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Welcome to Evergreen! Your Evergreen.edu username and default password is generated 24 hours after your admission decision is made. Learn how to activate your account and access my.evergreen.edu.
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Welcome to Evergreen! Your initial evergreen.edu username and default password is generated 24 hours after your admission decision is made. Learn how to activate your account and access my.evergreen.edu.
 
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===1. Determine your Username and Default Password===
 
===1. Determine your Username and Default Password===
Your evergreen.edu username is based on your date of birth and name at the time you enrolled.  
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Once you are admitted into the college, an email will be sent to your alt-email with complete orientation steps. You will then go [https://activate.evergreen.edu activate.evergreen.edu] to activate your account and change your password for the first time. Afterwards, you will need to go to [https://mystudentlogin.evergeen.edu mystudentlogin.evergreen.edu] to replace your temporary student username to one of your choosing.  
  
See: '''[[Default Username and Password]]''' to figure out yours.  
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Once you have chosen your unique username and created your password, log into [https://my.evergreen.edu my.evergreen.edu] and follow the final activation steps.
  
===2. Login to my.evergreen to activate===
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===2. Login to my.evergreen to finalize account activation===
#Navigate to [https://my.evergreen.edu my.evergreen.edu]
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# Navigate to [https://my.evergreen.edu my.evergreen.edu]
#Login for the first time with your '''evergreen.edu username''' and '''initial password'''
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# Login for the first time with your evergreen.edu username and password.
#Upon successful login you will be asked to create a new, unique password
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# Upon successful login you will be prompted to agree to the Appropriate Use Policy and the Copyright Policy.
#You will now be prompted to answer a few account preference questions and conditions:
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#*'''Answer the secret question:'''  This is what you will need to have in the case that you [[Forgot My Password|forget your password]].
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#*'''Select your email preference:'''  You can forward your Evergreen email to a third party provider (e.g., gmail.com).
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#*Accept the copyright and financial responsibility agreements
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# Once you have taken this last step, your email box is created (current students only) and you will have access to many Evergreen resources.
 
# Once you have taken this last step, your email box is created (current students only) and you will have access to many Evergreen resources.
  
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*We cannot guarantee delivery to an off campus provider, but we will do our best to help you if you have any mail issues
 
*We cannot guarantee delivery to an off campus provider, but we will do our best to help you if you have any mail issues
 
*You can learn more about forwarding by reading our [[Mail Forwards|Mail Forward]] help page.  
 
*You can learn more about forwarding by reading our [[Mail Forwards|Mail Forward]] help page.  
 
 
 
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Revision as of 13:38, 4 June 2019

Welcome to Evergreen! Your initial evergreen.edu username and default password is generated 24 hours after your admission decision is made. Learn how to activate your account and access my.evergreen.edu.

1. Determine your Username and Default Password

Once you are admitted into the college, an email will be sent to your alt-email with complete orientation steps. You will then go activate.evergreen.edu to activate your account and change your password for the first time. Afterwards, you will need to go to mystudentlogin.evergreen.edu to replace your temporary student username to one of your choosing.

Once you have chosen your unique username and created your password, log into my.evergreen.edu and follow the final activation steps.

2. Login to my.evergreen to finalize account activation

  1. Navigate to my.evergreen.edu
  2. Login for the first time with your evergreen.edu username and password.
  3. Upon successful login you will be prompted to agree to the Appropriate Use Policy and the Copyright Policy.
  4. Once you have taken this last step, your email box is created (current students only) and you will have access to many Evergreen resources.

About Mail Forwarding

When prompted about forwarding your mail to another provider, please consider this choice carefully.

  • While a mail forward is active (by selecting "please forward my mail to another provider") your Evergreen mailbox will remain empty.
  • We cannot guarantee delivery to an off campus provider, but we will do our best to help you if you have any mail issues
  • You can learn more about forwarding by reading our Mail Forward help page.