GUSMail Transition

PSU has worked with Google for over a decade to provide free GUSMail accounts to all alumni, students, faculty, and staff.  Recently Google changed its policy.  Beginning in the summer of 2022 Google will no longer provide these accounts at zero charge.  Therefore PSU is taking action now to ensure that our clients have the time that they need to move any data (GUSMail Email Messages, Google Docs, Google Drive Files, Photos, etc) to another account.  You will find directions on how to migrate your data below.

Directions

Alumni/Former Student/Current Employee/Former Employee
Current Students
Emeritus Faculty & Staff/Others

Access Emeritus Outlook

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Why are we losing our @gus.pittstate.edu email addresses?
  • What if I want to use another email provider rather than Gmail?
  • What if my @gus.pittstate.edu account is 15 GB or more?
  • How do I set a notification to inform my contacts that I now have a different email address?
  • What happens to new emails that come into my existing Google gus.pittstate.edu account between the time I move my e-mail and the time my account is actually closed?
  • What if I used @gus.pittstate.edu account to purchase things from the Google play store?
  • How do I download/transfer my Non Email files from the Google Suite?
  • My GUSMail account is connected to my personal accounts such as Facebook, Snap Chat, Netflix, and my bank. Should I change this?
  • I'm an Active Student or Emeritus Retiree. Where do I login to my new Outlook Account?
PSU has worked with Google for over a decade to provide free GUSMail accounts to all alumni, students, faculty, and staff.  Recently Google changed its policy.  Beginning in the summer of 2022 Google will no longer provide these accounts at zero charge.  Therefore PSU is taking action now to ensure that our clients have the time that they need to move any data (GUSMail Email Messages, Google Docs, Google Drive Files, Photos, etc) to another account.
Pittsburg State supports the migration of information from @gus.pittstate.edu email account to another @gmail.com account. As a client, you are welcome to move your information over to another email provider.  However, you will need to research on how to move your information.
A free Gmail account is limited to 15 GB of storage.  If you have more than that stored in your GUSMail, you either have to reduce the size or pay for the extra storage needed.  Here is some ideas of how to reduce the size of your account: https://www.google.com/search?q=free+up+space

Learn how to set a notification to inform your contacts about a different email address.

 

Until the Google @gus.pittstate.edu account is closed, you will continue to receive emails in that account even after moving your email. Please be aware, that you will need to take action on those emails. 
If you used this email account to purchase anything on the Google play store you will lose access as purchases can't be transferred.

The best way to download/transfer Google Docs, Google Drive files, etc. is through Google Takeout.  Google Takeout is a free service built for this very purpose.  To learn more, check out this Business Insider article.  

 

Yes.  Your GUSMail account will no longer be accessible so it is critical that you move all personal services such as banking, streaming, social media, etc to a personal account that is not associated with PSU.

 

The best place to login to all primary PSU IT resources is through the GUS Portal.  

 

Please feel free to contact Gorilla Geeks with any questions at geeks@pittstate.edu, 620-235-4600, or via live chat!