How do I opt into UIC Alumni Email Forwarding for Life?

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Information on UIC Alumni email forwarding for life, and how to opt in.

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UIC Alumni email forwarding for life is a new alumni benefit ONLY available to graduates of the Class of 2020 and later. The program allows you to keep your UIC email address and forward all emails sent to your UIC address to the personal email account of your choice.

How do I sign up for UIC Alumni email forwarding for life?

To sign up for email forwarding, please complete the form: Request Alumni Email Forwarding.

On the form, select “Request Alumni Email Forwarding” and provide your name, netid, UIN, the year you graduated, and your preferred email address. Once your request has been fulfilled, you will receive an email confirmation.

Will I continue to have access to my UIC email inbox and previous emails?

Unfortunately, you will not be able to keep access to your UIC email account inbox, so be sure to save, download, or forward any items from your inbox that you wish to keep prior to the account deletion date. For more information about the terms on accounts, please refer to How long can I keep my accounts after I leave UIC?

My preferred email address has changed since opting-in to the program. How do I update my designated email address?

To update your email forwarding address, please complete the form: Update Alumni Email Forwarding.

On the form, provide your name, netid, UIN, the year you graduated, your preferred email address and select “Update my existing alumni email forwarding address”. When your email forwarding is changed to the new designated email, you will receive an email message notifying you of the email routing change.

For more information and Frequently Asked Questions about the program please refer to the following link: UIC Email Forwarding FAQs

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Tue 6/22/21 4:52 PM
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