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New Students: Access Your Initial Login and Password

Welcome to Barnard College! These instructions tell you how to access your Barnard e-mail and Columbia UNI logins.

Activating your Barnard E-mail Login

Logins for the class of 2013 should be active by May 19, 2009. Incoming transfer/visiting students will be able to get their login/password about two weeks after sending their reply card and deposit to Barnard. If you are having problems accessing your login, please follow the Troubleshooting Tips on this page. If your problem is not resolved using these tips, contact us using one of the methods at the bottom of the page.

To activate your account:

1. Find your 7-digit Barnard System ID Number (which you received via email from Admissions).
2. Navigate to Access Your Initial Login and Password and enter your ID Number and date of birth.
3. After entering the information, click on the Submit button.
4. This page will be available for a limited time only, so activate your account as soon as possible.

If you are successful, you will receive your Barnard user name (e.g. ab1234) and your password. This user name and password is for your Barnard email account (e.g. ab1234@barnard.edu) and access to our internal web site called eBear. You can find out more about New Student information on eBear at the Admissions eBear site.

Actviating your UNI

You will still need to activate your Columbia UNI. Your UNI (University Network ID) is the same as your Barnard user name. It is a unique identifier, consisting of your initials plus an arbitrary number created using a university-wide formula. At this time, it is not possible to adjust these names. Please note that your eBear password can differ from your Columbia UNI password.

Troubleshooting Tips:

• Make sure that you have entered the information correctly (e.g. Is the caps lock key on?).
• Make sure there are no punctuation marks in the System ID number or Date of Birth
• If you can't find your System ID, please contact the Dean of Studies office by phone at 212 854 2024, or send an email to from the email account that you listed on your application. We need to verify your identity. DO NOT include your Social Security number, or any confidential information in any email.

eBear Tips:

• If you keep getting the 'Cannot Verify your Login' error message, try copying and pasting your password from the Initial Login page. Remember that passwords are caps sensitive and that 1, l, 0 and O can all look alike.
• Your eBear login does not have @barnard.edu at the end of it, it is simply your initials and a series of numbers (ie. ab1234).
• Change your password as soon as you have logged into eBear. Keep in mind the Good Password tips. Click on the Email tab at the top of eBear, then Email Utilities. Click on Change Email Password on the left hand side.
• Please note that your changing password request will be run during weekdays and working hours only. It might take one hour for your request to go effect.
• If you try to change your password and receive a 'Connection Timed Out' error, your new password does not meet the password requirements. Check the Good Passwords page for help.
• If you are using any type of pop-up blocker or browser search-bar add-in, such as Google and Yahoo, you may need to disable it before eBear will work. You can disable the blocker for this site only.
• Make sure that your browser is set to accept cookies. If not, you may get an error message about eBear not being able to verify your information. To change your browser settings in Interenet Explorer or Firefox, go to Tools. From the drop down, select Internet Options. Under the Privacy tab in the new window, check the box to accept cookies. In Safari, go to the Safari tab in the browser and open Preferences. Change the setting under the Security tab.

If you still need assistance you can:

• Call Barnard Resnet at 347.694.4694
• Email Barnard Resnet from the email account that you listed on your application.We need to verify your identity before releasing sensitive information.
• DO NOT include your Social Security number, System ID, Password, or any confidential information in any email.
• If there are previous emails with Barnard staff, please forward them to us so that we can avoid repeating information.
• Inform us if you can be online on a computer and use the phone at the same time.