How to Send E-mails Via Class Roster Distribution Lists

Attention all TU faculty members: an easy and quick solution for contacting all of your students at once is now available! Class roster distribution lists allow you to send e-mails to all of the students registered in a particular class using one e-mail address that is specific to the course.

Here's how to do it:

1. Open your e-mail provider, such as Outlook.
   
   
2. In the To: field, type in the e-mail address for the course to which you would like to send the e-mail.
   
   Each class has a specific e-mail address that is based on the current PeopleSoft term code and the class identifier, followed by @towson.edu.
   
   The PeopleSoft term code, which comes first in the address, is composed of four numbers. The first number is always "1." The second two numbers are derived from the year of the current term, which would currently be "04." The last number indicates the term type (minimester=1, spring=2, summer=3 and fall=4). Therefore, the term code for a class offered during fall semester 2004 would be 1044.
   
   The class identifier, which comes after the term code, consists of the course's subject code, number and section. If the class you were e-mailing were ENGL 102, section 3, the class identifier would be ENGL102003 (no spaces).
   
   So, to get the e-mail address for fall semester 2004's ENGL 102, section 3 class, type the term code and the class identifier (with no spaces in between) followed by @towson.edu: 1044ENGL102003@towson.edu.
   
   
3. Type your message and send the e-mail.
   
   If the term code or class identifier is entered in error, or there are no students enrolled in that particular class, the e-mail will be returned to you as undeliverable.