Update Your Contact Information
The contact information in official campus systems includes your personal and CU Boulder email address, home and local address, cell/mobile phone number andÌýemergency contacts.
Addresses, Phone Numbers & Emergency Contacts
Cell/Mobile Information
This information is included in theÌý. Opting out is stronly discouraged, as CUAlert is designed to send timely warnings regarding campus closures, extreme weatherÌýand 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 CU Boulder asÌýdirectory information, only a limited amount of this information is routinely disclosed by CU Boulder 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 informationÌýyou want to update: addresses, phone numbers or emergency contacts.
- Follow the steps on the page to add, edit or delete (if allowed)Ìýinformation.
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'tÌýbeen assigned a CU Boulder email account yet.
- You're involved with extracurricular groups andÌýyou provided a personal email address toÌýthem.
- You're a CU graduate and you provided a personal email address toÌýthe Alumni Association.
CU Boulder Email Address
After you've confirmed your intent to enroll, you'll receive an email fromÌýNew Student & Family Programs telling you how to access your CU Boulder email account. You are expected to read communications sent to that account in a timely manner, asÌýemail is theÌý.
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 CU Boulder asÌýdirectory information, only a limited amount of this information is routinely disclosed by CU Boulder 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.
CU Boulder Email Address
Display Name
To change the name displayed in the "from" line of email messages,Ìýsee OIT'sÌýÌý±è²¹²µ±ð.
Alias
To request an update to your email alias (the part of your email address before @), contact OIT atÌýhelp@colorado.eduÌýor 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-CUÌýemail address, or edit or delete existing ones.