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Renaming Email Account
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Issue/Question
How do I change my email address to reflect a legal name change or my preferred name with WKU?
Environment
TopperMail
Exchange
Resolution
Note:
Emails will
forward
to renamed Student and Faculty/Staff account from the previous account for
60 days
.
Students
Complete these steps to update your preferred or legal name.
Note:
Students with long email addresses because of their long name can send requests up to have their emails shortened without going through the Registrar's Office.
After this has been processed,
submit an online request
or contact the
ITS Service Desk
to have the email address changed.
Faculty/Staff/Retired
Complete these steps to update your preferred or legal name.
After this has been processed,
submit an online
request
or
contact the
ITS Service Desk
to have the email address changed.
Note:
Exchange Display Names are updated automatically through AD when a person’s information is updated in Banner.
Alumni
Submit the name change or preferred name to
Alumni Relations
at
270-745-6921
.
After this has been processed, contact the
ITS Service Desk
to have the email address changed.
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Article ID:
432
Created
Tue 8/19/14 9:26 AM
Modified
Fri 1/15/21 10:18 AM
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Check out this knowledge base article I found in the Western Kentucky University knowledge base. https://td.wku.edu/TDClient/34/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=432 Renaming Email Account Information on how to rename your WKU email account.