How to update your Preferred Name

Required: How do I change my preferred name?

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For Employees

Contact HR to request your Preferred name be added to your Employee account.

HR Number: 573-882-2146

Email: muner@missouri.edu 

Ask HR: https://cherwell.umsystem.edu/CherwellPortal/UMHR

For further information regarding name changes and other HR information: https://hr.missouri.edu/departmental-processing/epafpaf-job-actions



For Students

Go to Myzou to add Preferred name to Student account

1. Open Myzou: https://myzou.missouri.edu/
2. Choose Personal Information tile
3. Choose Names
4. Choose Add new name
5. Set preferred name

If you are both an employee and a student we recommend adding the preferred name to both accounts to avoid issues.

Please call the IT Help Desk at 573-882-5000, email at techsupport@missouri.edu, or you may select Live Chat! (Contact Us section) on the Division of IT Client Portal.