antivirus software. (e.g. Spectrum provides a Security Suite free to their customers) |
Password Management (LastPass) | LastPass offers a free version of their password management application that you can sign up for here: https://lastpass.com/create-account.php |
Cal Poly uses the Duo multi-factor authentication (MFA) app to verify the identities of students, faculty and staff when logging in to any web-based technology service that requires a Cal Poly username and password. Duo can also be used for other third-party websites like Linked In. | |
Zoom | When a person’s status changes to emeritus, there’s a 30-day window before their Zoom License Changes from Licensed to Basic. |