Preserving Your UCI Gmail Account Post-Graduation

Preserving Your UCI Gmail Account Post-Graduation

Congratulations!

You’ve achieved an enormous milestone and are about to embark on an exciting new chapter in your life. As you transition out of UCI, it’s important to remember that your UCI email account, typically ending in @uci.edu, can be a valuable resource even after you’ve left the campus. Here’s how you can maintain access to your Gmail account after graduation.

  1. Annual Account Renewal: Once a year you must renew your account to keep it active for another year. OIT will send you several reminders, so keep an eye out for this email. Simply click the link in the email or use the link below and follow the steps to renew the account. Failure to do so will cause your account to be suspended and eventually deleted.
  2. Professional Use: You can continue to use your UCI email address for professional purposes, like job applications or networking. It can signal to potential employers that you’re a proud UCI alumnus.

Remember, your association with UCI doesn’t end after graduation. By keeping your UCI Gmail account active, you stay connected with the university community and retain a valuable resource that can serve you well into the future.

Best of luck in your next endeavors!

ES Mail is Retiring

ES Mail is Retiring

OIT will be migrating all active ES Mail (aka Webmail) accounts to either Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 in an effort to increase email security. Migration will happen on a rolling schedule, and each user group will be notified with ample time prior to their ES Mail accounts being migrated and subsequently deactivated.

Why is OIT Decommissioning ES Mail (aka Webmail)?

As part of the larger security initiative championed by UC Regents, the Email Security Initiative was created to proactively address an increasing frequency of malicious online attacks worldwide.

Attacks on email systems, such as phishing, account compromises, malware injections, and data breaches cost the higher education sector almost $3M on average per incident.  Data belongs to the institution, and our objective is to minimize UCI’s vulnerabilities to potential attacks by moving to modern, secure services.

Decommissioning ES Mail and migrating existing users and their data to enterprise-grade, secure email systems is a key step in our plan to raise the bar on the security and integrity of UCI’s data.


Learn More about the ES Mail Retirement Project