Currently, all UCCE county email accounts are kept on the UC Davis campus computer system. The Davis campus prefers to have the email accounts for individual employees, rather than having one account for an entire county office, for instance. We encourage you to get your own individual email account. The account is free of charge.

Employees on the UC Davis Payroll

UC Davis employees (as opposed to county employees) will set up their email accounts themselves. The account can be set up soon after the payroll forms are submitted. This may take anywhere from one day to one week after their payroll information is sent in.

Setting up an email account with UCD is very simple. Here is the list of steps to follow in order to set up the account.

1. Open your web browser (Netscape or Internet Explorer).
2. Go to the UCD Computing Account Services site, http://computingaccounts.ucdavis.edu. (At this point, if you need any help you can click on the "FAQ" and "How do I...?" links at the top of the page for help answering any questions you may have.)
3. The first option in the upper left of the page is, "Get your UC Davis Computing Account." Check this option and then click the "Begin" button in the lower right corner of the page.
4. On the next page enter your personal information EXACTLY as it appears on your payroll forms. (Note: For the field of "Student/Employee ID #" you can also use your social security number.)
5. You will be guided through a series of pages. Simply follow the instructions and be sure to WRITE DOWN the information you receive: your loginID/username (e.g., "zawillia"), your mailID/email address (e.g., "zawilliams@ucdavis.edu"), your mailserver ("mail.ucdavis.edu"), and your password (e.g., "Passwo$1").
6. The final page in the series will show you your account information. All you need to do then is click on the button that says "Activate Account."
7. After the process is complete it will take one day before the account is activated. At that point can put your new email account settings into your email program (e.g., Eudora, Netscape, or Outlook).

Employees NOT on the UC Davis Payroll

UCCE employees who are not on the UC Davis payroll (e.g., county employees) will need to fill out an online form, "Request eMail Account." To get to the form, ask your office manager or county director to log in to their ANR Portal and click on “Edit Unit Information/Messages/Staff/Links" (below the Unit Links section in the middle column of the Portal). This will take them to the Unit and User Editing page, where they can click the “Request eMail Account” link under Edit Employees to open the form. Once there, you can fill in the form and click the "Submit Form" button.

Within a few days, Damon Dipietro (530-754-3920) will receive confirmation from UC Davis that your name has been added to the system. He will contact you to let you know that you are ready to set up your account by following the numbered steps 1 through 7 (above).