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Microsoft Office 365 is now Winona State’s email and storage solution for all employees and students.  WSU provides '''email'''  services accessible via the web to students, faculty, and staff as part of the [[E-Warrior Digital Life and Learning Program]]. Be sure and check your WSU email account regularly as this is the way that WSU communicates with you.
 
  
We will never lease your email address to any advertisers and we take a pro-active approach to blocking unsolicited-bulk email messages that could clutter your inbox.
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==About this article==
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This article includes general information about the WSU email service and instructions for accessing your WSU mailbox. It is intended for all WSU students and employees.
  
=Accessing WSU Office 365 Email=
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==Our WSU email service==
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[[Microsoft Office 365]] is Winona State’s email, file storage, and productivity solution for all employees and students.  WSU provides '''email''' services accessible via the web to students, faculty, and staff as part of the [[E-Warrior Digital Life and Learning Program]]. Be sure and check your WSU email account regularly as this is the way that WSU communicates with you.
  
There are three different ways you can get to your [[Microsoft Office 365]] apps which is where your email app is located.   
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==Accessing your WSU Microsoft 365 mailbox==
# Go to [https://www.office.com/1/?auth=2&home=1&from=ShellLogo.  click on this link] (It is a great idea to bookmark this link)
 
# Click on Office365 & Email on the Resources tab on www.winona.edu
 
# Go to www.winona.edu and click on either the "Current Students" or "Faculty and Staff" tab. Click on "Email" under "Quick Links" on the left purple navigation bar.
 
  
You will '''login''' with your '''StarID''' followed by '''"@go.minnstate.edu" for students and "@minnstate.edu" for employees '''. Your WSU email address, however, will remain your friendly email address, e.g. '''firstname.lastname@go.winona.edu''' for students and '''firstname.lastname@winona.edu''' for employees.
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This is [https://login.microsoftonline.com/?whr=winona.edu the direct link to your Microsoft 365 dashboard] on the Web. You may want to bookmark it.
  
=Setting your Primary Email=
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To find this page from the Winona State webpage:
If you are registered to go to school at more than one Minnesota State University or College, it is best to set your Primary Email to WSU while you are attending.
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#Go to www.winona.edu.
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#In the top menu bar click on "Info for" and choose your group (Faculty & Staff [[or]] Current Students)
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#Under the Resources list, select Office 365 & Email.
  
# Go to https://starid.minnstate.edu  
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Your login credentials are your '''StarID''' followed by '''"@go.minnstate.edu" for students and "@minnstate.edu" for employees '''. Your '''WSU email address''', however, will remain your friendly email address, e.g. '''firstname.lastname@go.winona.edu''' for students and '''firstname.lastname@winona.edu''' for employees.
# Click on the box for '''"Sign in to Profile"'''
 
# Sign in with your StarID and password (If you forgot your password, then go back and select the box to '''Reset your Password''')
 
# At the top of the page, click '''"Office 365 Contact"'''
 
# Make sure your listed primary email is either First.LastName@go.winona.edu (for students) or Username@winona.edu (for employees)
 
# If it does not match the previous step, click '''"Select New Student Contact Card"''' and select the correct email address.
 
  
===Email Storage===
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==Setting your primary Minnesota State email address==
*25 GB inbox
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If you are registered as a student or employee of more than one Minnesota State school, it is best to set your WSU address as your primary email address while you are attending WSU. Use the following steps to review and change your primary email address:
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#Go to https://starid.minnstate.edu
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#Click on the box for '''"Sign in to Profile"'''
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#Sign in with your StarID and password (If you forgot your password, then go back and select the box to '''Reset your Password''')
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#At the top of the page, click '''"Office 365 Contact"'''
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#Make sure your listed primary email is either First.LastName@go.winona.edu (for students) or Username@winona.edu (for employees)
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#If it does not match the previous step, click '''"Select New Student Contact Card"''' and select the correct email address.
  
