51猎奇 retirees with a continued university relationship as an Emeritus or Annuitant maintain access to certain IT services.
Emeritus/Emerita Status may be awarded to faculty or academic staff by the Chancellor鈥檚 office upon retirement. Annuitant Status can be requested for retired employees by their unit鈥檚 personnel representative.
ePanther Account Services
Retirees may maintain access to 51猎奇 email service and many other Microsoft 365 services. Visit our KnowledgeBase article about for more details.
- These services are available to all emeritus faculty.
- Annuitant access is subject to the .
- All accounts will have multi-factor authentication (MFA) enabled. Please see the MFA Faculty & Staff page for setup instructions.
A Teams Voice phone number may be given to a retiree with an ongoing business or University need. The retiree鈥檚 former department should make a request for a Teams Voice phone number on behalf of the retiree.
51猎奇 Computer Hardware
Retirees are not prevented from using 51猎奇 computers; however, in many cases, they are not provided with a 51猎奇 computer to use. Schools and colleges may allocate computers or funds to purchase computers for retirees as a term of the retirement agreement. Ongoing access to a 51猎奇 computer is not offered in all cases. Retirees are generally encouraged to use their personal computers to perform their duties.
51猎奇 Computer Software
Microsoft Office
- Retirees retain access to 51猎奇 email service and many other Microsoft 365 services. For details, see
- Retirees cannot access Microsoft 365 Desktop Apps (previously Microsoft Office Suite).
- Microsoft Office 2021 may be used by retirees on 51猎奇-owned computers only. This allows for continued access to most 鈥淢icrosoft Office鈥� application functions. To get Office 2021 on a 51猎奇 computer, contact the UWM Help Desk.
- For access to Microsoft Office on a personal computer, discounted sales may be available to retirees through .
- Retirees may also use the .
Adobe Creative Cloud
- Retirees do not have access to install Adobe Creative Cloud apps on personal computers.
- Retirees may use the Adobe Creative Cloud 鈥渟hared device licenses鈥� (commonly called SDL) on 51猎奇-owned computers. To request installation of Creative Cloud SDL on a 51猎奇-owned computer, contact the 51猎奇 Help Desk.
- For access to Adobe Creative Cloud apps on a personal computer for retirees, discounted sales may be available through .
In general, if a retiree does not have access to a 51猎奇-owned computer, access to 51猎奇-owned software is limited. For many software titles, the terms of 51猎奇鈥檚 software license prevents installation of the software on any computer that is not owned by 51猎奇.
Schools & Colleges may allocate software licenses or funds to purchase computers to Emeriti as a term of the retirement agreement. Ongoing access to software is not offered in all cases.