{"id":755,"date":"2024-09-18T17:10:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T17:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/?p=755"},"modified":"2025-10-24T21:38:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T21:38:49","slug":"changing-your-name-on-canvas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/changing-your-name-on-canvas\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing Your Name on Canvas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"168\" src=\"http:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2024\/12\/BlogPost_HowDoIChangeMyNameOnCanvas-1024x168.png\" alt=\"&quot;Changing Your Name on Canvas&quot; banner\" class=\"wp-image-2433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2024\/12\/BlogPost_HowDoIChangeMyNameOnCanvas-1024x168.png 1024w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2024\/12\/BlogPost_HowDoIChangeMyNameOnCanvas-300x49.png 300w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2024\/12\/BlogPost_HowDoIChangeMyNameOnCanvas-768x126.png 768w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2024\/12\/BlogPost_HowDoIChangeMyNameOnCanvas-1536x253.png 1536w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2024\/12\/BlogPost_HowDoIChangeMyNameOnCanvas-1200x197.png 1200w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2024\/12\/BlogPost_HowDoIChangeMyNameOnCanvas.png 1922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, name changes will update the day after the appropriate office makes the change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students need to fill out the chosen name form and submit to AARO (Academic Advising &amp; Registration Office).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/academic-advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/08\/2023-03-16-AARO-Name-Change-Request.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download the Name Change: Legal or Chosen Name form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Staff \/ Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Employees need to contact Human Resources to make this request. ITS staff can&#8217;t change just Canvas itself&#8230;as it will reset to what is entered in Colleague.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Currently, name changes will update the day after the appropriate office makes the change. Students Students need to fill out the chosen name form and submit to AARO (Academic Advising &amp; Registration Office). Download the Name Change: Legal or Chosen Name form. 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