FAMU Alumni Email Access is Ending

Florida A&M University is revising its alumni email policy. The lifelong alumni email benefit will be discontinued, and access to your FAMU alumni email account — including sending and receiving emails — will cease on November 1st, 2024

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Service Ends, Connections Remain!

“The End of an Era, Not Our Connection!”

I. What’s Changing?

The university is moving away from the lifetime email service. Following graduation, alumni will have one year of university email access.
II. Reason for the Change

This policy revision addresses declining usage and enhances security measures. It also aligns with our cost management strategies and mirrors changes made by other prestigious institutions like the University of Florida and the University of Illinois.
III. Ongoing Alumni Benefits

Other benefits for alumni will remain intact. Florida A&M University continues its commitment to enrich the alumni experience, offering services such as free career counseling and travel discounts.

Though the alumni email is ending, you can still reconnect and stay in touch with fellow graduates on FAMUConnect

Timeline for Email Account Closure:

If your @FAMU.edu email has not been accessed in the past two years, it will be deactivated starting TBA, 2024. Emails sent to these addresses will be returned as undeliverable. Active users must enable two-factor authentication to continue accessing their accounts until November 1, 2024, after which all accounts will be permanently closed.
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➜ Duration of Access After Graduation
Alumni will have access to their FAMU email for one week after their final semester.
➜ Current Employees and Students
Alumni currently employed or enrolled at FAMU will retain their @FAMU.edu email as long as they remain affiliated with the university.
➜ Support for Email Migration
Alumni are advised to back up their email data before their accounts are closed. For guidance on backing up your emails or setting up email forwarding, please visit our FAQ section on the ITS webpage.
➜ Account Closure Notifications
If you receive an account closure notification but are still connected with FAMU as a student, staff, or faculty member, please get in touch with ITS for clarification.

Alumni Microsoft 365 Checklist

Before your access ends, complete the checklist.

	✔️ Switch to An Alternate Email Account If you have used your FAMU email as your primary email account, you may want to open another account. Many popular free email services are available, such as Outlook, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail.
	✔️ Update FAMU Contact Info Update your contact information and primary email on record with FAMU in the iRattler Portal. This will help you stay informed about FAMU events and Alumni Association benefits.
	✔️ Share Your New Email Address Notify friends, family, and other contacts about your new email address. One way you can do this is by setting up automatic replies for your FAMU email. Adding a note about your email change in your signature can also help spread the word.
	✔️ Back Up OneDrive Download files and folders from OneDrive, as your access to all Microsoft 365 applications will be ending. Save any important papers or research that you do not want to lose.
	✔️ Transfer Your Emails Back up your email and move any important emails from your FAMU email to your new email account.
	✔️ Enroll in 2FA Ensure you have installed the Duo Mobile app [apple ios] [android] and set up 2-factor authentication (2FA) to enjoy continued access to your FAMU email until July 31, 2024.
	✔️ Update Other Contact Info Update your email address and contact info for all accounts and websites where you have your FAMU email listed, such as Amazon or LinkedIn.
	✔️ Get Help If you have any questions about your FAMU email, please contact the ITS Help Desk at 850-412-4357 or helpdesk@famu.edu.