How to Set Up a Preferred Email Address (Alias)
This article explains how to create and manage your Rice University email aliases. Every user is automatically assigned a default NetID@rice.edu email address when their NetID is created. You may create up to three alternate email aliases through WhooRU. All aliases deliver email to the same mailbox, but aliases cannot be deleted once created, so choose them carefully.
By default, a netid@rice.edu email address will be created and assigned to you when your NetID is initially created (for example: so1912@rice.edu). Each individual can create up to 3 alternate or vanity email aliases, all delivered to your single email mailbox. Log in to WhooRU.rice.edu and select My Aliases from the home screen.
NOTE: When creating and choosing a new alias, be mindful. An alias cannot be deleted once it has been created, and you are limited to three.
Examples of acceptable alias formats:
- sammyowl@rice.edu
- SammyOwl@rice.edu
- sammy.owl@rice.edu
- Sammy.Owl@rice.edu
Basic Identity Profile Example
NetID: so1912
Legal First Name: Samuel
Legal Last Name: Owl
Preferred Name: Sammy
Affiliation: Student/Mascot
Title: Best Mascot Ever, Rice University Mascot, Marching Owl Band (MOB) Drum Major
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