After you establish your UC Merced email account:
- Use only your UC Merced email to contact academic advisors, professors, or staff in different offices on campus.
- Include your first and last name and UC Merced ID number in any messages.
- Using your UC Merced email and including your student ID number will help all offices at UC Merced respond to you as quickly as possible.
To access your UC Merced email, log on to your student portal on the Connect Platform at connect.ucmerced.edu and click the email icon.


