Communications Policy
ArtCenter will use a variety of means to communicate with students, including Inside ArtCenter, phone, postal mail, email and the College’s website. For this reason, each student must have a local address and functioning phone number on file with Enrollment Services. Students are responsible for updating this information online. Students will be held responsible for information mailed to the address on file even if that address has not been updated by the student.
ArtCenter uses email as an official form of communication with students. Every registered ArtCenter student is provided an Inside Mail account with an address in the form: username@inside.artcenter.edu. It is the student’s responsibility to check Inside Mail messages several times per week to ensure that these official communications are received. Important information such as policy changes, schedules and deadlines are sent to Inside Mail. In addition, faculty may choose to send information regarding courses and assignments to students’ Inside Mail addresses. Students choosing to check their Inside Mail by means other than through this link do so at their own risk. If students set up IMAP or POP for Inside Mail and for some reason they do not receive their email, they are still responsible for the information. ArtCenter requires that students use the Inside Mail account for their ArtCenter official business to ensure that they receive all messages.
In keeping with safe security practices to protect your Inside ArtCenter student account, you are required to change your assigned default password given at orientation or registration by visiting ArtCenter’s identity management site (ACID) here. There you can change and manage your password any time you choose using a self-service model; all you need to do is choose at least two security questions. Changing your password only takes a minute. Remember, it is not just a good practice but a necessity to keep your information private. Additionally, you should never use a predictable password and never share your password with anyone.
Your Inside ArtCenter student account provides access to various technology resources around the campus, such as access to the computer labs and multiple services through Inside ArtCenter, including ability to access multiple services with a single password, it is all the more important to keep your account protected.