E-Mail System

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.

Office 365 (Outlook) E-Mail

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
  • 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 convenience; including how to connect to your mobile device and using the email client.

OUTLOOK 365: EMAIL CLIENT & MOBILE DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS & AND MORE

 

OWL Mail / GMAIL

Note: Owl Mail is only available for Alumni that have graduated by Summer 2023.

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
  • Active logon activity is required, otherwise Google Workspace will be removed after 6 months inactivity.

Additional Owl Mail Resources

Need more? We've compiled various instructions for your convenience; including how to connect to your mobile device and using the email client.

OWL MAIL: EMAIL CLIENT & MOBILE DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS & AND MORE

 

Forwarding E-Mail

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.