Tutorial Video for Updating Preferred Name and Pronouns in Campus Connect and D2L

Students can manage both their preferred name and pronouns in Campus Connect. Once changed, both the preferred name and pronouns will be available in D2L. Your preferred name will be the name that appears on the D2L Classlist. If you wish to display your pronouns (different pronouns) in D2L, please review these instructions to manage your profile card (including displaying, hiding, or changing pronouns).

Updating a preferred name or pronouns in Campus Connect will automatically change them in many other university systems. Some documents, such as transcripts, diplomas, billing, and other official documents always will display a student’s full legal name.

• Please review the instructions below to update your preferred name or  pronouns in Campus Connect.
• For more information, please review the Preferred Name and Gender Policy.

Preferred name will update in various systems

After electing to change preferred name and/or pronouns in Campus Connect, the preferred name will automatically update in various university systems. Please allow 48 hours for this change to register in the system.

Updating your preferred name in Campus Connect

Preferred name is a name that students can go by other than their legal given name and applies to their first name only. As long as the use of a preferred name is not for the purposes of misrepresentation or inappropriate in nature, it will be utilized within the university's information systems except for when DePaul determines that the use of the legal name is necessary or required by university business or legal need.

Students can update their preferred name in Campus Connect (limited to only 3 updates per academic career).

1. Log in with your BlueKey credentials at campusconnect.depaul.edu
2. Navigate to the Student Homepage.
3. Select Profile.
4. Make sure the Personal Details tab is selected in the left hand menu and the Personal tab is selected.
5. Click on Preferred Name and update your preferred first name.
6. Click Save.

This change should update your preferred name in systems such as class rosters, directories, D2L, OneDePaul and others. Please allow a couple days for the system to register the changes. If preferred name does not appear in certain apps, such as Digication, please contact the Help Desk. For more information, please review the Preferred Name and Gender Policy.

Updating pronouns in Campus Connect

Before updating pronouns in D2L, you have the option to make this update in Campus Connect. Follow these instructions:

1. Log in with your BlueKey credentials at campusconnect.depaul.edu
2. Navigate to the Student Homepage.
3. Select Profile.
4. Make sure the Personal Details tab is selected in the left hand menu and the Biographic tab is selected.
5. Click on Pronouns and select your pronoun.
6. Click Save.

For more information, please review the Preferred Name and Gender Policy.

Managing pronouns in D2L

After updating your preferred name and pronouns in Campus Connect if you choose, your preferred name will appear in D2L and many other university systems. Even though you may have updated your pronouns in Campus Connect, you must update your profile information in D2L in order to update pronouns as well.

1. Login to d2l.depaul.edu with your BlueKey credentials.
2. To modify a profile, select your name [A]. Then, select Profile [B].

Enter as much or as little information in the text boxes as desired.

To add a picture, select the Change Picture button. Then, select Upload. Accepted file types include: .jpg; .jpeg; .gif; .bmp; .png; .ico; .mac; .pic; .pict; .pnt; .pntg; .tif; and .tiff.

Add Pronouns to a Profile Card

Pronouns can be added to a profile card, which will be visible in Discussions and in the Classlist.

When pronouns are visible, instructors and students will be able to see them in the profile card within Discussion threads. Instructors will also see them in the profile card when evaluating Submissions and Discussions, as well as in the Classlist.

Pronouns should first be set up in Campus Connect. This will make them available to be made visible in D2L.  You will also have the option to select different pronouns in D2L.

To make pronouns visible, select Your Name [A]. Then, select Account Settings from the menu [B].

Select the box to "Allow others to see my pronouns" [A].

Or select the option to use different pronouns. Type your pronouns.

Select Save and Close.