FAQ

The first time you login to Outlook Live the password is P@ssword123 (it is case sensitive) and you will be prompted to set a new password.

Yes, if you wish to communicate with the District and Campuses via email. If you prefer to use your personal account then simply forward your SCCCD account to your personal email (click here to see how)

No, if you opt out of using email as your primary means of communication. You will need to go to WebAdvisor and choose your preference for communication to be US Postal Mail. (log in to webadvisor)

Outlook Live has some benefits that other services do not:

(1) It identifies you as a student or alumni of State Center community College District . This is sometimes important, such as when communicating with course instructors who must be sure you are the person you say you are when discussing your grades or other protected information.

(2) The collaboration features on Outlook Live will facilitate group projects for classes and student organizations.

(3) The other features are comparable or better than what other free mail services provide.

If you wish to forward your email you can do so by following these directions.

Outlook Live is the district's new student and alumni e-mail system replacing the CVIP email accounts. It is a partnership between the District and Microsoft, using Windows Outlook Live.

The district email account username is the same username as your Webadvisor username.  The format is your lastname, followed by an underscore and then your seven digit student ID. 

For example:
smith_0123456@my.scccd.edu

The password is initially P@ssword123 but you will be reguired to change it the first time you log on.

To log in to your email account go to www.outlook.com

Guides on how to do this are available here.

No, not while you are enrolled at any of the campuses in the State Center Community College District. If you keep the account after graduation, you will see some advertising as you do on other mail services.

In order to use the complete set of features, and get the best possible experience from Outlook Live, you need to use one of the recommended web browsers - Internet Explorer 7 or 8 for Windows, Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1 or higher for Windows or Mac, or Safari 3.1 or higher for Mac OS X.

Microsoft provides support for your email account.  You may contact Microsoft by clicking on the Outlook.com web link and then find the link on that page to Microsoft support.

You can access Outlook Live on the web at http://www.outlook.com

Your Outlook Live Windows Live ID is lastname_studentID@my.scccd.edu. If you also have a personal Hotmail or Windows Live account, you may need to click "Sign in with a different account" before you can enter your Outlook Live ID.

Your Outlook Live Windows Live ID is a new, separate Windows Live ID and does not interfere with any account you may have already set up with Microsoft.

Every student recieves an email account when they submit an application for admission to the college. Every student that has submitted and application or registered for a class at any of the campuses of SCCCD in the past three semesters has an account. 

You may keep your Outlook Live account for life.

•  e-mail storage of 10GB 
• 25GB of storage space on Sky Drive that allows access from any location with a Web connection
• 5GB of Office Workspace storage for shared project work
• Calendar feature for personal, academic and student use (record appointments, share calendars, schedule meetings)
• Recognition and credibility of the @my.scccd.edu address - particularly valuable in conducting official college business or communicating with professors who may not recognize non-.edu addresses
• Ability to synchronize contacts and calendars with Windows Mobile and iPhone systems

Outlook Live is a free service for students and alumni.

It is also known as your Windows Live ID in Outlook Live and is your lastname_studentID@my.scccd.edu

For example: smith_0123456@my.scccd.edu

The server settings are as follows:

POP - outlook.com
IMAP - outlook.com
SMTP - pod51000.outlook.com

Note: Microsoft requires authenticated and secure transmission. To do this, you will need to set the inbound setting to "SSL" and the outbound for "TLS". In some programs, you will need to set the authentication for outbound (SMTP) to be the same as incoming.

Outlook Live has its own spam filters and virus protections. Messages sent to alias@my.scccd.edu will be scanned and filtered automatically. Detected viruses will be deleted, and suspected spam will be placed in your Junk folder for you to review. It is important to periodically check your Junk folder to avoid missing a real message mistakenly marked as spam.

In addition to this, mail sent to alias@scccd.edu will also be scanned and filtered by our central anti-spam and anti-virus system.

That’s a great question! Despite the general malaise of both the state and federal economies, many grant opportunities are still out there. However, you really have to look carefully at specifics of the RFP to get the information you need. In addition to those elements listed in question #1, the RFP will usually indicate how much money is available for a particular grant competition, and how many awards it intends to make. If you’re talking about a national competition for funding that will only grant two awards, your chances of success are not too good. If your funder is a state or local entity, your chances are much better. Another thing to look for is in the budget section. Funders usually describe (sometimes in excruciating detail!) what they will fund and what they will not. That is critical to know! If you need equipment, and this funder doesn’t fund equipment, move on and find one who does. It’s really a question of determining what the needs of your program are, and finding a funder to fit those parameters.

 

Matching is exactly what it sounds like. Often, a funder will require an institution to contribute resources (“match”) to any proposal they fund. Usually the ratio is 1-to-1, or 2-to-1 ($2 funder to $1 proposer). Matching resources can be financial, equipment, personnel time, or other resources. The federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) publishes several documents that relate to this issue. The definitive document is OMB Circular #110 which details what the federal government considers “match”. It is a must read for all grant development professionals.

 

Request for Proposals (also called Request for Application, Request for Assistance, etc.) is a document released by a funder to parties who might have an interest in applying for the described funds. These funders may be public or private in nature. The RFP illustrates the requirements of the funder, which can vary from rather simple (usually local or private funders), to highly complex (state and especially federal funders). While all the information contained in the RFP are important, there are at least three key elements that must be identified immediately:

• Rationale or purpose of the funding source. It is critical to understand the goals of the funder before you begin. Usually the funder includes elements such as purpose of the program, the specific problem for which the funder is seeking solutions, allowable and unallowable costs, who is eligible to apply, and the types of services that can be provided.
• Basic directions for document layout and submission. Many well-written applications are rejected because the applicant simply didn’t follow directions. The common directions for document layout include line spacing, font size, page limits, etc. Submission requirements such as date due, and number of required proposal copies can also be found in the RFP.
• Directions for writing the narrative of the proposal. The directions for developing the narrative include all the elements by which the proposal will be evaluated, and are therefore required. This section is called a variety of things, such as evaluation criteria, selection criteria, or application guidelines. The sections and subsections you will want to include in your narrative are described here.

In short, the RFP provides the “blueprint” by which the proposal will be developed, submitted, and evaluated. As such, it is one of the elements of grant development that must be understood if one is to be successful.