Your Information & Records

A preferred/affirmed name is one that differs from your legal name.

If you're an instructor or advisor and would rather be referred to on campus by a nickname, professional name, anglicized name or name that better aligns with your gender identity, you may submit a request (see next section) to change your name in CU Boulder systems.

In Student-Facing Systems

Submit an instructor & advisor preferred/affirmed name update form to the Office of the Registrar to update your name in Campus Solutions and its downstream systems, including:

In Human Resources Systems

Follow the instructions on HR's Preferred Name page. This will update your first name in HCM and its downstream systems, including:

Additional Systems & Records

The following university systems and records require additional steps to update your preferred/affirmed name.

• Buff OneCard: All Buff OneCards are issued with your primary name. If you've established a preferred/affirmed name, you may bring your current card to the Buff OneCard office and purchase a replacement for $5.

• CU People Search: To update the name on your CU People Search record, follow the "IdentiKey Manager" instructions on HR's Preferred Name page.

• Email address: To request an update to your email alias (the part of your email address before @), contact OIT at oithelp@colorado.edu or 303-735-4357.

• Email display name: To update your email display name, follow the "IdentiKey Manager" instructions on HR's Preferred Name page.

• IdentiKey username/CU login name: Your IdentiKey username is composed of the first two letters of your legal first name, the first two letters of your last name, and four random digits. If you have a new legal name or have privacy concerns, contact the IT Service Center to request a change to the letters in your username. See also OIT's IdentiKey FAQs.

• Microsoft Office 365: To update your display name for your Microsoft Office 365 account, follow the "IdentiKey Manager" instructions on HR's Preferred Name page.

• Salesforce eComm: This system consumes data from multiple CU and CU Boulder systems and should update automatically after changing your preferred/affirmed name in the systems above.

Contact the Office of the Registrar for instructions on updating your preferred/affirmed name in university systems and processes not listed here.