There is huge concern among many alumni, including myself, about the supposed "ending" to our google accounts. Many alumni have expressed distraught for having used these accounts for licensures, degrees, certifications, and even immigration paperwork. For some, these accounts hold a very vital digital key to other linked accounts and for many, including myself, feel as though our whole life is backed up on these emails. 

As someone who truly loved my time at Kean University, these accounts are the last lifeline to that world that I hold so dear to my heart. There's so many projects saved on my google account that I've worked on in my own five years there that I still pull up to show and educate with others. As a recent high school math teacher, I raved about Kean University to my students and helped others apply during their senior year.

 Losing these accounts for someone may only lose the nostalgia of it, but for others, it is absolutely crucial to their daily work. They use these accounts consistently and deleting them will cause a strain to not only their professional life held on there, but years of data that still hold great value. 

Kean University claims the reason for switching from Google to Microsoft 365 is to protect us from spam and other cybersecurity risks, which many alumni believe is not the real reason. 

Kean University also informed us with only 35 days in a holiday hectic season to switch over all the necessary files before permanently deleting our google accounts that they promised would never go away. Many of us feel stressed and blindsided by the news. Please reconsider Kean University. 

Sign the petition to show support and that this news is greatly going to affect you, your business, your digital relationships, your personal accounts, and/or someone you know. Appreciate all the help and support!