===NOTE===
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*[[Change your primary email address]]
According to FERPA Guide 2012 p 39:  "Non-public educational data should never be sent to non-institutional assigned accounts... The institution would be held responsible if an unauthorized third party gained access to a student's education record...
 
  
What this means is that we cannot support forwarding WSU emails to a different preferred account.
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==WSU email policies==
 
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*You have a 50GB mailbox capacity
===Alumni Email===
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*We cannot forward your WSU email to another, non-WSU email address. According to FERPA Guide 2012 p 39:  "Non-public educational data should never be sent to non-institutional assigned accounts... The institution would be held responsible if an unauthorized third party gained access to a student's education record..."
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*We will never lease your email address to any advertisers and we take a pro-active approach to blocking unsolicited-bulk email messages that could clutter your inbox.
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==Alumni email service==
 
[https://learn.winona.edu/WSU_Alumni_Email Click here for information on WSU Alumni Email]
 
[https://learn.winona.edu/WSU_Alumni_Email Click here for information on WSU Alumni Email]
  
====Questions?====
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==Questions?==
  
Contact Phone Support at 507-457-5240 option #1.
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Contact the {{TSC}}.
  
 
==Additional Information==
 
==Additional Information==
 
*[http://learn.winona.edu/WSU_Email_Setup_iOS WSU Email Setup for iPad and iPhone]
 
*[http://learn.winona.edu/WSU_Email_Setup_iOS WSU Email Setup for iPad and iPhone]
  
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[[Category: Definition]][[Category: New Students]][[category: Microsoft 365]][[Category:email]][[Category:Students]][[Category:Faculty]][[Category:Staff]][[Category:FAQ]]

Latest revision as of 17:48, 8 February 2024

About this article

This article includes general information about the WSU email service and instructions for accessing your WSU mailbox. It is intended for all WSU students and employees.

Our WSU email service

Microsoft Office 365 is Winona State’s email, file storage, and productivity solution for all employees and students. WSU provides email services accessible via the web to students, faculty, and staff as part of the E-Warrior Digital Life and Learning Program. Be sure and check your WSU email account regularly as this is the way that WSU communicates with you.

Accessing your WSU Microsoft 365 mailbox

This is the direct link to your Microsoft 365 dashboard on the Web. You may want to bookmark it.

To find this page from the Winona State webpage:

  1. Go to www.winona.edu.
  2. In the top menu bar click on "Info for" and choose your group (Faculty & Staff or Current Students)
  3. Under the Resources list, select Office 365 & Email.

Your login credentials are your StarID followed by "@go.minnstate.edu" for students and "@minnstate.edu" for employees . Your WSU email address, however, will remain your friendly email address, e.g. firstname.lastname@go.winona.edu for students and firstname.lastname@winona.edu for employees.

Setting your primary Minnesota State email address

If you are registered as a student or employee of more than one Minnesota State school, it is best to set your WSU address as your primary email address while you are attending WSU. Use the following steps to review and change your primary email address:

  1. Go to https://starid.minnstate.edu
  2. Click on the box for "Sign in to Profile"
  3. Sign in with your StarID and password (If you forgot your password, then go back and select the box to Reset your Password)
  4. At the top of the page, click "Office 365 Contact"
  5. Make sure your listed primary email is either First.LastName@go.winona.edu (for students) or Username@winona.edu (for employees)
  6. If it does not match the previous step, click "Select New Student Contact Card" and select the correct email address.

WSU email policies

  • You have a 50GB mailbox capacity
  • We cannot forward your WSU email to another, non-WSU email address. According to FERPA Guide 2012 p 39: "Non-public educational data should never be sent to non-institutional assigned accounts... The institution would be held responsible if an unauthorized third party gained access to a student's education record..."
  • We will never lease your email address to any advertisers and we take a pro-active approach to blocking unsolicited-bulk email messages that could clutter your inbox.

Alumni email service

Click here for information on WSU Alumni Email

Questions?

Contact the Technical Support Center (TechSupport@winona.edu, 507-457-5240, Somsen Hall 207).

Additional Information