Use these pages to learn how to add/update your email addresses in SPIRE.
Types of email addresses
Add/update email addresses in SPIRE
Select a preferred email address
Types of email addresses
Official UMass email address
In SPIRE you can view your official email address. If you have an OIT Account, UMail, i.e., your OIT-assigned email, is your official email address. If you have a departmental email address, you can designate it as your preferred email address (see below "Select a preferred email address").
Please remember:
- You receive your UMail address when you activate your OIT Account.
- Note to graduate students: UMail remains your official email address, even if you also have a departmental email address.
- For questions about or to change your official OIT email address (UMail), submit an online Help Request .
Departmental UMass Email Address
You may have received a departmental email address if you are affiliated with a UMass department that maintains its own email system (e.g., Computer Science), one of the Five Colleges, another UMass campus, or the President's Office. Check the list of OIT-approved departmental email addresses if you are not sure.
Non-UMass email address
These are email addresses from commercial providers, not affiliated with the University.
Add/update email addresses in SPIRE
- In the left Menu, go to My Personal Information > Email Addresses. The Email Addresses page will open. If you have a UMail address, that is labeled OIT/UMail.
- To add a departmental email address:
- From the *Email Type drop-down menu, select UMass Dept Managed/5College.
- In the *Email Address field, enter your address.
- Click Save, then OK to confirm the save.
- To add a non-UMass email address:
- From the *Email Type drop-down menu, select Non-UMass.
- In the *Email Address field, enter your address.
- Click Save, then OK to confirm the save.
Select a preferred email address
Your UMail email address, if you have one, is automatically listed in People Finder and the UMass Amherst print directory. To make a different email address available in People Finder and the print directory:
- Select the Preferred check box next to the address of your choice, then click Save.
Please note:
- UMass staff and faculty must choose to publish either a UMail or a departmental email address. An exception to publish a non-UMass email is made for off-campus but related entities (e.g., Mass Ventures or the Newman Center); otherwise, only UMass retirees can opt to publish a non-UMass email address.
- Any changes to your email information will appear in People Finder within two business days and in the next available print directory.
- Your UMail address is automatically listed in People Finder and the print directory unless you select the Preferred check box for a departmental email address.
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Need Help?
If you encounter problems, submit an online Help Request.
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Contact the OIT Help Desk at 545-9400.
