OSU Lifetime Email Forwarding Accounts

Oregon State University provides a lifetime email forwarding account for alumni. This account is an e-mail forwarding address you can set up to have an "@lifetime.oregonstate.edu" address. Email sent to this account will be automatically forwarded to another account of your choice. Any graduate of Oregon State University can sign up for this free email alias.

For information about the expiration of ONID accounts, view our ONID account expiration document. For any questions about the lifetime email forwarding address, or for help setting your forwarding address up, contact OSU Computer Helpdesk by phone at (541)737-3474 or by email at osuhelpdesk@oregonstate.edu.

Alumni who graduated from 1992 to the present

OSU Alumni who graduated in 1992 or anytime since 1992 will need to go to OSU Online Services and log in to your student account. Once you have logged in to the OSU Student Online Services website, where you would normally go to register for classes, you will find a link to Student Records in the menu, which will lead you to the lifetime email account set up.

Alumni who graduated before 1992

If you graduated before 1992 you will need to fill out the Lifetime E-mail Information Request form to set up your lifetime email forwarding account.

Emeritus Faculty

Emeritus Faculty retain their ONID (formerly UCS) Email account indefinitely. Retention of Exchange/Outlook email accounts is at the discretion of the appointing Department.

Retired Non-Emeritus Faculty, Staff, and Students who do not graduate

OSU does not provide a lifetime Email address or permanent Email forwarding for Non-Emeritus Faculty or Staff who leave the University. Nor does OSU provide permanent Email forwarding for Students who leave without graduating. Three months (one term) of Email forwarding is provided before inactive ONID accounts are deleted. See ONID account expiration document for a more detailed explanation.