Network Account & E-Mail

All students at the Columbus School of Law are given full access to the network resources of the law school and The Catholic University of America.  You can find your CUA Network account information by logging onto Cardinal Station.  Navigate to Student/Faculty Self-Service, select the Portfolio tab, and then navigate to Your Email and Network Login. This page lists your CUA Network account username and e-mail address, and instructions on how to log on for the first time. Your network user ID will allows you to login to the campus network, use the network printers in the library, access your network storage space and access your CUA email. 

By using https://mail.cua.edu you can access your email from any internet connected computer. All official correspondence from the university will be sent to your CUA account and students are required to check their e-mail account daily. Your CUA email account cannot be forwarded to another account.

Wireless Access & Printers

The Columbus School of Law boasts a wireless network that covers all public areas, classrooms and offices within the building.

The law school also has wireless, IP based printing available to students for academic use. These printers, located on all levels of the library, can be printed to from anywhere in the building. To gain access to the network and printers, you must visit the Office of Computer Services during normal business hours and bring your student ID. During first year orientation, Computer Services will have a table in the atrium to setup the wireless network and printers.

Announcement About University Computer Passwords

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In order to improve the security of our systems we will be implementing additional password controls for network logon access and several applications.

Password complexity will be enabled for Cardinal Station passwords on Tuesday, Aug 7, and for CUA network logon accounts on Thursday, Aug. 16.  With this feature enabled, passwords must contain a mix of characters as described below. Additionally, passwords must be at least eight characters long.