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titleALUMNI ACCESS CHANGES
Syracuse University has implemented a new policy effective

Effective May 2024

that removes

SU will remove access to university email accounts for alumni, one year post-graduation. This is retroactive

and therefore

so any alumni who graduated May 2023 or later will lose access to their SU email account in May 2024. 

In order to continue to use your


For existing Handshake account

,

users who still have access to their SUmail: you MUST follow this quick process

to 

to add a personal email address in Handshake and make it your primary email. Failure to add a personal email and make it your primary will result in loss of access to your Handshake account.

For questions, email handshake@syr.edu.If you do not currently have a Handshake account using your SU email address (Alumni

 

For alumni with no existing account (prior to 2018): you may request a new account using your personal email by following the instructions

below

here: Alumni Handshake Account Requests

For alumni with an existing account that no longer have access to their SUmail: email Handshake@syr.edu for assistance.

Note: Please do not create a new Handshake account if you have an existing account. Please email Handshake@syr.edu for assistance.


  1. visit syr.joinhandshake.com

  2. Select "No account? Sign up here" in the upper right corner of the page. You may sign up with an alternate email address.




  3. If you still use your @syr.edu email address you may enter it here, or you may enter your personal email address and select Next.


  4. Search for Syracuse University, then select Next.


  5. Create a password then click create account.

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