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Email

Email Services at Calhoun

Student email is provided once you are accepted to the college and register for classes. Your account will remain active while you are a current student. It will be deleted one year after your last semester attended.

Accessing Your Email

  • Email Format:

    Your email is Anumber@alabama.edu

  • Password:

    The password is the same as your MyCalhoun portal password

Ways to Access Your Email

  • Log in to the MyCalhoun portal and click on the email icon.
  • You may also access your email and M365 account directly at www.outlook.com/calhoun.edu.
  • For direct access you will log in with your email address and portal password.

Changing/Resetting Your Email

Because M365 email and MyCalhoun offer SingleSignOn (SSO), you can only change/reset your password using the MyCalhoun portal.

Duplicate Names in the System

Exceptions: If there are multiple students or employees with the same name, your email address may include a number. For example:

  • Example:

    john.smith@calhoun.edu and john.smith1@calhoun.edu

*Note: This only applies to names with collisions; most emails will not include a number

Finding Your Email Address

Steps:

*Your QuickLaunch section also provides direct access to your email.

Visual Aid:

What You Can Do with Your Calhoun Email

  • Access your Calhoun email and Student Announcements.
  • Receive important notifications, such as inclement weather alerts and job announcements.
  • Send emails to any Calhoun student, faculty, or staff member without knowing their email address.
  • Communicate with friends not at Calhoun via email.
  • Check who’s online and start chatting.

Need Help?

If you have problems or questions, contact the Help Desk at 256-306-2700. If you call after standard business hours, be sure to leave a message so someone can return your call. Or, email questions to helpdesk@calhoun.edu.

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