Some of the first questions we get from new students are how to access their Allegheny.edu email and WebAdvisor accounts, so we’ve prepared the following helpful tips for you as you start using these accounts regularly:
- An Allegheny ID number, username, email address, and initial password is sent to you by mail shortly after you pay your enrollment deposit. Your account information is at the bottom of the cover letter from the Learning Commons in that initial mailing. If you cannot locate your letter, we can resend it to you. Just send an email to orientation@allegheny.edu, or call us at (814) 332-2898 during business hours.
- You can reach your Allegheny email and WebAdvisor accounts by going to My Allegheny. My Allegheny is the best place to access campus news and events, as well as an alphabetical listing of important departments and offices around campus.
- Your @allegheny.edu email address is hosted by Google and operates just like a personal Gmail account. To access your account, you can click “Email” from My Allegheny, or simply go to Gmail directly. Make sure to use your full email address (username@allegheny.edu) and password when logging into your Allegheny email account.
- Clicking on “Email” from My Allegheny will take you to your personal Gmail inbox if you are already logged in with another Google account. To access your Allegheny email account, you can either a.) sign out of your personal Gmail account and log in with your Allegheny account information, or b.) go to your personal Gmail inbox, click your profile photo in the top right corner, then click “Add Account” to add your Allegheny account information. Adding your Allegheny account will allow you to switch between inboxes by clicking on your profile photo, and then clicking on the Gmail account you wish to use.
- You will use only your username (the first part of your email address, before the @allegheny.edu) to log in to WebAdvisor. Your password to access WebAdvisor, and all other Allegheny services, is the same as the one you use for your email account.
- Once you are able to successfully log in to both your email and WebAdvisor accounts with your initial password, we strongly suggest that you change your password on the ITS website.
If you have any questions about accessing your account, please contact us at orientation@allegheny.edu or during business hours at (814) 332-2898. You can also contact the ITS Help Desk at (814) 332-2755.