This article guides Minnesota State employees and students on how to check, set, or later change their primary email address.

Your primary email determines:

• Which email address appears as your “From” address

• Which institution is set as your default

• Where you receive important notifications from Minnesota State systems

• What appears on your Contact Card in Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and other Microsoft applications

If your preferred email is already listed as your primary contact, no changes are needed. Only one email address can be set as your primary email and default institution. Changes made may take up to 24 hours to synchronize and reflect the updated information.

How to Change Your Default Primary Email Address

1. Go to https://starid.minnstate.edu and select Sign in to Profile.
2. Log in using your StarID and StarID password.
3. Select the Office 365 Contact tab
4. You will see one or more contact cards based on your affiliation:

   • Employee Contact (employees)

   • Student Contact (students)

   • Both (if you are both an employee and a student)

5. Select the card(s) you want to update:

   • Select New Employee Contact Card (to update your employee email)

   • Select New Student Contact Card (to update your student email)

6. Choose your new primary email address. This selection also sets your default institution.

Important: Your new primary email may take up to 24 hours to update across Minnesota State systems and Microsoft 365 applications.