Email & Computers

E-mail | Personal Computers | Computer Labs | Printing

E-mail

E-mail is the official medium used by the University to disseminate information.

• E-mail is used to send program confirmation, billing, and payment notification.
• E-mail is used to send important program and campus information.
• E-mail is used by the course instructor to send course-related information.
• It is the student’s responsibility to check their e-mail account.
• Keep the e-mail address listed on your student record updated.

Students are responsible for reading all e-mails, keeping their e-mail addresses up to date, or for redirecting or forwarding e-mail to another address. Failure to check e-mail, errors in forwarding e-mail, and returned e-mail (from “full mailbox” or “unknown user” errors for example), will not excuse a student from missing University announcements, messages, deadlines, etc.

Set Up Your University E-Mail

• Click here to set up your TERPmail.
  • Instructions for activating your TERPmail account.
• Log-in using your directory ID/password.
  • If you have not activated your directory ID/password, please click here.
  • Your PIN/password are initially set to your six-digit birthday, month/day/last two numbers of birth year. You will have the opportunity to create your own PIN/password.

Access Your UM E-mail

• Click here to access your TERPmail.
  • Instructions for setting up a mail client to receive TERPmail.
• Log in using your directory ID/password
  • If you have not activated your directory ID/password, please click here.
  • Your PIN/password are initially set to your six-digit birthday, month/day/last two numbers of birth year. You will have the opportunity to create your own PIN/password.

Change Your Official E-mail

• Click here to update your official e-mail.
  • Instructions for changing your official e-mail address in Testudo.
• Log in using your directory ID/password
  • If you have not activated your directory ID/password, please click here.
  • Your PIN/password are initially set to your six-digit birthday, month/day/last two numbers of birth year. You will have the opportunity to create your own PIN/password.

Personal Computers

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) provides state-of-the-art information technology resources and support to all University of Maryland students. To access OIT’s Web site, please click here.

Getting Connected

To determine what you need to bring to successfully connect your computer, click here.

• OIT Help Desk: 301-405-1500

Academic Computers for Terps

ACT allows registered students, faculty, and staff to purchase customized Apple and Dell computers at prices below standard discounts, as well as receive substantial added benefits in technical support and warranty protection. To find out more about ACT, please click here.

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Computer Labs

To locate available computer labs, please click here.

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