Personal Information & Preferred Name

Personal information and preferred name updates ensure 91ÖÆƬ³§ student records accurately reflect desired names and contact details.

 

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Address Change

The following instructions are for how students can update a local or permanent address:

  1. Login to Webcat
  2. Select Personal Information
  3. Select View/Update Personal Information
  4. Select the Pencil Icon under Address to enter changes
  5. Select Update 

 

Review the below step-by-step instructions for how to request a legal name change.

  1. Complete the Legal Change of Name Form
    Be sure to include any required documentation.
    Important: Do not email documents that contain a Social Security Number.
  2. Submit Completed Form
    Select from one of the following campus locations and contact methods.
  • Concord
  • Durham
    • Drop off or mail to: Office of the Registrar, Stoke Hall Rm 180, 11 Garrison Ave., Durham, NH 03824-3511
    • Email: Registrar.Records@unh.edu
  • Manchester
  • Fax
    • (603) 862-1817

 

What is a Preferred Name?

  • A preferred first name is the name a student wishes to be known by at 91ÖÆƬ³§.
  • A legal name change is not required to use a preferred first name at 91ÖÆƬ³§.
  • 91ÖÆƬ³§ is continuing to expand how and where preferred names are used.

 

Where Names Appear

Where legal name is still required and appears:

  • Diplomas (unless requested otherwise)
  • Financial aid, health insurance, and medical records
  • Transcripts and enrollment verification
  • Immigration documents (for international students)
  • Student employment (HR/payroll)
  • Official letters sent to parents/legal guardians
  • 91ÖÆƬ³§ publications (E.g. Dean's List)
  • Counseling & health services (with option to select preferred name at registration)

91ÖÆƬ³§ staff with a need to know (e.g., financial aid, police, health, tech support) may see both legal and preferred names.

Preferred First Name

Where preferred first name appears:

  • Canvas, Class Rosters, Advisee Lists, Degree Audit, Grade Reports, Wildcat Advising & Careers, Webcat (Unofficial Transcript), and Accounts Management System.
  • Accommodate, Housing & Residential Life, Dining, Facilities Self-Service, Parent Portal, and Library Sign-Out.
  • 91ÖÆƬ³§ Email, Office 365, Zoom, Computer Labs/Clusters, and IT Service Desk (also shows legal name).
  • Student ID, Student Identity Record (both legal and preferred name), Academic Technology Support Center (shows both).
  • Directory Listing (unless disclosure exclusion on file), and Granite Square Station Mailroom (shows both).

How to Update Preferred Name

The below guide explains how to add or change a preferred name:

  1. Log into Webcat
  2. Go to ‘Personal Information’
  3. Select ‘View/Update Personal Information’
  4. Click the pencil icon next to ‘Preferred First Name’
  5. Make the edit and click ‘Update’ to save

Note: Changes may take up to 24 hours to appear across systems.

 

Preferred Name & 91ÖÆƬ³§ Email

  • If updating a preferred name before receiving an @unh.edu email, the address will reflect the preferred name (e.g., PreferredFirstName.LastName@unh.edu).
  • If updating a preferred name after receiving a 91ÖÆƬ³§ email address, request an email alias update through the IT Help Desk.

 

Pronouns

  • In myWildcat Success (EAB Navigate): Go to ‘User Preferences’ to select pronouns.
  • In Canvas: Go to ‘User Account’ settings to update pronouns.

 

Directory Information

 

Need Help or Have Questions?

  • Technology issues? Call 91ÖÆƬ³§ IT Help Desk: (603) 862-2525
  • Preferred name concerns? Contact the Office of Community, Equity & Diversity: (603) 862-1058
  • International students: Office of International Students & Scholars: (603) 862-1288
  • Support for transgender students: The Beauregard Center: (603) 862-5053 / (603) 862-5204