Email St. Catherine University is committed to facilitating communication between and among students, staff, faculty and the administration. The university is also committed to creating an open and collaborative working and learning environment and teaching students the value of communicating effectively. University-sponsored publications such as Colleagues, The Wheel and The Daily Update are designed to communicate general information to the entire university community. To communicate information to specific constituent groups, the college has designated university-assigned email accounts as the primary communication medium. Students are expected to read their St. Catherine email at least twice a week and will be held accountable for the information distributed in this manner. Examples of information disseminated via email are: changes to financial aid awards, notices pertaining to registration, grade due date reminders and notices to prospective graduates. Correspondence from advisors and instructors is often done via email as well. Students also use their university computer account to conduct other campus business; such as, completing online forms to request transcripts, pre-approvals for transfer courses, S/U grading requests and to file their intent to graduate form. Email will not replace other means of communication. Members of the university community are still expected to check their campus mailbox, voicemail and the U.S. mail for university communications. University-assigned email accounts will not be forwarded to other email accounts, as vital information can be lost in transmission or blocked.