Faculty and staff as well as affiliates also need a Network ID in order to maintain their individual listings in the Cornell University Telephone Directory and Cornell Electronic Directory. The people who look you up can be anywhere on the Internet, so your friends and colleagues at other universities can find you. By looking at your entry in the directory, people can also see if you have chosen not to use e-mail and know to contact you by another method. Your NetID remains active for as long as you remain a member of the Cornell community. Staff and faculty who retire and collect retirement benefits can retain their access.
Students lose general access after graduation.
Even after general access has been removed, Cornell graduates can still use Just the Facts to update contact information or check their grades. Cornell staff and faculty who leave the university have their access removed as part of the termination process. You will be notified by e-mail at least two weeks before a scheduled deactivation. Sponsored accounts can be taken away by the sponsoring department at any time, without notice. Students or staff on a leave of absence or staff on layoff status can retain full access for up to 12 months following the leave or layoff date.