Add or Change Your Preferred Name

Adding Your Preferred Name

If you have a name you prefer to go by that is different from your given name, you can easily update your preferred name in your Online Student Center.

Follow the instructions below to add your preferred name:

  1. Log in to your Online Student Center with your MEID and password.
  2. Select the Profile tile.
  3. On the Personal Details page, click the plus button to add a preferred name.
  4. On the Add Name screen, enter the name you would like your instructors to use.
  5. Choose Preferred as the name type in the Type area, update the First Name and Last Name boxes, and Save.

Changing Your Preferred Name

If you already have a preferred name listed that you would like to edit, do the following:

  1. Log in to your Online Student Center with your MEID and password.
  2. Select the Profile tile.
  3. Click the arrow on the Preferred Name that appears.
  4. Edit the name that appears and Save.

If Your Preferred Name Does Not Show Up in Canvas

If it has been at least 24 hours since you updated your preferred name in SIS and the change is not appearing in Canvas, use one of the following support options:

 

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