The SU has been advocating for the university to better support members of the queer community in pursuing preferred name changes. The SU has been pushing the university to make legal/primary name changes across university systems accessible and available for students.
Creating a space where individuals feel safe, welcomed, and validated in their identity is of the utmost importance. Through the projection of student voices and the devoted support of the SU advocacy team, the university has committed to making this process more accessible.
The Q-Centre and SU elected officials have long advocated for the process to become easier for students to request name changes to their preferred and/or legal/primary name. In addition to advocacy efforts, the Q-Centre has also continued to help students navigate name changes with their student guides and dedicated support staff. In the past, the process has been challenging and inaccessible for many students given the variety of systems that the university uses.
Students seeking name changes are now able to do so with one request to change their name on a variety of systems, including:
- AIMS – Parking
- ALMA Library
- Class Roster
- ClockWork – Student Accessibility
- Computer labs
- D2L
- Elevate
- Email/calendar
- Office 365
- ServiceNow – IT/HR/Facilities Service Requests
- Student Centre
- MS Teams
- Unicard (ID card, Upass)
- YuJa – Video content management
- Zoom
All information regarding this process can be found here on the university’s website.
The SU is committed to protecting, advocating, and creating an inclusive space where all students feel safe and welcome.