RAS Retiree Services
NEW POLICY, September 2000
Per UWSP Line Officers: Retirees will be allowed access to RAS.
Procedure: Follow the procedure on the
retiree page.
PREVIOUS POLICY, March 23, 1999
TO: Gerry McKenna, Dean of Fine Arts and Communication Joan North, Dean of
Professional Studies Justus Paul, Dean of Letters and Science Victor Phillips,
Dean of Natural Resources Arne Arneson, Director of Teaching-Learning Resources
FROM: Bill Meyer, Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Greg Diemer, Assistant Chancellor for Business Affairs
RE: Dial-up Access for Retired Personnel
In recent years, a number of retired members of the UWSP community have
requested dial-up access to the Internet through the Office of Information
Technology at the University. Recognizing that our retirees receive only a
handful of privileges for their many years of dedicated service, Information
Technology has routinely granted these requests.
Unfortunately, as the number of requests for dial-up access has grown among
our retirees, we increasingly find ourselves offering a service that may
unfairly compete with the private sector. Indeed, we have been advised by System
Legal Counsel that such competition would be difficult to defend if the
University were to be challenged in court by private Internet service providers.
We have also been told that it would be difficult to defend the use of State
resources for this purpose.
For these reasons, we must discontinue offering dial-up access to individuals
who retire from UWSP. Therefore, if asked about this privilege as part of a
"retirement package," please indicate that it is not available. However, those
few retirees who currently have dial-up access will be allowed to maintain their
network connection.
While we are unable to continue offering free dial-up access to people who
retire from UWSP, we do plan to continue our policy of free Internet access for
the general public. This service is available through computers housed on the
University campus when such use does not interfere with student access. Any
adult may apply for a log-in identification for campus computer use at the
Information Technology Office, 026 LRC. In addition, UWSP retirees may continue
to use UWSP email addresses if they so choose. It is only dial-up access for
retired personnel that will be discontinued at this time.
pc: Bob Beeken, Associate Vice Chancellor, Personnel & Budget Tom George,
Chancellor Jim Gifford, Chair, Faculty Senate Helen Godfrey, Assistant
Chancellor for Student Affairs Roland Juhnke, Director of Personnel Services
Bruce Staal, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Information Technology