Preferred First Name

Washington and Lee University Information Technology Services Data Governance Preferred First Name
Information Technology Services

Students and employees can find the current policy online among the Code of Policies through the Office of General Counsel (OGC).

  • Students: View the Workday guide on updating personal information.
  • Employees: Visit the Workday Quick Tips page and select “How do I change my Legal and Preferred Names in Workday?” (towards the bottom of the list).

Changing your email address and/or email display name requires an update to your university account. To get started with an account change, students can initiate a request through the University Registrar (registrar@wlu.edu). Employees can initiate a request through Human Resources (humanresources@wlu.edu).

Contact the Card Office located in Student Affairs (Elrod Commons 356), ext. 8754.

When you submit a Preferred Name change through Workday, all necessary departments will be notified to begin the process of updating relevant systems (e.g., Course Roster, Directory, General Correspondence, etc.) with a target completion date of seven (7) days.

Preferred first name will be used wherever possible in the course of University business and education, except where the use of the legal first name is required by law, for external entity reporting purposes, or otherwise. Please see the University’s Policy for Preferred First Name for more information.