Gmail and Google apps coming to MIX this summer

Google Apps for Education will make its way to WVU’s campus this summer as a replacement for the current MIX email for students. Please check your MIX account frequently over the summer for more information.

With Google Apps for Education, you will have Gmail with 25 GB of storage and will be able to move your current email to the new system. This cloud solution boasts 99.9% uptime, has no advertising, includes spam and virus filtering, and works well with almost all mobile devices. You will be able to keep this email address for life.

Along with email, Google Apps includes a calendar, document storage and sharing, groups, chat, and video conferencing.

You will still log in at http://mix.wvu.edu to view email. Teaching faculty with current MIX accounts will be part of the new system.

WVU joins a host of other schools that use this product including Arizona State University, University of Notre Dame, and Vanderbilt.
The Office of Information Technology and the Office of University Relations-Web will work collaboratively on this upgrade. If you have questions, please write to mix@mail.wvu.edu.

About MIX

MIX is the University’s primary means of communicating with students. Through MIX, you may receive messages about your major, reminders about approaching deadlines, and campus event information. The best way to learn about WVU is to log in to MIX and explore on your own. Students should check their MIX daily for e-mail and announcements.

Inside MIX, you will see a row of tabs at the top of the page, one of which is the STAR tab. This connects you with the WVU STAR Information System where you can check your financial aid award, pay your tuition and fees, receive updates on your housing assignment, and look up your roommate.

If you experience problems with any of the systems, please call the HelpDesk at 304-293-4444 and write to mix@mail.wvu.edu . Web Services can not reset passwords so it is very important that if this is the issue that you contact the HelpDesk by phone or at oithelp@mail.wvu.edu.