Preferred Name Change for Students

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A step by step guide on updating your Student Preferred Name in MyCWU.

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If you would like to update your name displayed in MyCWU and your display name of your email (not the address), please follow the steps below.


Step One: visit the MyCWU portal at my.cwu.edu and select the Sign-in button on the top right (This is best operated from a computer).

 


Step Two: log in with your MyCWU username@cwu.edu and password. If you are unsure what your credantials are or have forgotten, please visit the Password Reset guide.

 


Step Three: Once logged in, select the Student tab in the center top next to Homepage.

 


Step Four: Next, select the Personal category in the navigation bar on the left hand side and select Names.

Your primary name will be displayed above and you can add a preferred name by selecting the Add a New Name.


 

 

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Article ID: 10860
Created
Fri 1/22/16 4:13 PM
Modified
Wed 7/20/22 11:51 AM

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