Student & Alumni Email at UVa
Services Provided by the UVa-Contracted Vendor
Microsoft
Discontinues Legacy Live@edu/Hotmail
On Thursday, March 1, 2012, Microsoft discontinued support for its legacy
Hotmail platform, on which the UVa Microsoft Windows Live@edu email service
was based. If you had a Live account, your UVa email messages have been automatically
rerouted to your (new) UVa Gmail account.
About UVa Student & Alumni Email
ITS partners with private vendor Google to provide University email accounts for:
- Current students (plus Classes of 2006 and later) who may request an email account with UVa Gmail.
- Alumni (Classes of 2005 and earlier) may have a Vmail account with HoosOnline.
Benefits Provided by Google
- Complete Communication Package: A complete suite of online communication tools in addition to email, including integrated instant messaging (IM), online document sharing, calendaring, Web publishing tools, and more.
- Modern, Sophisticated Email: Modern and user-friendly user interfaces, and students and alumni have large storage space allotments.
- UVa Email for Life: Students in the Classes of 2006 and later retain their UVa email address, messages, and account for life. Upon leaving the University, their messages and folders are preserved.
FAQs about UVa Student Email
- How do I activate access to my UVa email account for the first time?
- Can I change my email address to something easier to read, write, and remember?
- Can I consolidate my personal (non-UVa) email account and my UVa email account?
- How do I access my UVa email account on my smartphone or mobile device?
- Can I access my account using an email program such as Outlook (via POP or IMAP)?
- Will my email account or address change when I graduate or leave the University?
- more FAQs>>
What Would You Like to Do?
- Check Your UVa Email Account
- Change Where You Read Your UVa Email
- Configure Your Mobile Phone for UVa Email
- Request an Email Alias
- Change Your Email Password
- Activate Your UVa Email Account
