E-Mail System
Effective November 16th, all new student admits (Graduate, Undergraduate, Non-Degree, etc) will be provided Office 365 (Outlook) email accounts. All existing students will have the option to opt-in to an Outlook 365 mailbox up until April 2023 when all current students will be moved to Outlook 365. During the transition you can use MYFAU to verify which email platform you should be using. Check out the Helpdesk article for more details.
FAU provides a computer account (FAUNet ID) to all faculty, staff and students, which includes e-mail. You can use MYFAU (the university's Web portal), to read your e-mail. You can also set up Outlook, or other mail clients on your computer to access it.
FAU provides each user a Microsoft Office 365 e-mail account. This e-mail account is linked to your network account, so that both share the same username and password. Office 365 e-mail accounts provide:
- Collaboration of E-mail, Contacts, Calendars, Documents and Tasks using Microsoft Office 365
- IMAP, Mobile Phone, and Web access services are provided
- 5TB quota limit across Outlook Email, OneDrive storage, and other Office 365 apps.
- 25MB e-mail attachment size
- FAUNet_ID @fau.edu e-mail address
Please be aware that access to the Office 365 e-mail account is removed when an employee is no longer employed at the university or when a student is no longer enrolled at FAU for 3+ consecutive semesters either (including due to graduation).
Additional Outlook 365 Resources
Need more? We've compiled various instructions for your convience; including how to connect to your mobile device and using the email client.
OUTLOOK 365: EMAIL CLIENT & MOBILE DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS & AND MORE
Owl Apps is a customized version of Google’s popular suite of online productivity and collaboration tools designed especially for educational institutions. Current students with Owl Mail accounts are provided:
- Collaboration of Email, Contacts, Calendars, Documents and Tasks using Google Apps
- POP, IMAP, Mobile Phone, and Web access services are provided
- 5 GB quota limit across all Google Apps (Gmail, Drive, Photos, etc).
- 25MB e-mail attachment size
- FAUNet_ID @fau.edu e-mail address
Additional Owl Mail Resources
Need more? We've compiled various instructions for your convience; including how to connect to your mobile device and using the email client.
OWL MAIL: EMAIL CLIENT & MOBILE DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS & AND MORE
When the University sends e-mail to FAU faculty, staff, or students, its policy is to send to only the official FAU e-mail address. Students may, if they choose, forward their e-mail to another account with the exception of students with @heath.fau.edu e-mail accounts. However, Faculty and Staff may not forward their email to another email account due to compliance needs of the university.
Forwarding your FAU e-mail isn't necessarily a good idea. To ensure that you receive your FAU e-mail, the Office of Information Technology recommends that you not forward your FAU e-mail account to any personal e-mail account.
FAU uses e-mail for much of its communication, such as student bills, financial aid disbursements, and emergency notices. To ensure that you receive your FAU e-mail, it is recommended that you not forward FAU emails to any personal e-mail accounts, all of which are using similar spam-blocking procedures. Also, if you have a problem receiving your FAU e-mail, our support team can better troubleshoot the problem with the mail is on FAU systems.