Connecting to Hamline Systems
Information Technology Services
Hamline username and password
Your Hamline username and password affect most of your accounts at Hamline (Hamline Google email, Workday, Canvas, computers labs, library tools, wireless access, etc.).
New to Hamline? New students and employees receive a username and initial password in separate emails when admitted or hired by Hamline University.
Change your Hamline password
Be aware that changing your Hamline password will affect most systems at Hamline (Hamline Google email, Workday, Canvas, computers labs, library tools, wireless access, network access, etc.)
- If you know your Hamline password and want to change it, log in to the self service site. If you need more details, visit the Hamline password reset user guide.
- If your Hamline password has expired, contact the Service Desk at 651-523-2220 and give us your current contact information. An agent will contact you to help you change it.
Password guidelines
Your password must:
- Be a minimum of 15 characters long. Passphrases (longer and easier to remember sequences of words) are strongly recommended.
- Be fewer than 64 characters long.
- Not use repetitive or sequential characters (e.g. ‘aaaaaa’, ‘1234abcd’).
- Not use context-specific words such as the name of the service and username.
- Be changed at least once per year (365 days).
- Be unique to the last 24 passwords used.
Once your password has expired, your account will be disabled until you reset your password with the CSD. You will receive warnings at two weeks, three days, and one day to change your password. Please change your password before it expires.
User guides available
Hamline Google email
Students, staff, and faculty have Hamline Google email addresses in the format of username@hamline.edu. Log into your Hamline Google email at www.hamline.edu/mail with your Hamline username and password (above). Please note when using the regular Gmail login page (mail.google.com), you must use your full Hamline Google email address (username@hamline.edu) and your Hamline password to login.
New to Hamline? Google email accounts are created for degree seeking students upon registration. Non-degree seeking students are not assigned a Hamline email account. Staff and faculty receive their Hamline email when hired.
User guides
- For help using your Hamline Google email and other Google Apps, please visit the ITS services page.
- Hamline requires all Gmail users to activate two-step verification for their accounts. For more information and to set up two-step verification, please visit Google's support page.
Contact information
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Central Service Desk hours can be found at https://bushlibraryguides.hamline.edu/hours