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. 

 

  1. We want to standardize and make official what is already done in limited and non-comprehensive ways.
  2. Create a means to recognize and affirm the identities of our campus community members.