Employee Preferred Name and Legal Name Change

At CU Boulder, we recognize that your name is a vital part of your identity and plays a key role in creating an affirming and accepting workplace. The name change process, whether updating a preferred name or making a legal change, can be complex due to the many systems and data integrations across campus and the CU System. This resource page provides clear guidance, tools, and support to help employees navigate the process efficiently and ensure their name is accurately reflected across university systems.��

��What’s happening with the name change process, and how can I get support?

A cross-campus effort is currently underway to improve the name change process at CU Boulder. In addition to information on name change from Human Resources, also reference:

Office of the Registrar's Preferred Nameand Legal Name
Office of Information Technology (OIT)
Center for Cultural Connections & Community LGBTQ+ Preferred Name and LGBTQ+ Legal Name Resources

��How does changing your name work at CU Boulder?

Your name is a part of your identity. How your name is used plays an important role in creating a welcoming and inclusive employee experience.

Your preferred name and legal name are displayed on several digital platforms and IT systems across CU’s campus.
Those systems vary depending on your role as faculty, staff, student, student employee, or any combination of those roles.
In addition, some data is sent beyond CU to benefits and retirement providers.
Unfortunately, this means that there isn't one easy place to change a name and ensure it is updated everywhere.