Students
To conserve paper, save resources, and shorten the amount of time you would wait for a message via regular mail, the university sends official communications to all Ball State e-mail addresses. When you arrive on campus, you receive a Ball State e-mail address. This address will receive notices about schedules, grade results, billing information, emergency alerts, important deadlines and all other official university information. It is your responsibility to read and manage this e-mail. You may use this address for personal mail, but you may also want to create a second e-mail account to keep “personal communications” separate. Visit www.bsu.edu/communication to learn more about what you need to do to ensure that you receive the information you need and to make the most of your Ball State experience.
To take advantage of more space and additional features, create a new Google Apps or Live@edu account to use for your personal e-mail service. Read more about your options or view TechClips to get started.
If you have forwarded your Ball State addressed e-mail to another service, you should continue to check your Ball State account to ensure your mailbox does not exceed its size limitations.
Employees
Microsoft Outlook and Entourage X (Mac) are the supported e-mail programs at Ball State. Employees may choose to use Outlook or Entourage applications and Outlook Webmail (OWA) to access their campus e-mail and calendar. Read more about your options or view TechClips to get started.
Alumni
Stay in touch with a custom Ball State lifetime e-mail address, username@ballstate.bsu.edu, which includes 250 MB inbox, 10 MB attachments, and all of the benefits, reliability, and protection of the world's largest Web-based e-mail service. If you have a Ball State lifetime e-mail address, select Login to Alumni iConnect from the navigation menu on the right.
Important: Never give out your password or other personal information for any reason! We will never ask. Read more about protecting your identity and password security.