Preferred or Non-Legal Name Change for Employees


What is a non-legal name change?

A preferred/non-legal name is a name you can designate to be used on certain University-related records or documents in place of your legal name. It is a name you wish to be known or identified by and differentiates from your legal name. 

If you have recently updated your legal name but your old name is still displayed on campus IT systems, you may need to update your preferred name.

Preferred name changes must be made in the MyPack Portal.

Updating Your Preferred Name

  1. Log in to MyPack Portal
  2. Navigate to the Employee Self-Service page.
  3. Select Personal Details.
  4. From the left-hand navigation bar, select Names.
  5. In the list of names, select the name listed as Preferred.
  6. Select New Preferred Name.
  7. Select Add Name.
  8. Edit your name and select Ok at the top.
  9. Select Save.

Where does this take effect?

Changes to your preferred name can take up to 2 days to appear across all systems and records. 

Your preferred name will take effect across all systems that do not use your legal name, including many online web pages and accounts.  The list below documents a few examples of where you can expect your preferred name to display.