MACU Email

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Accessing  Email via Outlook Web Access (OWA)

There are two options to check your OWA mail account:

Login credentials adhere to the following format:

Username:  MACU\joe.doe
Password:  (listed in your welcome packet/provided by IT department) 

University Email Policy

Email is considered an official method for communication at Mid-Atlantic Christian University.  Official email communications are intended to meet the academic and administrative needs of the university.  The university has the right to expect that such communications will be received and read in a timely fashion.  To enable this process, the college ensures that all students can be accessed through a standardized, university issued email account.

Acceptable Use of University Email 

University email may not be used in the following ways:

Email Spam Filtering via Postini 

Mid-Atlantic Christian University uses Postini to filter spam, virus, and other potential threats before they are delivered to MACU email accounts.  You will receive your Postini login information when your email account is registered by MACU OIT.  You can adjust your Spam settings, approve senders, and block senders by logging in to the Message Center.

It is essential that you login to your Postini account daily to review your quarantine, approve and block senders, and to review your junk mail filters.  Legitimate mail will sometime be classified as junk mail and these messages and senders must be approved for the email to be delivered to your inbox.

Go to the Managing Postini page to learn how to manage your Postini account.

Mobile Access/Alternative Access

MACU email does not support IMAP/POP3 forwarding to phones or other email clients. If you wish to receive your MACU email on your phone or local mail client then you must setup your MACU account to redirect to an outside address. However, IT support is not available to troubleshoot mobile devices.

Redirecting Email

Students may elect to redirect messages sent to their Mid-Atlantic Christian University email address.  Students who redirect email from their official address to another address (Hotmail, Yahoo, AOL, etc.) do so at their own risk.  Having email lost as a result of redirection does not absolve students from their responsibilities associated with communications sent to their official email address. 

Expectations Regarding Student Use of Email

Students are expected to check their Mid-Atlantic Christian University official email on a frequent and consistent basis in order to remain informed of school-related communications.  The University recommends checking email at least twice per week.  

Students are responsible for the consequences of not reading school-related communications sent to their official University email account.

Students have the responsibility to recognize that certain communications may be time-critical.  “I didn’t check my email,” error in forwarding email, or email returned to the university with “Mailbox Full” or “User Unknown” are not acceptable excuses for missing official university communications via email.

Educational Uses of Email

Instructors may set policy defining how students use email in their class, including requiring students to check their email on a regular basis.  

Mass Mailing

Unauthorized mass mailings are prohibited and will result in the immediate loss of computing privileges.