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Students, faculty, and staff receive a É«»¨Ìà email alias (@uh.edu) that redirects email messages to your "Destination" email recorded in myÉ«»¨ÌÃ, as well as the É«»¨Ìà provided @cougarnet.uh.edu or @central.uh.edu email account.

É«»¨Ìà uses email aliases to send important information such as emergency closings or information from colleges or departments. The alias forwards mail to both email addresses and looks like this:

Naming Convention for Email Aliases

É«»¨Ìà email aliases are created automatically according to the name obtained from É«»¨ÌÃ's official employee or student records. The standard naming convention is:

first-initial + last-name@uh.edu
or
first-initial + middle-initial + last-name@uh.edu

If an alias is already in use, a number is added to the end of the last name to make it unique. Examples of this naming convention are jcougar@uh.edu, jcougar2@uh.edu, and jcougar3@uh.edu.

How to Check and Update Destinations for É«»¨Ìà Email Aliases:

• Students
• Faculty and Staff

Name Changes

User IDs and email addresses can be updated to reflect legally recognized name changes. To request an account or email rename, complete the .

•  Address ownership will be verified using your Cougar Card.
• Names must be changed in official University records before email addresses can be updated.