Who Is Eligible for a Cornell Zoom Account?
This article applies to: Zoom
Eligible Roles
Employees and students can create Cornell Zoom accounts. In some cases, the features available vary depending on the user’s role at the university.
Employees
Faculty, staff, and affiliates with Cornell accounts
These groups can use all Zoom features available through Cornell. By default, all Cornell Zoom licenses limit users to hosting Zoom meetings and webinars with up to 500 participants. Eligible users with a need to host webinars and meetings with larger participant capacity, or meetings providing toll-free participant calling can Request Large Meeting, Webinar, or Premium Audio.
Undergraduate Students
Students can create Cornell Zoom accounts, but are not generally eligible for Premium Audio or Webinar license upgrades, nor can they create Cloud Recordings.
Alumni and Retirees
Alumni and Retirees are not eligible for individual Cornell Zoom licenses but they can join meetings and webinars using a personal Zoom account that has been created with their Cornell email address.
Summary: Features Available with Cornell Zoom Account Types
| Feature | Faculty and Staff | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Customized personal Meeting ID and link | Yes | Yes |
| Can Create Zoom cloud recordings | Yes | No * |
| Can be made an alternative host | Yes | Yes |
| Can assign others to schedule and schedule on behalf of them | Yes | Yes |
| Maximum meeting size, participants | 500 | 300 |
| Can create webinars (up to 500 participants) | Yes | No |
| Can request license for large (greater than 500) meeting, webinar, or premium audio | Yes | No |
| Zoom Translated Captions | Yes | No |
| Zoom Scheduler | Yes | No |
* Graduate students have Zoom cloud recording capabilities. Undergraduates who are TAs may request Cloud Recording access if referred by faculty.
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