Update Your Contact Information
The contact information in official campus systems includes your personal and ²ÊÃñ±¦µä email address, home and local address, cell/mobile phone number and emergency contacts.
Addresses, Phone Numbers & Emergency Contacts
Cell/Mobile Information
This information is included in the . Opting out is stronly discouraged, as CUAlert is designed to send timely warnings regarding campus closures, extreme weather and other emergencies straight to your cell/mobile device. Landlines are not included in CUAlert.
Emergency Contact Information
This information is used in the event the university needs to contact someone on your behalf because you've been involved in or experienced a health or safety emergency. It is not included in the emergency notification system.
In an effort to protect student privacy, CU directories may only contain a student's name, email address, class and major field of study.
Of the items designated by ²ÊÃñ±¦µä as directory information, only a limited amount of this information is routinely disclosed by ²ÊÃñ±¦µä university officials.
The university retains the discretion to refuse disclosure of directory information if it believes such disclosure would be an infringement on student privacy rights.
During Preregistration
See About Your Preregistration Items.
During the Semester
- Log in to .
- Select your profile at the top right.
- Select "Account Settings," then "Profile and Privacy."
- In the pop-up menu, select the type of information you want to update: addresses, phone numbers or emergency contacts.
- Follow the steps on the page to add, edit or delete (if allowed) information.
Email Addresses
Personal Email Address
In general, you will only be contacted at your personal email address under the following circumstances:
- You're a prospective or admitted student who hasn't been assigned a ²ÊÃñ±¦µä email account yet.
- You're involved with extracurricular groups and you provided a personal email address to them.
- You're a CU graduate and you provided a personal email address to the Alumni Association.
²ÊÃñ±¦µä Email Address
After you've confirmed your intent to enroll, you'll receive an email from New Student & Family Programs telling you how to access your ²ÊÃñ±¦µä email account. You are expected to read communications sent to that account in a timely manner, as email is the .
In an effort to protect student privacy, CU directories may only contain a student's name, email address, class and major field of study.
Of the items designated by ²ÊÃñ±¦µä as directory information, only a limited amount of this information is routinely disclosed by ²ÊÃñ±¦µä university officials.
The university retains the discretion to refuse disclosure of directory information if it believes such disclosure would be an infringement on student privacy rights.
²ÊÃñ±¦µä Email Address
Display Name
To change the name displayed in the "from" line of email messages, see OIT's page.
Alias
To request an update to your email alias (the part of your email address before @), contact OIT at help@colorado.edu or 303-735-HELP.
Personal Email Addresses
- Log in to .
- Select your profile at the top right.
- Select "Account Settings," then "Profile and Privacy."
- In the pop-up menu, select "Email Addresses," then "Pre CU Enrollment."
- You may add a pre-CU email address, or edit or delete existing ones.