Activate your Self-Service Account and Log into Student Email
At ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ you are automatically assigned an official email address after you have been accepted to the college. Once you have you will be able to log into your student email account for the first time. Your student email account is linked to your Self-Service and Canvas accounts. To access your student email account you will use your ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ username and password.
Step 1: Activate your
Use your Student ID number and ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ username to log in. Your ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ username is the first 15 characters of your last name + your first initial + the last 4 digits of your student ID number. User names do not contain spaces, hyphens, or other special characters.
Step 2: Go to
To access your student email account, click Sign In, and enter your ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ username + @durhamtech.edu. On the next page, you will enter the password you created when you activated your ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ student account and then click the Sign-in button. Once signed in, you will be directed to your Outlook inbox. If you want to access Outlook through your Office 365 dashboard, click on Outlook in the left sidebar.
This is the official channel ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ will use to correspond with students. You may notice that you already have several unread messages. You want to ensure you are checking your email account frequently so you don't miss any important information from ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ.
For current students who had their email migrated from Google to Microsoft Office, visit the Frequently Asked Questions page for more information.