In the past, emailing students or faculty/staff in a program was a manual task involving downloading contacts from PeopleSoft and uploading to a group you created in Outlook. Using Outlook meant users would often run into send limits with groups of 200.

You can now request a distribution list that will automatically keep your contact list up to date, and not have to worry about sending limits. Student lists are automatically updated as students are added or removed from a program. Staff/faculty lists are also updated using program data stored in PeopleSoft.

To request a program distribution list, visit the MacEwan Help Centre in myPortal. From the Get Help form, select Technology Support from the Category field and Other to send your request.

From Technology Support