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Every 51³Ô¹Ï student, faculty, or staff member receives a unique user name that provides access to 51³Ô¹Ï's various online resources. If you are new to the 51³Ô¹Ï community, you will need to follow the appropriate instructions below to create your user name to receive access to 51³Ô¹Ï's general systems:

• Full Time Staff - All full time staff will have their user accounts pre-created by the Office of Information Technology, provided their hiring department submits the hiring action to HR with enough advanced notice. This is part of the Online On Time IT OnBoarding initiative. Full time staff members, who are not hired with enough advanced notice, can follow the .
• - When a faculty or part time staff member completes the self-service account creation application, they are assigned a user name with access to the 51³Ô¹Ï network, the web portal, email, and Canvas, 51³Ô¹Ï's learning management system.
• - When a student completes the self-service account creation application, they are assigned a user name with access to the 51³Ô¹Ï network, the my51³Ô¹Ï.american.edu web portal, an Outlook email inbox, and Canvas, 51³Ô¹Ï's learning management system.
• - visitors to 51³Ô¹Ï needing wireless Internet access can connect to the 51³Ô¹ÏGuest-byRCN guest wireless network. Visitor accounts are also available at the University Library, for use on the Library public computers.