II. Electronic Communications
Syracuse University has established e-mail as a primary vehicle for official communication with students. Emergency notifications, educational dialogue, research and general business correspondence are all consistently enhanced in institutions of higher learning where e-mail policies exist and are supported by procedures, practice and culture.

An official e-mail address is established and assigned by Information Technology and Services for each registered student, and current faculty and staff member. All University communications sent via e-mail will be sent to this address. Faculty members will use the official University e-mail address to communicate with a student registered in their classes and administrative units will correspond with students via this address.

The University expects that students will receive and read e-mail in a timely manner. Students are expected to maintain their accounts and check their e-mail daily so that new mail will be properly received and read. A student's failure to receive and read University communications delivered to his/her official e-mail address in a timely manner does not absolve that student from knowing and complying with the content of such communications.

While students are allowed to redirect e-mail from their official University e-mail address to another address (e.g. @hotmail.com, @aol.com), they do so at their own risk. The University is not responsible for the handling of e-mail by other service providers. Having e-mail redirected does not absolve students from knowing and complying with the content of the communication sent to their official University e-mail address.