Your MyWestern, Western student email, Blackboard, and network user accounts are synchronized so they use the same password.
Here is what you should use for your username for each of these accounts:
IMPORTANT
NOTE: To change your password now or in the future, you need to have an authentication method setup. (Microsoft Authenticator):
If you do not have an authentication method setup, please refer to this document on how to enroll/setup an authentication method: Self Service Password Reset (SSPR) - Enrollment
If you have already setup an authentication method and need to change your password, please choose one of these options:
NOTE: If you need help with this process, please contact IT Help Desk at PCService@westerntc.edu or 608-789-6266. If you do not know your student ID number, please contact the Welcome Center (608-785-9553) or PC Service (608-789-6266) for assistance.
Scroll down the page to explore all the information you may want access to as a Western student. You will return to the CURRENT STUDENTS home page again and again. Think of it as your personal connection to all of the information and services offered at Western.
Important links to tools and help resources you'll be using as a Western student.
Will link you to your Western Student email account - Microsoft Outlook. Checking your email daily or at least twice a week. You receive emails about updating your password every so often. Be sure to flag or pin the password change emails so you have a link you can use to update your password more conveniently. If you can’t remember your password don’t guess because you can be locked out of your account and must call PC Services to reset your password.
After you change your password, you may need to wait a few minutes for it to synchronize with all your accounts (Office 365, Western email, network user account).
If you need further assistance, please contact the PC Services Help Desk at 608-789-6266 or pcservice@westerntc.edu
Enter your student email
your student email is your last name and first initial of your first name
if you have a very common last name you might have numbers following your first initial
Enter your password
your password for your email is the same for your MyWestern and Blackboard
Your decision
click “Yes” or “No” to stay signed in
If you do not know your password, please use this link to learn about the process for resetting your password.
If you do not know your password and have not set up an authentication method for Western accounts previously, please contact PC Services at 608-789-6266 or pcservice@westerntc.edu for assistance.
Cool Fact: if you sign into Blackboard first you will automatically be signed into your email if you use the SSO (single sign-in) method, using your student email address and be taken directly to your student email inbox. 
Our deepest thanks to Seng Khaleck for compiling the information in this section for her fellow Western students!
