Messaging and Collaboration
Last Updated: 06/01/2017
Gmail
Students, Alumni, & Retirees
VS.
Exchange
Faculty, Staff, & Student Employees
Personal Messaging & Collaboration
| Service | Who May Get It | Features |
|---|---|---|
| G Suite | Students, alumni & retirees (faculty & staff only receive collaboration tools) |
E-mail, calendar, contacts, tasks, collaboration, groups |
| Office 365 | Faculty, staff & student employees (students, alumni & retirees only receive collaboration tools) |
E-mail, calendar, contacts, tasks, collaboration |
Email Delivery Settings Management
| Service | Who May Get It | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Identity Manager | Faculty, staff & students | Activate and manage IdentiKey accounts, manage email addresses and display name, and view accounts. |
Special Purpose Calendaring
| Service | Who May Get It | Features |
|---|---|---|
| University Communications Event Calendar | Students, faculty & staff | Web-based, publicly available event scheduling (offered through University Communications, not OIT) |
| UMC Event Planning | Students, faculty & staff | Room scheduling for the UMC and other generally available locations (offered through the UMC, not OIT) |
Bulk/Mass Email Communication
| Service | Who May Get It | Features |
|---|---|---|
| CU Boulder Today | Students, faculty & staff | CU Boulder's electronic newsletter captures campus news, important announcements, campus events and the stories that inform our campus conversation. |
| Administrative E-memos |
Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Research, Students, & Campus-wide (urgent) |
Specific messages delivered in bulk to targeted audience groups |
| Buff Bulletin Board | Students, faculty & staff | A site that is a listing of notices, training/seminars, jobs, campus services and events. |
| Email List Manager | List owner-controlled; anyone with an email address may subscribe | Shared email list specific to a topic or group |
| Course Email Rosters | Faculty | Bulk email to students based upon class rosters |
| Exchange Distribution Lists | Faculty, staff, and departments that are using our Exchange system. | An email address that is created for a group of people and is used as distribution list. |
Related Policies
- Use of CU Boulder's Computing and Network Resources
- Guidelines for Computer Users
- Student email policy
- Faculty/Staff E-memo policy
- Bulk Email Usage Guidelines