Approximately two weeks before the start of each term, a Google Group is created for each course in Banner. These groups are maintained for 2 terms. You can use your class group to email all students enrolled in your course via your PSU gmail account.
Sign into your PSU Gmail account from mail.pdx.edu.
Select compose.
In the To field, start typing the course code, and look for your course from the auto-complete group options. Verify that you select the correct section and term. The format for the automatic Google group is: course-[department abbreviation]-[course number]-[course section number]-[course year WITH four digit term code]-group@pdx.edu (for example, “course-ling-470-002-201701-group@pdx.edu”)
You can also use Canvas inbox to easily email your class. Canvas mail forwards messages to and from PSU Gmail addresses, so you can get replies in both Canvas inbox and PSU Gmail.
This article was last updated Oct 14, 2025 @ 1:01 pm.
