Upon retirement, Õ¬Äи£Àû faculty and staff lose access to some specific Õ¬Äи£Àû resources they may have typically used in their scholarship or work, such as Õ¬Äи£Àû Office software or the off-campus use of digital research resources such as Galileo. If there are faculty or staff retirees who plan to continue their scholarship or work on a special Õ¬Äи£Àû project, and both they and the university would benefit from their continuing access to these resources, they may apply for Õ¬Äи£Àû Faculty and Staff Affiliate status. Applications to become a Õ¬Äи£Àû non-paid Affiliate are considered on a case-by-case basis.
If their application is approved, Õ¬Äи£Àû Faculty and Staff Affiliates will be granted access to selected resources for a period up to two years with a required annual check-in. All University policies regarding the appropriate use of state resources and responsible personal conduct apply to the use of its computing and networking resources (see Õ¬Äи£Àû’s Acceptable Use Policy). Georgia state laws, policies, and audit practices, as well as federal and state contract-compliance laws to which Õ¬Äи£Àû is subject, require that state resources (e.g., computers and network) be used only for University-related activities. Users are subject to open record requests and other compliance-related disclosures.
As part of the application process to become an unpaid affiliate, Õ¬Äи£Àû faculty and staff retirees must agree to a criminal background check and complete biannual cybersecurity training. A retiree must have a break in service after retirement of at least 30 days before applying to become an affiliate.
If Õ¬Äи£Àû Faculty and Staff Retirees wish to apply to become unpaid affiliates, they must complete the online application form.
Once the application has been approved, access to these Õ¬Äи£Àû resources will continue for up to two years with an annual progress check-in. If affiliate status is not renewed, annual progress check-ins are not submitted, or no attempt to access/utilize the requested resources occur after one year, access to Õ¬Äи£Àû services will be terminated.
By completing and submitting the following, you are acknowledging that you wish to be recognized as an unpaid Õ¬Äи£Àû Faculty and Staff Affiliate. Õ¬Äи£Àû Faculty and Staff Affiliates are retired faculty and staff members who continue to produce scholarly work or provide services that brings recognition to Valdosta State University. Their continued research/scholarship will benefit from the use of some Õ¬Äи£Àû resources, such as access to office software and off-campus access to digital library resources.