Student Email & Microsoft Office
The MEC email account features include: 25 GB of storage space;聽Anti-Spam/Virus Protection; Multi-factor Authentication (MFA); 24/7 Reliability;聽Mobile Access; Shared Calendars and Address Book;聽Collaboration Tools (Skydrive, Microsoft Professional Plus).
Once a student enrolls for classes, a notification email will be sent to the student’s personal email address with information about their new MEC email address. This notification will be sent approximately seven (7) days after enrolling in classes. Once a campus email account has been created, no further emails will be sent to a students鈥� personal email address.
How do I log in?
Enter your first-time login details following the conventions below:
Username: firstname.lastname@login.cuny.edu
Associated email addresses (all deliver to the same mailbox):
- Default email address: firstname.lastname##@login.cuny.edu
- New MEC email address: cunylogin@stu-mail.mec.cuny.edu
The password is the password for your cunyfirst account
All CUNY account holders are required to enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for secure access.
The following training and documentation resources are available on聽YouTube聽and聽the Microsoft website:
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For technical assistance in setting up your email account, please contact the Helpdesk: helpit@mec.cuny.edu or 718-270-6262.
Attention
Your current college email will transition to a new CUNY Microsoft 365 cloud email account on April 13, 2026.
You鈥檙e all set鈥攏o setup is required on your part. Starting April 13, your account will be automatically updated and all incoming emails will be forwarded to your new inbox. We鈥檙e handling the heavy lifting so you can stay focused on your studies.
The new CUNY Microsoft 365 cloud email account will provide you with:
- One Microsoft 365 mailbox鈥痑nd one login for ALL your鈥疢EC and CUNY email addresses
- Full integration with other Microsoft鈥�365鈥痑pplications to facilitate file sharing and collaboration with classmates and faculty
- More security against phishing and malicious links, and less spam
Your New Mailbox and Email Addresses
Your new CUNY Microsoft 365 mailbox will be your CUNY Login account: firstname.lastname##@login.cuny.edu
The following email addresses are automatically associated with your new mailbox:
- cunylogin@stu-mail.mec.cuny.edu 鈥� the new college assigned email address(es) for the student and will be set as your preferred email in CUNYfirst effective July 28th.
- cunylogin@cuny.edu 鈥� the student鈥檚 new University email address
- cunylogin@login.cuny.edu 鈥� your CUNY Login that provides integration with your Microsoft 365 applications
All the email sent to any of these three addresses, as well as email sent to any of your CUNY email addresses if you have multiple CUNY roles or college affiliations, will be delivered to the one 尘补颈濒产辞虫鈥攃耻苍测濒辞驳颈苍蔼濒辞驳颈苍.肠耻苍测.别诲耻. You can choose to send email from any of the email addresses associated with your CUNY Microsoft 365 mailbox.