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Transition Guide for Google Apps



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The University is transitioning to Microsoft as the primary university-wide platform for collaboration and productivity tools, thereby reducing the reliance on Google services on campus.

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Gmail

Gmail and Calendar are moving to Microsoft 365 Outlook.

Recommendation: As of November 2025, all faculty and staff have been migrated from Gmail to Outlook. Visit the Faculty, Staff, and Departmental NetIDs page for more information.

New students and employees are automatically assigned to use Outlook for email.

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Drive

Google Drive will remain available; however, the available storage space will be reduced significantly. 

Recommendation: Use Microsoft OneDrive

Clean up your Google Drive by deleting files you no longer need. Visit the sites below for additional instructions.

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Classroom

Classroom will remain available.

Recommendation: Faculty and Staff using Google Classroom should contact OIT to discuss alternatives.

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Colab

Colab will remain available.

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Google Analytics

Google Analytics will remain available. 

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Forms

Forms will remain available; however, the available storage space will be reduced significantly. 

Recommendation: Create new forms using Microsoft 365 Forms.

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Photos

Access to Google Photos was discontinued on June 3, 2025.

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Scholar and Scholar Profiles

Scholar and Scholar Profiles will remain available.

Recommendation: Consider converting your Scholar Profile to a personal Google account.

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YouTube

YouTube will be unaffected by this change. 

Recommendation for personal channels: Non-university business YouTube channels should be converted to a personal account.