A preferred name is the name a person wishes to be known as, especially if this name is different than their legal name. NDSU学生, faculty and staff have the opportunity to set a preferred first name that best matches their self-identity.
未来的学生
招生办公室, 学生成功计划, and 居住生活 will use 首选的名字 for the following communications sent from their departments. If 首选的名字 is not provided, the Legal/给n First Name will be used in all communications prospective students and family members receive from NDSU. The use of 首选的名字 will change once a student is enrolled in NDSU courses (see 当前的学生 section below).
Prior to enrollment, if a 首选的名字 is provided it will be used in:
- All email, phone and text message communications to the student
- All email, phone and text message communications to the student's family
- All print communications including students’ official admission decision letter(s)
- The mailing address of all mailed (print) communications
- On the student's application and housing dashboards
当前的学生
Preferred first names can be set independently by the student (see instructions below). 例如, this could include a nickname based off a legal first or middle name, or a chosen name that best matches a person's gender self-identity. Individuals with names that include letters outside of the English alphabet can use those letters in their preferred names. If there is a desire to change a preferred last name, students need to contact 注册及记录.
Preferred names appear in many of the electronic systems students, faculty and staff use, including:
- 黑板上 Learning Management System
- 在线目录
- 班级名册/年级名册
- 深思熟虑的报告
- 文凭
- 电子邮件显示名称*
*请注意: to change your actual email address and NDUS user ID to match your preferred 电子邮件 display name, you will need to complete the steps on the following website to change your directory information.
- 登录到 校园连接
- 点击 配置文件 瓷砖
- Select 个人信息
- 点击 name with the Preferred type
- Update Preferred name, click "保存"
法定名称变更
如果你想改变你的 “法律” “校园连接”中的姓名, you must complete a Name Change Request Form (available on the 形式 page) and provide official documentation to the Office of 注册及记录, 110谷神星厅.