Stark State College of Technology provides Email accounts for all current students. Students can read and send Email from any Web enabled computer. This computer can be at the College, in your home or any other location that has access to the Internet and a Web browser. Email messages and attachments are hosted by Google. No special software is needed on the computer used to access the Email account.

Requirements
The mail program is a version of Google mail called Gmail. It provides Email, a Contact (Address Book) module, and other features.

The Email service is available from any computer meeting the following requirements:

• The system must be connected to the Internet. Note that the College does not provide ISP services to students
• Fully supported browsers:
  • Microsoft IE 5.5+
  • Netscape 7.1+
  • Mozilla 1.4+
  • Mozilla Firefox 0.8+
  • Safari 1.2.1+
  • If you access Gmail with a different browser from those listed above, you will automatically be directed to the basic HTML view of Gmail
• Must have cookies enabled
• If your browser supports it – enable JavaScript

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Student Email Account Information
Students have an email address created as one of their accounts. This account uses the same UserName and default password as their Academic Network Account (see table above).

Your email address is <UserName>@starkstate.net For example: jdoe0514@starkstate.net

Please Note: The domain name for student email account is .net not .edu – Faculty and staff email accounts use the domain name .edu.

Students who are enrolled in a web-enabled class that uses one of the E-Learning platforms also have an email account associated with their ANGEL account. Your instructor will inform you if you are to use this account.

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Email Account Restrictions
Students are expected to follow the College's Student Computer Usage Guidelines which can be found in the Student Handbook, the College's Responsible Use of Computing Resources policy and all applicable state and federal laws. Specific email account restrictions include:

• Gmail limits the amount of storage space allocated to each student's Gmail account mailbox to 7 Gigabytes
• Gmail limits the size of the email message & attachments to 10 Megabytes total
• The College may filter incoming Email messages and some messages may not be delivered
• Certain types of attachments are blocked and will not be delivered
• The College is not responsible for messages that you send or that are sent to you that do not reach their destination.

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Changing Your Password
Students are encouraged to periodically change their passwords in their different accounts. You may change your Gmail password at any time. You must be on campus to change your Academic Network Account password. Please note: If you change your Gmail password it will be different from your other account passwords.

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Using Your Email Account
     • Click here to login to your email account
     • For instructions on Gmail functionality, go to the Gmail Help Center.

Information and Resources
     • Gmail Overview
     • For problems, please contact SSCT Helpdesk Services
     • Comments? Please send them to the Network Administrator

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