E-mail/Netware Accounts

The Old Dominion University email system is the official electronic mail system for receiving course-related communications, policies, announcements and other information. Students must activate an E-mail account once they have registered for classes at:

https://midas.odu.edu/

Once activated, the system will provide your USER ID. E-mail address and password on the screen. Activation is immediate for mail purposes, but may require 24 to 48 hours for access to resources on other servers (e.g., Blackboard, FSCS-explained below). Note that you may forward this E-mail account to the account you use regularly so that you do not have to check your Old Dominion E-mail account. This may be more convenient for you.

It is especially important for students to activate their E-mail accounts if they have instructors using Faculty/Student Communication System (FSCS) or Blackboard. Students must have an Old Dominion E-mail account to access these accounts as they are required to enter their Old Dominion E-mail user name and password. Please keep in mind that there may be a few days lag between the time a student requests an account and when it is loaded into other databases such as Blackboard.

Students at sites who have problems activating their accounts should contact their site staff. Students not at sites should contact their campus representative. Or, if you wish, please call OCCS Technical Support Center at 1-877-348-6503.