Faculty & Staff Email at Germanna

All faculty and staff have email accounts on the Microsoft Exchange server. The server is maintained by the Germanna Technical Services staff. All accounts are created once the employees supervisor has made the request via CICO (Checkin/Checkout).

Quick Help

How do I access my account?

How do I change my password?

Outlook Web Access (OWA) Tips

**PLEASE INFORM ALL OUTSIDE CONTACTS OF YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 01, 2007 - YOUR OLD VCCS WEBMAIL ACCOUNT SHOULD NO LONGER BE USED**

How do I access my Account?

• Click Outlook Web Access (OWA) from the Faculty/Staff menu on the Germanna homepage.
  • The Full path to access your email is https://mail.germanna.edu/exchange
• Adjunct Faculty: Enter your username: KDEHART (not case sensitive) (i.e. First Name Initial + Full Last Name)
  • Password: Germanna123 (Default Temporary Password - case sensitive)
• Full-time Faculty & Staff: Enter your username: GCDEHAK (not case sensitive) (i.e. GC + First Four Letters of Last Name + First Name Initial)
  • Password: Network Password (what you use to sign on your computer each morning)

Note: There are several options that you may choose when accessing your account. Choosing Basic limits some of the features available but speeds up access when using a slow "dial-up" connection. Choosing Premium gives you access to all of the features available in OWA2003. Also, the Public or Shared Computer option listed under "Security" will automatically log you out of OWA2003 after 15 minutes of inactivity to prevent someone from accessing your email if you step away from your desk or if you are accessing your email from a "public" place such as a library. Choose the Private option if you want your email to stay open and not automatically log you out of OWA2003

How do I change my password?

• Click Outlook Web Access (OWA) from the Faculty/Staff menu on the Germanna homepage.
  • The Full path to access your email is https://mail.germanna.edu/exchange
• Login as you normally do
• In the bottom left corner of the screen, click "OPTIONS"
• When the "Options" page loads, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click "CHANGE PASSWORD"
  • Domain: staff.gcc.local
  • Account:
    • Full-time Faculty & Staff: gcdehak;
    • Adjunct: kdehart
• Passwords must meet the following minimum requirements:
  • Cannot contain the user's account name or parts of the user's full name that exceed two consecutive characters
  • Cannot be repetitive words (Puppy01, Puppy02) or similar to your last six passwords.
  • Be atleast eight characters in length
  • Contain characters in atleast three of teh following four categories:
    1. English uppercase (A-Z)
    2. English lowercase (a-z)
    3. Base 10 digits (0-9)
    4. Non-alphabetic characters ($, #, %, etc.)
• After entering in the information click OK
• You should then see a box stating your password is successfully changed