Your name in Blackboard is automatically updated based on your name in MyNIU. By default, this is your legal name. If you go by a name that is different from your legal name, you can designate this within MyNIU in the Employee Human Resource System. Once you have specified a preferred name in MyNIU, Blackboard will update by the next business day to display your preferred name throughout Blackboard. Note that your preferred name will also appear in the online directory and O365.
This process is different from changing your legal name, which can be done through Human Resource Services.
To add a preferred name in MyNIU:
- Go to myniu.niu.edu and click the MyNIU Employee Human Resource System button
- Log into MyNIU
- Click the Personal Details module
- Click the Names tab in the left navigation
- Click the Add Preferred Name button
- Complete the details in the pop-up window and click the Save button