Welcome to myName
At Grand Valley State University, we recognize that an individual may wish to be identified by a professional, personal, preferred, display or use name without making an official legal name change. Students may use the myName process to update Banner, and faculty and staff may use this process to update Workday (called "Preferred Name" in Workday) and some related systems. The myName process allows students, faculty, and staff to have the chosen name appear anywhere a legal name is not required.
Quick Links
- myName for GVSU students
- myName for GVSU faculty/staff
- Updating your name as a GVSU Alum
- I would like to talk to someone about utilizing myName
- I want to make sure my professors and advisors pronounce my name correctly
- I want to add my pronouns to my Blackboard profile
- How to support chosen names
- I’m not yet a GVSU student but would like to learn more about LGBTQ life on campus
- I'm not yet a GVSU student but would like to learn more about how GVSU supports DACA & Undocumented students on campus
- Frequently asked questions
Requesting a myName
This video provides step-by-step instructions on how to request a myName.
For more information, read GVSU’s Affirmation of Gender Identity and Expression Inclusion.
Please note: myName is different from the University’s Name Change process, which deals with official/legal name changes via the Social Security Administration.
FOR SUPPORT & QUESTIONS
Direct questions about myName as well as the legal name change process should be directed to one of the following: