Students and employees who wish to specify a chosen first name, pronouns, and/or gender identity, will find instructions below. Students and employees who need to make a legal name change should view the Legal Name Change webpage for additional information.
Contact Information
Bridget Bell
Instructor, English
bellb@durhamtech.edu
919-536-7200, ext. 8013
As a champion for equity, 麻豆影视 embraces the diversity and uniqueness of the students, employees, and communities we serve. The College recognizes the importance of supporting students and employees who wish to communicate an essential part of their identity by using their chosen first name.
Chosen First Name Changes
A chosen first name may be any of the following:
- A middle name;
- A variation of a first name instead of a legal first name;
- A frequently used nickname;
- A first name that an individual is in the process of legally changing; or
- A first name that aligns with an individual鈥檚 gender identity or expression.
Chosen first names may not include symbols, punctuation marks, or numbers, with the exception of apostrophes, periods, and hyphens.
How to Specify a Chosen Name
Students who wish to use a chosen first name are encouraged to specify their name prior to the start of a semester/term and should immediately notify all impacted parties (e.g., instructors and advisors) of their wish to be addressed by their chosen first name. It is the responsibility of students using a chosen name to ensure that instructors can identify their work for grading and other academic purposes. Employees who wish to use a chosen first name are encouraged to specify their name as soon as possible and should immediately notify their supervisors and other impacted parties.
Students and employees can specify their chosen first name online by completing the steps outlined below:
- Log into with your 麻豆影视 login information
- Choose 鈥淯ser Options鈥 in the navigation bar
- Select 鈥淯ser Profile鈥 in the drop-down menu
- Choose 鈥淓dit Personal Identity鈥 below your current account info
- In the 鈥淐hosen Name鈥 field, type your chosen first name.
- Choose save.
Upon completion of these steps, the chosen first name will display in the following 麻豆影视 systems:
- Self-Service
- Student Email
- Canvas 鈥 The College cannot guarantee that chosen first names will populate to all systems linked from Canvas (e.g. publisher platforms, third-party tools).
- Class Rosters
- Outlook (employee email)
- Office 365
Note:
- It may take at least 24 hours for a chosen first name to appear in 麻豆影视鈥檚 systems.
- Students who need assistance specifying their chosen name can contact Admissions, Registration, and Records (admissions@durhamtech.edu). Employees who need assistance should contact Human Resources (humanresources@durhamtech.edu).
- A legal name must be used in certain legal documents. View the Legal Name Change webpage for additional information.
How to Specify Pronouns and/or Gender Identity
Two systems 鈥 Self-Service and Canvas 鈥 allow users to specify pronouns and/or gender identity.
In Self-Service:
- Log into with your student/employee login
- Choose 鈥淯ser Options鈥 in the navigation bar
- Select 鈥淯ser Profile鈥 in the drop-down menu
- Choose 鈥淓dit Personal Identity鈥 below your current account info
- For pronouns: Click on the drop-down menu under 鈥淧referred Pronoun.鈥 Select your pronouns.
- For gender identity: Click on the drop-down menu under 鈥淕ender Identity.鈥 Select your gender identity.
- Choose save.
Note: Pronouns and gender identity entered in Self-Service will appear only in Self-Service.
In Canvas:
See
College Identification Cards
Students who need to replace their 麻豆影视 identification card because of a name change (legal or non-legal) should bring their cards to the Campus Police and Public Safety office (Building 8, Main Campus). No replacement fee will be charged if proof of the name change is provided.