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Undergraduate and Graduate Students: Fallon Webmail

Undergraduate and graduate students automatically receive an email account on Fallon Webmail when they enroll at the University of Nevada, Reno. We highly recommend that you: ACTIVATE your Fallon account immediately LOG IN to your Fallon account to read any important University messages. SWAMI Help tells you about Fallon tools, like changing your password or setting up a vacation message. FORWARD email from your Fallon account to your preferred email account Why? Because ALL official University emails regarding financial aid, academic notices, and school announcements are sent to your Fallon Webmail account. It’s crucial that you set your Fallon Webmail account to forward so you don’t miss ANY important University announcements! Fallon Webmail is run by System Computing Services (SCS), a part of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE). If you have questions, call the SCS Support Center on the UNR campus at 775-784-4357.

Faculty & Staff: Twilight or Exchange

As faculty/staff, you have a University email account. The 2 primary email systems are:

1. Exchange: Exchange is the primary email system for UNR faculty and staff. For best results with an Exchange account, use Outlook or Entourage (Mac), but ANY secure email client can be used.
   • Outlook allows for collaborative applications, such as calendar sharing, meeting requests, and public folders.
   • For off-campus access to Outlook, use Outlook Web Access (Windows & Mac)
     • For UNR faculty/staff, go to http://owa.unr.edu
     • For UNR School of Medicine faculty/staff, go to http://owa.medicine.nevada.edu

   • Learn how to setup up Outlook using RPC over HTTP
2. Twilight: Twilight is a UNIX-based email server.
   • An updated version of Webmail is now available on Twilight and departmental servers at: Wolfmail.unr.edu
   • See information about the various Wolfmail modules

How to Apply for Email

To apply for a Twilight or Exchange email account, contact the Help Desk & Support Center on the main floor of Getchell Library at 775-682-5000; on campus, dial 25000, or e-mail help@unr.edu. See all Human Resources Forms for new hires.

Compare Your Email Options

To compare the Exchange, Twilight, and Fallon email systems, go to the Email Options Comparison page.