After careful consideration, the university has decided to transition to Microsoft as the only university-wide platform for collaboration and productivity tools.

About the change

OIT will migrate student email to Microsoft Outlook. OIT continues to evaluate other Google resources (such as Drive, Photos, etc.) and will provide guidance for those transitions as well. In some cases, you may need to take action to move to non-Google alternatives. 

Check out the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for guidelines and recommendations. 

Timeline for Email

For students using UT’s Gmail as their primary email account, OIT will move you to Outlook in Summer 2025. Once the change is made, all emails sent to your UT email address will be delivered to Outlook. OIT will migrate messages saved in Gmail to Outlook on or after your migration day. 

Instructions for the Migration

On the day of the change, you will need to:

• Sign into your UT email at office.com and select Outlook.
• Configure Outlook on your computer and mobile device: Setup and Configuration Instructions

Additional Information about using Outlook

Timeline for Drive

Students using UT’s Google Drive and Shared Drives for online file storage will have until December 2025 to migrate files to a personal Google account.

Instructions for the Migration

• Transfer UT Google Drive to a Personal Google Account 
• Export Google Data (Google Takeout)