Microsoft 365 Outlook Email

Microsoft Outlook is the official Email application for the University of Nebraska System.
Access Anywhere
Automatic Updates
Unified Collaboration

Email Account types include:

• Faculty/Staff email accounts utilize the Microsoft 365 suite with enterprise email, online document editing and storage, team collaboration, and web conferencing
• Shared Office 365 accounts for auxiliary, shared access, room or equipment reservations.
• Distribution Lists that allows users the ability to send to large groups of users.
• Students are entitled to a student email account which can be used for official university communications. 

Access your e-mail account via:

• the web Portal
• from your PC or Mac using Outlook
• from your Smartphone

Eligibility

Current Employees:

• Once employees have an officially assigned University role an MS365 account will be automatically assigned. 
• Emeritus Faculty - Lifetime email.

Former Employees:

• Unless an employee is granted Emeritus status, IT services including email will be removed upon offboarding date.
• Separated Faculty & Staff in nonpaid role - Account will be permanently disabled within 24 hours of separation.
• Faculty / Staff separating & enrolled/enrolling in classes - The existing account may be disabled if the dept/HR deems necessary and a new account may be spun up..
• All Former employees are subject to their campus offboarding policy. This is being re-evaluated as it relates to the new EM16. More information on EM16 can be found here https://nebraska.edu/-/media/unca/docs/offices-and-policies/policies/executive-memorandum/policy-for-responsible-use-of-university-computers-and-information-systems.pdf

Current Students:

• UNK - Once students are enrolled in a class, an MS365 account is assigned to them. It may take a day or so after the enrollment for an account to be assigned. All official notifications are emailed to a students' University email account. It is important to check this account frequently.
• UNL / UNO - Once students are admitted to the university an MS365 account is assigned to them. It may take a day or so after admission for an account to be assigned. All official notifications are emailed to a students' University email account. It is important to check this account frequently. *Students are not eligible to download Microsoft Office until they are enrolled in a class.

Past Students:

• UNK - Access remains 2 years after the last day of enrollment
• UNL - Access to email and other MS365 apps will end at the same time two years after your last enrolled class or graduation.
• UNO:
  • Undergraduate Students - 2 years after last enrollment
  • Graduate Students - 4 years after last enrollment
  • Intercampus Students - UNO accounts are removed at the end of their last intercampus approved semester
  • ILUNO Students - Accounts are removed at the end of their last enrolled session
  • Alumni - 5 years after the conferral of their degree

Pricing

There is no charge for this service, which is considered a common-good service. However, if your role requires you to have use of a different license than you are entitled to there may be additional costs.