Every active student at Western is entitled to a Western email address (e.g. {user}@uwo.ca). Current staff and faculty also receive a @uwo.ca e-mail address and will use this in any official communications with students.
The email address is created when:
an applicant who applied through OUAC transitions to a Western Student in the Student Administration system;
an applicant to graduate studies who is 'term activation' to a Western Student in the student administration system one month before their start date;
an individual returns to Western to study after a length of time;
an individual is hired by Western.
All primary communications from the Registrar's Office, Dean's offices and departments will addressed to your @uwo.ca email. It is expected that you will keep your email in good working order.
In the months leading up to your graduation, you will begin to receive emails detailing the process of transitioning to an Alumni.
This is a general list of Western Services that are maintained after graduation. If you have any questions, please contact your department or the Helpdesk.
You maintain:
Access to your @uwo.ca email address. Refer to Inactive Email for Life Accounts for more information on retention periods for former student alumn.
Approximately 1 academic term after your graduation you will lose the following Office 365 services:
OneDrive, Teams (ALL documents such as OneNote stored within OneDrive MUST be transferred to another location)
Access to online Microsoft Office applications.
Microsoft Student Advantage (use of Microsoft Office ProPlus on personal devices)
As an employee, by default you do not retain access to your Western email.
As a former student alumn, you have email for life! Refer to Inactive Email for Life Accounts for more information on retention periods for former student alumn.
Student who graduated prior to 2015 did not automatically retain their Western email address. However, you can complete the Email for Life Request Form with Alumnni to have one created.
NOTE: The functionality Send on Behalf of a Mailing List is not supported in Office 365. If you send as another account or mailing list, see the "Send on Behalf of a Mailing List" process below for solutions in Office 365.
If you wish for emails to appear to be Sent Asmailinglist@uwo.ca, review and select one of the solutions outlined below...
