Tag: e-mail
MSU to start moving students to new email service in June
Michigan State University is transitioning student email to Microsoft Office 365 beginning with new undergraduate students that start MSU in June 2015.
Returning undergraduate students (those that began with MSU prior to June 8) will transition to Office 365 in the fall 2015.
About Office 365Office 365 is hosted by Microsoft and can be accessed anywhere on desktops, laptops, and mobile devices. Read Full Article →
MSU offers SecureIT phishing tips for faculty and staff
Michigan State University needs you to help keep our network and data safe.
Faculty and staff work with institutional data daily and need to take extra precautions, especially when dealing with potential phishing messages.
Know what things to look for in an email that may indicate it’s a phishing attempt.
- Does the from line or subject line look suspicious?
MSU IT Council updates include two-factor authentication project, plans for email
The MSU IT Council met on February 3. Below are the high-level topic summaries from the meeting.
College of Education updateDon Heller, Dean, College of Education, discussed some of the challenges that his college is facing as the nature of teacher education and professional development continue to evolve. Heller addressed the need to increase the faculty research portfolio and the funding challenges. Read Full Article →
MSU IT Council discusses cloud storage, central email, technology purchasing
The MSU IT Council met on January 7. Below are the high-level topic summaries from the meeting.
MSU brandingHeather Swain, Vice President of Communications and Brand Strategy (CABS), explained the value of advancing the MSU brand as a Tier 1 research institution and what it means for attracting talent and funding. Read Full Article →
MSU email, AFS to expire April 25 for past employees
MSU IT Services will be deactivating mail.msu.edu email and AFS storage accounts for those who have not been faculty, staff, or affiliates for one or more years.
Official retirees are not included in these account expirations. They maintain their MSU email and AFS accounts.
Account deactivation is scheduled to begin on April 25. Read Full Article →
IT Services testing Office 365 email, calendaring in preparation for pilot
IT Services has received clearance to test Microsoft Office 365 internally, within their organization. Following this test, pilots with interested innovators will begin to evaluate Office 365 as an option for MSU departments and colleges to use for email, calendaring , and other services.
IT Services is building a team dedicated to the implementation of Office 365 and is now working directly with Microsoft consultants on the current CampusAD and authentication structure at Michigan State University in preparation of rolling Office 365 out to campus. Read Full Article →
MSU account expirations to take place in April for past students, faculty, staff
MSU IT Services will go through the process of expiring mail.msu.edu email and AFS storage accounts for past students this spring. This time IT Services will also add past faculty, staff, and affiliates to the expirations.
Official retirees are not included in these account expirations. They will maintain their MSU email and AFS accounts. Read Full Article →
