Email services

The average person sends 120 emails a day. IU students, faculty, and staff are no different. That's why the university provides our community with two types of email services:

  • Gmail (powered by Google) for students
  • Exchange (powered by Microsoft) for faculty and staff

Email for students

Are you a student? Then Gmail is the email service for you. Gmail is a partnership between IU and Google that provides access to email hosted by Google and other Google at IU apps such as Hangouts, Drive, and Calendar.


Email for faculty and staff

IU faculty, full- and part-time staff members, and affiliates access email via Exchange, a service powered by Microsoft. Exchange goes beyond email to provide calendars, contacts, to-do lists, and other services required for university professionals.


Note: With email services, graduate students have the power of choice. You can opt to use Exchange, Gmail, or both. 

Accessing your email

There's virtually no limit to the ways you can access email at IU. You can log in to your account via desktop PCs, laptops, mobile devices, or campus workstations. 

Gmail

Gmail at IU is a student email service that works seamlessly with other Google at IU apps such as Hangouts, Drive, and Calendar.

Exchange

The first step to accessing your Exchange account is setting it as your preferred address in IU's Account Management Service. From there, simply use your IU network ID and passphrase to log in to your account. No vendor password is required. 

Managing your email

Your email accounts can do more than send messages. Check these IU Knowledge Base articles for tips and tricks on tailoring accounts to fit your needs.

Policies

Like any university, IU has email policies for students, faculty, and staff. Please keep the following in mind when using university accounts.