​Communications Policies

Student Email Communications Policy

Email use at CUIMC is governed by institutional policies and federal regulations designed to protect  sensitiv and confidential information. CDM students are expected to comply with University and CUIMC Information Technology policies on e-mail usage. 

Affiliation with the Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) requires the use of the CUIMC Exchange Email System. Once activated, your Exchange email address – yourUNI@cumc.columbia.edu – will be your exclusive address for conducting University business and the only address where all official correspondences will be sent. Access to the Exchange System offers feature-rich and secure services for personal information management (e.g., email, calendar, contacts, notes, and tasks).

Students are expected to check their CUIMC email on a frequent (at least daily) and consistent basis. A student's failure to read University communications in a timely manner does not absolve that student from knowing and complying with the content of such communications.  

Official Name, Address, and Telephone Number

It is the responsibility of every student to keep the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs and the University aware of your most recent and updated contact information. This can be updated at Student Services Online.

You can update the information and still select to not be listed in the directory. However, most students do not elect this option so that faculty and professors can look them up in the university directory easily.

As mentioned in the email policy section, official communications, including student bills, hold notifications, etc. will be sent via email.

Any student, who marries or enters into a domestic partnership agreement must inform the Admissions and Student Affairs office (especially where a name change is requested).

Please be sure SSOL has the correct name spelling; that spelling will be used on the diploma!

Policy reviewed and renewed: August 2024