Service Desk
Accounts and Passwords
Reset or Change Wildcat Password
- Use the Wildcat Password Self Service to reset or manage your password or recover your account access.
- For Faculty, Staff, and Students.
- Call the Service Desk at 963-2001 if you have not setup your Password Responses on the Wildcat Password Self Service page.
For detailed instructions please go to our Knowledge Base article titled: Changing your MyCWU Password.
Passwords Expire
- Passwords expire every 6 months.
Password Security
- YOUR password is YOUR responsibility.
- Passwords must be at least 14 characters long. Longer passwords (12 or more characters) are the most secure.
- Passwords may not contain your name, the word "password", or the percent % or bracket [] characters nor the at @ symbol.
- Including symbols and numbers can make passwords harder to guess.
- It is trivial for computers to crack short passwords regardless what characters are used.
- Cybercrime is frequently conducted from ordinary user accounts, don't let yours be one of them.
CWU News
Former CWU president and wife headline 2024 CWU Athletics Hall of Fame class
May 8, 2024
by University Relations
Alumnus Ron Frye left a legacy as a Central student and educator
May 8, 2024
by Robin Burck