Student Email & Microsoft Office
The MEC email account features include: 25 GB of storage space; Anti-Spam/Virus Protection; Multi-factor Authentication (MFA); 24/7 Reliability; Mobile Access; Shared Calendars and Address Book; Collaboration Tools (Skydrive, Microsoft Professional Plus).
Once a student enrolls for classes, a notification email will be sent to the student’s personal email address with information about their new MEC email address. This notification will be sent approximately seven (7) days after enrolling in classes. Once a campus email account has been created, no further emails will be sent to a students’ personal email address.
How do I log in?
Enter your first-time login details following the conventions below:
Username: firstname.lastname@student.mec.cuny.edu
Password: Mec@YYMM
(YY= last two digits of your birth year)
(MM = two digits for your birth month)
All CUNY account holders are required to enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for secure access.
How do I Enroll in MFA? The following training and documentation resources are available on YouTube and the Microsoft website:
- Set up multi-factor authentication with a mobile device (YouTube)
- Setting up your verification methods
- Managing your verification settings
- Managing your connected devices
- Setting up Microsoft Authenticator Mobile App
- Signing in to your Microsoft Account
For technical assistance in setting up your email account, please contact the Helpdesk: helpit@mec.cuny.edu or 718-270-6262.
Attention
Your current college email will transition to a new CUNY Microsoft 365 cloud email account on January 16, 2026. The new CUNY Microsoft 365 cloud email account will provide you with:
- One Microsoft 365 mailbox and one login for ALL your MEC and CUNY email addresses
- Full integration with other Microsoft 365 applications to facilitate file sharing and collaboration with classmates and faculty
- More security against phishing and malicious links, and less spam
Your New Mailbox and Email Addresses
Your new CUNY Microsoft 365 mailbox will be your CUNY Login account: firstname.lastname##@login.cuny.edu
The following email addresses are automatically associated with your new mailbox:
- cunylogin@stu-mail.mec.cuny.edu – the new college assigned email address(es) for the student and will be set as your preferred email in CUNYfirst effective July 28th.
- cunylogin@cuny.edu – the student’s new University email address
- cunylogin@login.cuny.edu – your CUNY Login that provides integration with your Microsoft 365 applications
All the email sent to any of these three addresses, as well as email sent to any of your CUNY email addresses if you have multiple CUNY roles or college affiliations, will be delivered to the one mailbox—cunylogin@login.cuny.edu. You can choose to send email from any of the email addresses associated with your CUNY Microsoft 365 mailbox.