How can I set my preferred name in UIC systems?

If you want to adjust how your name appears (including removing your middle name and/or setting a different first name) in the UIC online directory and other systems, you will need to update your "preferred first name" (PFN).

If you would like to change how your name appears in UIC systems, such as removing your middle name or setting a different first name, you will need to update your "preferred first name" (PFN).

You will type in the designated PFN field the way you wish your first name to appear. Once this is updated it will update the way your name appears in the UIC directory and across all university systems including email. Your PFN must comply with the acceptable uses of preferred first names found here: Preferred First Name Statement.

Students

Log in to the Banner Student Self-Service portal, selecting UIC, and using your NetID and password.

1. From the list of links, select Personal Information
2. On the resulting page, select Preferred First Name
3. Enter, for example, just your first name and save your changes
4. Once the change is implemented (may take several days to take effect), your middle name will no longer display.
    

Faculty/Staff:

Login to My UI Info, using your NetID and password.

1. Select My Profile
2. Select Access My Profile and login with your NetID and password and 2FA.
3. Scroll to the Demographic Information & Veteran Status section
4. Select Edit
5. Enter, for example, just your first name in the Preferred First Name field
6. Select Submit
7. Once the change is implemented (may take several days to take effect), your middle name will no longer display 

Please note: A preferred first name may take several days to appear in all systems that display preferred first names.