Shared Email Accounts

Shared email accounts are accessible by a group of people who share responsibility for a project, course or management task. These accounts may be requested and managed only by faculty or staff members.

Although the account is "shared," each approved user logs in to the account using their personal MIDAS ID and password. All outgoing email from a shared email account shows the shared account name as the "sender."

New Shared Email Accounts

Only 圖朸厙 faculty and staff can request a shared email account. If you are a student who needs a shared email account for a student organization, your faculty sponsor can request and accept ownership of a shared account on your behalf.

Existing Shared Accounts

Request Access

Mailbox owners can add individuals to a shared account by editing the shared group in MIDAS. The shared email group is usually found under SERV Service groups with a name that starts with EXCHANGE followed by the name of the shared mailbox.泭

When requesting access to an existing shared account using the links on this page, please attach approval from the mailbox owner. If you are not sure who the mailbox owner is, please contact the IT Help Desk.

Shared Email Setup in Outlook

Once you have been granted access to a shared email account, you will need to configure Outlook on your computer to send and receive emails for that account.

Shared Email Access through Outlook Web App

Shared mailboxes on Office 365 servers:
You can access shared email accounts that HAVE been migrated to Office 365 at .
How to access a shared email account in Outlook Webmail

Shared mailboxes on Exchange 2016:
If your mailbox has been migrated to Office 365, and you need access to a shared mailbox that still lives on Exchange 2016 (this is uncommon), you'll only be able to get to the shared mailbox through Outlook Web Access. To do this, go to (using the actual email address of the shared account instead of xxxx) and log in with your MIDAS ID and password.