If you are not getting your notifications from Brightspace to your SUNYOrange Gmail account - please check your settings by following the steps below:
Log into the MySUNYOrange portal, click on Brightspace - which brings you to the Brightspace LMS home page.
Next click on your name, then Notifications. You should see the preferred default email address that Brightspace is currently using.
To change this, click on Change your email settings link. See screenshots below for more help.