Change Preferred Name in Howdy and Workday

Overview

Changing your preferred name is done through the Howdy portal for students and through Workday for employees. Students who are also employees will need to make changes in both locations.

Instructions

Students - Howdy

NOTE: Student Workers will need to follow both the Workday and Howdy Tab.

1. Log into https://howdy.tamu.edu/ by clicking the yellow Log in button.
2. Sign in with your NetID and NetID password, then click Next.
3. Click the My Dashboard tab at the top of the page.
   
   
    
4. Click Personal Information from the dashboard options.
   
   
    
5. Click Preferred First Name from the options menu.
6. Click the Edit icon (shaped like a pencil) below the Preferred First Name box.
   
   
    
7. Enter your preferred name in the Preferred First Name box.
8. Click the check mark button to save your changes.
   
   
    
9. A Success notification will appear in the upper right of your browser window indicating that your preferred first name was successfully changed.
   

Faculty/Staff - Workday

1. Log into SSO using either the UIN Logon or the Campus or Agency Logon.
2. Once signed in, select Workday from the SSO Menu.
   
   
    
3. Open the Menu in the upper left corner.
   
    
4. Select Personal Information from the Applications window.
   
   
    
5. Select the blue More option at the bottom of the Change window.
   
   
    
6. Select Preferred Name.
   
   
    
7. Uncheck the Use Legal Name as Preferred Name option.
   
   
    
8. Enter your preferred name, then click Submit.