Alumni Association
Online Services
Lifetime Pepperdine E-mail Address with Forwarding
Benefit provided by the Pepperdine University Alumni Association
Leverage the power of your Pepperdine degree by securing a lifetime e-mail address with forwarding. E-mail forwarding is a service that re-routes e-mail messages sent to "yourname@alumni.pepperdine.edu" to an active, preferred e-mail account.
What's next?
If you already have an active e-mail account provided to you through Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail, MSN, etc., click here and begin receiving the benefit of your lifetime Pepperdine e-mail address. Register as a new user on our online community, PAN Online. Once inside, click on the Email Forwarding link.
If you do not already have an active, preferred e-mail account, please see suggestions below for free e-mail service providers.
- Gmail: Click on "Sign up for Gmail"*
- Yahoo: Click on "Free mail: Sign up"*
- Hotmail: Click on "Sign up"
- MSN: Click on "No, sign me up for a free MSN Hotmail e-mail address"
The registration process for these providers should take about one week to complete. Once complete, click here to register your new e-mail address to begin e-mail forwarding. Register as a new user on our online community, PAN Online. Once inside, click on the Email Forwarding link. All e-mails sent to your yourname@alumni.pepperdine.edu address will automatically be forwarded to your newly set up e-mail box. Our FAQ section below should be able to answer commonly asked questions regarding this feature. If you still have questions, please contact our office at 310-506-6190.
Q: Does Pepperdine's e-mail forwarding store my messages?
A: No. This service forwards e-mails to an outside active, preferred e-mail account.
Q: How do I set the return e-mail address to my @alumni.pepperdine.edu Email Forwarding email address?
A: You will need to open the server you use for your e-mail and look for a place to designate a "return" or "reply to" address. This differs between e-mail programs, but is typically found under menu items called Options, Preferences, or Tools. It will ask you to add an email account. Or, you can consult the program's Help feature to get specific directions.
(Students and recent graduates)
Q: Will my student email (@pepperdine.edu) automatically forward to my new alumni email address (@alumni.pepperdine.edu)?
A: After your student email address expires, no mail will be received at your student address. To make a smooth transition, we recommend:
- Forward your mail in Wavenet to a new email address. Note: use Internet Explorer for this step.
- Set up an out-of-office message in your Wavenet account informing all your contacts of your graduation and of your new email address.
- Contact us at alumni@pepperdine.edu or (310) 506-6190 so we can help you pull all email into your new address before your account is deleted.
