Chosen Name Project
Chosen Name
The university recognizes that many of its students, faculty and staff identify themselves using names other than their legal names. A chosen name is a name that an individual adopts. As long as the use of this different name is not for the purpose of misrepresentation, the university offers the opportunity to use a chosen name in addition to legal name.
Why are we doing this?
There are several reasons why MSU making this service available.
- We want to standardize and make official what is already done in limited and non-comprehensive ways.
- Create a means to recognize and affirm the identities of our campus community members.