How do I request a new groupmail email account for my department, organization, or club?

ACU email accounts that are not individual users' accounts, intended to be used by more than one person, are called groupmail accounts. The Support Center's groupmail account is helpdesk@groupmail.acu.edu (this is a hold-over from when we were called The Helpdesk). Every groupmail account is given a group alias without the need for a separate request. The reason is so that people can send messages to your account using an address that ends in @acu.edu instead of @groupmail.acu.edu. This is why you can reach the Support Center using support@acu.edu; support@acu.edu is a group that has helpdesk@groupmail.acu.edu as a recipient.

Requests for groupmail accounts must be made by full-time employees. If you are a student needing a groupmail account for a student organization or club, you will need a full-time employee sponsor to request the account for you.

To request a groupmail account, contact the Support Center with the following information:

  • The email address you want for the groupmail account? (e.g. helpdesk@groupmail.acu.edu).
  • First name and last name for the groupmail account to be named; it doesn't need to be the name of a person (e.g. Support Center).