What is a Southeast Key (SE Key)?
Overview
Information Technology encourages all students that make use of Southeast’s computing facilities (email, open computing labs, Kent Library Reference Area, ResNet, or online courses) to activate their SE Key as soon as possible. SE Keys may be activated by logging on to My Southeast and following the appropriate link. SE Keys cannot be used until they are activated.
Please note the following:
- Information Technology recommends that you activate your SE Key and begin notifying individuals of your new email address immediately.
- You will use a new email system to send and receive email using an SE Key. Its address is mail.semo.edu All mail coming into this server is scanned for viruses and processed by spam filtering software. You must have an activated SE Key to use the printing facilities in Information Technology's open computer labs or Kent Library’s Reference Area.
What is an SE Key?
In response to a request from Student Government, a new type of student computing account was introduced in the beginning of Southeast’s fall 2003 semester. This personalized account is known as a Southeast Key (SE Key for short).
What does an SE Key look like?
SE Keys have the following format:
first initial + middle initial + last name (student SE Keys end with digit(s) + “s”)
- The maximum length of an SE Key is 20 characters.
- The number field is used to ensure uniqueness.
- If the length exceeds 20 characters, the last name is truncated as necessary.
- The “s” suffix is used to make the SE Key recognizable as belonging to a student.
For example, John T. Smith might be assigned an SE Key of jtsmith1s.
How does a student obtain an SE Key?
An SE Key will be generated automatically for each new student the next working day after they enroll for classes. Once an SE Key is generated, it will remain assigned to that particular student regardless of his/her enrollment status.
Once an SE Key is assigned, how can it be used?
An SE Key must be “activated” before it can be used for any of the following:
- Log into the Southeast Portal or Canvas.
- Send or receive email.
- Print in the open computer labs or Kent Library Reference area.
- Register a computer on the residence hall network (ResNet).