{"id":31523,"date":"2022-10-20T13:30:44","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T17:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/admission\/?page_id=31523"},"modified":"2022-10-20T15:09:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T19:09:12","slug":"preferred-name-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/admission\/preferred-name-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Preferred Name Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the Office of Admission at the University of Rhode Island we know how important it is that we are transparent about how and when we will use your preferred name. We want you to feel confident about the information you share with us. Below is a comprehensive list of where your preferred name will be used. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #002d62\"><strong>Where the Office of Admission will use your preferred name:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All email communications addressed to you from the Office of Admission<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All email communications addressed to your parents\/supporters from the Office of Admission&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your application decision letter (acceptance, denial, etc.)&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All mailed publications&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All event based communications, unless you register under another name<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All text messages<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In your applicant portal<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #002d62\"><strong>Where your legal name will be used:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anywhere in e-Campus unless you <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/registration-records\/for-students\/change-your-name\/#:~:text=for%20former%20students.-,Preferred%20Name,any%20time%20through%20e%2DCampus.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">change your preferred name<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in that system (after you enroll at URI)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Student accounts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Federal records<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhode Share<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paychecks and timecards<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Financial aid communications<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Responses to enrollment inquiries such as verification requests (unless you have chosen <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/its.uri.edu\/itsec\/ferpa\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">FERPA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> exclusion)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Official transcripts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Education teacher certification records, nursing licensure, engineering licensure, pharmacy licensure, and other types of state or federal licensure or certification programs&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #002d62\"><strong>Helpful Resources&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gender-sexuality\/trans-resources\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from the Gender and Sexuality Center<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a style=\"font-family: Charter, Georgia, serif;font-size: 20px\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gender-sexuality\/online-pronouns\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sharing pronouns<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> online<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Office of Admission at the University of Rhode Island we know how important it is that we are transparent about how and when we will use your preferred name. 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