Forever Bulldogs

We apologize for the disruption and inconvenience that the discontinuation of alumni email addresses on January 15, 2025 may have caused you. Although we did announce the change by email and through our newsletters beginning in October 2024, it is now apparent that the notification did not reach everyone impacted. Furthermore, data provided to us drastically underestimated the number of alumni who use their Kettering Google accounts for communication as well as connection and storage. 

Ultimately, the reasons for this change are twofold. They are: 1.) to eliminate the significant security risk that inactive Google-provisioned accounts pose to our IT systems; and 2.) to align our data storage practices with Google’s current terms and conditions. The change is not driven by cost considerations.  

To facilitate this transition and to hopefully minimize its impact on you now that all alumni are aware of the issue, as of this morning we have temporarily reactivated all alumni accounts. 

Alumni accounts will again be sunsetted permanently on March 31, 2025. Provision will be made for our international alumni to keep their email addresses active for the next three years; this will be done only to ensure they remain able to receive critical visa-related communications tied to their alumni address.

For next steps and more information on how to transition your alumni account as well as how to access Kettering Alumni support services, please visit: https://www.kettering.edu/alumni/alumni-email-accounts-closing.  

You are a valuable and valued member of the Kettering family. To ensure you receive all future updates and opportunities to connect with fellow alumni after March 31, 2025, please take a moment to provide us with your preferred personal email address here. 

Again, we are sorry for any inconvenience this has caused. Thank you for your patience with this transition, and we look forward to connecting with you in the weeks to come.