(Editor's Note: this email was sent to students via Dolphin Email on 8/5/2010)


On Monday, August 23, 2010, the University will be migrating the Dolphin Email student email system to use Google Apps for Education and Gmail, in preparation for the fall 2010 semester. News and latest information on the project can be found at: http://www.csuci.edu/it/email/gmail

Google Apps is being used by thousands of schools, including more than 30 institutions of higher education. Gmail, as part of Google Apps for Education, provides greater storage capacity, a secure and stable infrastructure, and a user interface that is familiar to many students.

Important Dates and Changes to Student Email:

On Monday, August 23, 2010, the new Dolphin Email powered by Google system will go live, replacing the previous system. You will be able to logon your Dolphin Email through myCI (http://myci.csuci.edu) just as you do now, but you will need to begin using your new Dolphin Email address immediately.

Your Dolphin Email address will change from "@dolphin.csuci.edu" to "@myci.csuci.edu".  So, if your old Dolphin Email address was pat.jones123@dolphin.csuci.edu, after August 23, your new Dolphin Email address will be pat.jones123@myci.csuci.edu.

Messages sent to your old Dolphin Email address will be automatically rerouted to your new Dolphin Email account. However, you’ll need to notify your contacts to begin using your new Dolphin Email address immediately.

You will continue to be able to forward your new Dolphin Email to any external/personal email account. Forwarding instructions are now available in the Dolphin Email Migration FAQ at http://www.csuci.edu/it/email/gmail/faq.htm.

You old Dolphin Email messages & mailbox content will not be migrated into the new Dolphin Email system. Students will be able to use Google's available migration tools to move their existing messages into their new mailboxes. Please read the Dolphin Email Migration FAQ at http://www.csuci.edu/it/email/gmail/faq.htm for instructions.

We look forward to these exciting changes and providing enhanced email features through our partnership with Google. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to visit the project web site at http://www.csuci.edu/it/email/gmail or contact peter.mosinskis@csuci.edu.