Overview
This article provides information on how an applicant or student can request a correction or change to their primary/legal name in PeopleSoft. It also provides information for faculty and staff to follow in situations where their primary/legal name in PeopleSoft is different than their primary/legal name in PittWorx.
If a student, faculty or staff's name is incorrect or needs changed in Canvas, it is likely based on the individuals name in PeopleSoft, so following the information below will most likely address the name in Canvas as well. It may take a day or two for the updated name to propagate to Canvas after it is updated in PeopleSoft.
Detail
Faculty and Staff
Faculty and staff should first confirm that the name associated with your employee record is correct and up-to-date. If the name associated with your employee record needs updated, you should contact your departmental HR resources to request an update to your name in PittWorx. If you have an educational record as a student at Pitt, after confirming or having your name updated in PittWorx, you should also refer to Office of the University Registrar - Personal Information for information on updating your name in PeopleSoft.
A common scenario is a faculty or staff member that has an educational record as a student in PeopleSoft with their maiden name, is now an employee in PittWorx (HR/Payroll) with a married name, or a name change associated with the employee record has occurred which is not reflected in PeopleSoft. Since an individual in this scenario has an educational record as a student, we are not permitted to automatically change their name in PeopleSoft based on their employee record in PittWorx. The name change must be processed by the Office of the University Registrar in this scenario.
Students
Students who have been matriculated and/or have a prior educational record as a student at Pitt, should be able to log into HighPoint CX and navigate to My Profile > Change Primary Name.
Applicants
If the student's information is still at the applicant stage (i.e. not matriculated and does not have a prior educational record as a student at Pitt), it is possible someone within the department's admissions office may be able to process the name change. Applicants should contact their school/department admissions office.
Related Information
Office of the University Registrar - Personal Information
Update Preferred/Chosen Name
HighPoint CX