A preferred or non-legal name is a name that you can designate to be used on certain University-related records or documents in place of your legal name. It is a name that you wish to be known or identified by such as a nickname.

PLEASE BE AWARE:

• Changes to your preferred name can take up to 2 days to appear across all systems.
• If you are both a student and an employee, you will want to update your preferred name using the instructions for students and faculty/staff listed below.

Students

Students are only able to make changes to their preferred first name.  If a student wishes to make any sort of change to their last name, they will need to complete a legal name change with Registration and Records.

1. Visit MyPack Portal.
2. Select Student Homepage from the drop-down menu.
3. Select the Personal Information tile.
4. You'll see a list of your names here; click on the name listed as Preferred.
5. Make edits to your preferred name, then click Save.

Faculty & Staff

1. Login to MyPack Portal
2. Navigate to the Employee Self-Service page.
3. Select Personal Details.
4. 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.