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New XU Email Service Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: I don’t have an XU email account. Where can I get one?
A: Please visit the CISO office at 1/F Campion Hall during office hours and fill up the email request form. All new email accounts will be created using Google Apps-based email service.
Q: Where can I inquire on my XU Google Apps email account?
A: Please call the CISO helpdesk hotline at local 1316/1317 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You may also visit the CISO office at 1/F Campion Hall during office hours.
Q: What will be the new email account naming convention for the XU Google Apps account?
A: To standardized the XU email account convention, we will be changing the email account naming convention by removing the dot (.) to your email account ID. The new XU Google Apps account is the combination of the ‘FIRST LETTER OF YOUR FIRSTNAME’ and ‘LASTNAME’.
Example:
Name: Richard L. Cruz
Username: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
In case of email account conflict, the initial of your second name or middle initial will be added to your username.
Q: Is there a helpdesk support number where I can speak to someone about the new XU email service?
A: Yes. We have a helpdesk support hotline at local 1316/1317 if you need assistance with the migration process or have other questions regarding your XU email account.
Q: What will happen to the old XU email service?
A: After many years of operation, XU’s in-house email service will be terminated on February 9, 2013, 5:00 PM. CISO - New XU Email Service FAQs Rev. 1.0 January 10, 2013
Q: Why is XU no longer providing its in-house email service?
A: We need to transfer to a new email service to reach our goal of 99.99% uptime by continuing to provide a stable, fault-resistant platform and bigger file storage size for the XU community.
Q: When is the final cut-off for the checking of emails at the old XU Webmail?
A: The final cut-off for verifying if emails are being successfully migrated to the Google Apps-based email service is until February 9, 2013, 12:00 noon. After this date, all emails from the current webmail system will no longer be accessible.
Q: How do I backup my emails from the old email system?
A: For backing up emails, we recommend that you use Microsoft Outlook. Please download the guide uploaded in our XU website under the Computing and Information Services Office (CISO) webpage or you can simply type this link using any web browser, http://goo.gl/INu5Y
Q: How do I migrate my emails in Microsoft Outlook to Google Apps?
A: Google has provided a portal with step by step instructions on how to do this. Please see the following website: http://support.google.com/a/users/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=28813
Q: Can I use Microsoft Outlook with the Google Apps-based email service?
A: Yes. Google has provided a portal with step by step instructions on how to accomplish this. Please see the following website: http://support.google.com/a/users/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=23333
Q: How can I check whether my PC has an installed Microsoft Outlook program?
A: For Windows XP, Click Start All Programs Run, type Outlook and click OK. For Windows 7, Click Start, type Outlook and search for Microsoft Outlook.
Print Publications
The Communications Office offers University clients professional design services for a minimal fee, foremost to maintain a coherent visual identity for the University.
Streamers, banners, posters, brochures, invitations and other similar promotional materials.
The Communications Office has standard sizes for streamers (12’x 4’) and drop down banners (3’x 8’).
Requesting units must fill out the Job Request Form (download the form here) and note that production of these materials will take at least two weeks from submission of request to approval of design. Requesting units shall supply the content and, if desired, the photos to be used. Requesting units are responsible for the accuracy of the information they supply, and should thus double check the information before submitting it to the Communications Office.
Specialized publications. For publications that are not usually produced (i.e. souvenir programs, documentation reports) or have not been done before, the requesting unit should submit a strategy brief (download the form here) to ensure that the publication developed meets the goals of the requesting unit.
Web/Online Communications
Xavier University’s official website (www.xu.edu.ph) allows global audiences to get to know the University. It is designed to introduce Xavier, her vision and mission to prospective students and their parents, and keep its students, alumni, partners and other stakeholders updated on the happenings at Xavier.
The Communications Office is in charge of updating the homepage of the University’s official website. However, individual units are responsible for maintaining their own websites, and ensuring that information contained therein are up-to-date, accurate and relevant.
To maximize the University’s online presence, the Communications Office shall maintain accounts in social networking sites. Units who have their own social networks shall link their sites to the University’s and be consistent with the message of the University.
Xavier University offers various opportunities for students who are endowed with academic ability and those who have the academic ability but do not have sufficient financial resources to obtain a Jesuit education.
As an educational institution, XU offers scholarships and grants-in-aid to welcome the best and the brightest students who will excel in academic performance and constitute a leaven that lifts the academic level of the entire student body.
As a Jesuit educational institution, XU offers scholarships and grants-in-aid to support quality students who may be trained as future leaders for the community, country and Church imbued with the Jesuit goal of witness to faith and promotion of justice.
As a Filipino Jesuit educational institution, XU offers scholarships and grants-in-aid to nourish quality students to have special concern for ameliorating inequities in the social order in the Philippines and to promote the culture and heritage of the Filipino nation.
As a Catholic institution, XU offers scholarships and grants-in-aid to Catholic students together with students of other religions and faiths. Through such scholarships/grants-in-aid, XU exercises the right and duty to foster the religious safeguards as well as supports by which academic excellence attains its proper fullness and fulfillment.
The Office of Campus Development manages all major renovations, improvements and construction projects of the University from beginning to end using a holistic approach. Specifically, the Office undertakes the following activities:
Preparation - coordinates all the efforts of team members/stakeholders and contractors/ consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan. Part of the planning stage is to gather data, and define objectives and requirements to be able to prepare documents for approval. All documents, including drawings, estimates and proposals, should be reviewed and checked for compliance with government codes and policies, as well as dependencies and critical path before approval.
Delivery - manages day-to-day operations, track milestones and deliverables, and proactively identify potential crisis and devise contingency plan.
Evaluation - ensures quality control in project implementations.
Development - assesses and formulates recommendations that may improve future project implementation and costing.
The scholarship programs available to all levels classified under two main categories: Academic Scholarships and Grants-in-Aid.
- Academic scholarships are awarded each year or semester, as the case may be, for academic achievement
- Grants-in-Aid are awarded on the combined basis of academic merit and financial need. The awardee enjoys this aid as long as he or she fulfills the requirements indicated in the term of the award.
- Athletics and Performing Arts Scholarship. Varsity and members of the performing arts group (e.g. dance troupe, glee club, theater goup, XU Band and other groups) are granted scholarships based on active membership and excellent performances as athletes and resident artists of the University. They render service to the University and to the wider community through their performances and the promotion of sports and culture and the arts.
- Government Scholarships. OSFA also facilitates the government sponsored scholarships and grants-in-aid, particularly by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Science &Technology (DOST), and by other government agencies.