Faculty, please note that Clark College is making the switch from sending paper mail to students to sending college business correspondence to their Clark Gmail accounts instead. Since this includes important college information for students (registration notices, wait list information, financial aid notifications, etc.) it’s important to let them know. You can help spread the word to students and be sure they understand that these accounts must be activated to work.
You should also know that Blackboard has these Gmail addresses entered by default (appearing with the suffix @students.clark.edu, not @gmail.com) and Gmail will not send bounce receipts from inactivated accounts back to the sender. You may get bounce receipts back for student email accounts that have not yet been created. I’ve recently posted about this to students on Smart Penguin, including the option to set up forwarding in the Clark Gmail account to their preferred email address.
To help make your students aware, you may refer them to the specific Gmail post on Smart Penguin, the Student Services Gmail website, or just send them directly to the Clark Gmail sign up page. Clark Gmail support for students can be reached at 922-2010 or gmailhelp @ students.clark.edu. If you have any general questions about the Clark Gmail accounts, please contact IT Services.