G Suite email accounts are official student email accounts, and all official University correspondence will be sent to them. Google mail services are also available to alumni.
@u.northwestern.edu Overview
G Suite Overview
Northwestern has partnered with Google to provide G Suite for Education accounts for student collaboration.
G Suite email accounts are official student email accounts, and all official University correspondence will be sent to them.
G Suite accounts have unlimited storage with access to the following core apps:
The following G Suite accounts are available at Northwestern:
- @u.northwestern.edu
- @alum.northwestern.edu
- @kelloggalumni.northwestern.edu
The standard elements of the email address include your official first and last name as entered in CAESAR and your anticipated graduation year.
Note: @fsm.northwestern.edu accounts are no longer being offered, as Feinberg School of Medicine students are required to use @northwestern.edu accounts for HIPAA compliance reasons (some legacy @fsm accounts still exist).
@nlaw.northwestern.edu accounts are no longer being offered, as Pritzker School of Law students are now required to use @law.northwestern.edu accounts (some legacy @nlaw accounts still exist).
Students and Alumni
Most Northwestern students, including undergraduates, graduate students, and some School of Professional Studies students will use @u.northwestern.edu accounts.
Three schools do not use G Suite:
Alumni – that is, individuals who have graduated from Northwestern – are eligible to continue using their existing G Suite accounts. Alumni can also choose delete their existing account and use an @alum.northwestern.edu or @kelloggalumni.northwestern.edu account instead.
Faculty
Faculty members who want to use G Suite apps to collaborate with students can request a G Suite account by emailing consultant@northwestern.edu.
Student Groups and Organizations
Organizational G Suite accounts are available to officially recognized student groups, religious and spiritual groups, and University departments who need G Suite apps to collaborate with students. To facilitate communication between group members, organizational accounts will also include a Google Group .
Available to
- Students
- Faculty
- Staff
- Alumni
Cost
No cost
How to Request Service
To request an organizational G Suite account, click the "Organizational Account Request Form" button to the right.
Resources
For general assistance using your G Suite account, you can search the G Suite Learning Center.
You can also access G Suite articles at the Northwestern IT Knowledge Base.
If you have any questions about your account as an alum, contact the Alumni Support Team at alumni-admin@u.northwestern.edu.
For all other questions, contact the Northwestern IT Support Center at consultant@northwestern.edu .