Getting access to your school email is one of the most important tasks you should get done before your first day of school as it is used by professors to send class updates, and events occuring on campus! You can get access to your school email by visiting your school's new student landing page, or checking your personal email often to find a way to activate your account.
Getting access to your CUNY email to use tools like CUNYFirst, Blackboard, and DegreeWorks, please use the .pdf link below for instructions on how to activate your account. You may have also received information about how to activate your email address in the spam/junk folder, so you can continue the process from there.
Activating your SUNY email primarily depends on the specific SUNY school you will be attending. Each school's process or steps to activate a their SUNY account are different given the college's name and email address. Below is an example of a SUNY school's email account activation and login information process.
Once you have access to your school email, make sure to download the application on your phone to access your emails faster and more conveniently. Doing this will reduce the amount of time it takes you to reply or take any necessary action that the email prompts for, especially if its a timely-sensitive matter.
Having access to you email is extremely important because this will be the place where you receive most of the information regarding your courses and any campus events and/or organizations that your school may hold that you could participate in.