OU Help Desk

Kresge Library, Room 202
100 Library Drive
Rochester, MI 48309-4479
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(248) 370-4357 (HELP)
Fax: (248) 370-4863
helpdesk@oakland.edu
Office Hours: M-F 8:00am - 5:00pm

University Technology Services

Dodge Hall
118 Library Drive
Rochester, MI 48309-4401
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uts@oakland.edu

Name Services

Your Name on Records, Rosters, and Communications

Legal Name is generally the name recorded on a birth certificate and is used for legal, administrative, and other official purposes. Some Oakland University students, alumni, employees, and other constituents are known by a Preferred First Name other than a Legal First Name. Oakland University supports adding Preferred First Name to Legal First Name in university records. This site presents information about maintaining your Legal Name and your Preferred First Name and how these names are used, as a Common Good Service called Name Services. The home of Name Services is the university implementation of Ellucian Banner. Both Legal Name and Preferred First Name will be originally stored in Banner.

Oakland University participates in the InCommon Federation that enables credential sharing across higher education. In order for Oakland University to participate in the InCommon Federation, some system identities must match the authoritative identity of record, which is the legal and verified identity in the Banner system. Systems used for identity verification purposes may be required to use legal identity.

Please send questions or suggestions to uts@oakland.edu, Attention: CIO - Name Services.

Preferred Name Policy

August 2021

Display of Preferred First Name
Designating a Preferred First Name
Places Where Preferred First Name May Appear
Updating your Name in Cloud Services
Requesting a Legal Name Change
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