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The AU Access (Banner) system allows students, faculty, and staff to establish a preferred first name and personal pronoun that will populate throughout Auburn resources.

Note: The process outlined below will update only your preferred first name and personal pronoun. To change your legal last name, instructions for Auburn students and employees can be found in this Knowledge Base article: Name Change Information.

1. Navigate to this direct page within AU Access: Personal Information Page. You will need to login with your Auburn credentials and authenticate to access this page.

Note: You can also reach this same page by following these steps:

• • • For Employees: AU Access > Employee > Employee Services Card > Personal Information > Edit button under Personal Details.
    • For Students: AU Access > My Academics > Academic Portals Card > Personal Information > Edit button under Personal Details.

2. A new window labeled "Edit Personal Details" will appear. At the bottom of that window, you can enter a new Preferred First Name. Next to that field, you can select the dropdown for Personal Pronoun. Click Update to submit the changes.

3. When you make this change, your preferred first name will populate across multiple systems such as AU Access, Canvas, the Auburn email directory, People Finder, StarRez, Advise Assist, Advance, DegreeWorks, and Tiger Scheduler. Preferred pronouns will also populate within Canvas, if changed.