Slack: Update Your Name

Environment

U-M Slack

Issue

How do I change my full name in Slack? Can I change my display name?

Resolution

In U-M Slack, there are two names associated with your account: Full Name and Display Name.

Full Name

By default, Slack uses your Preferred Name from the official university record as your Full Name in Slack. Slack uses the Primary Name from the university records if there is no Preferred Name set. (Refer to U-M Preferred Names Policy for more information.)

If you want to set your Preferred Name in your official university record, follow the steps below.

• All university employees (including student temps) on any campus:
  1. Go to Wolverine Access.
  2. Navigate to Employee Self Service > Campus Personal Information.
  3. Click Names from the left navigation.
  4. Click the Add a new name button.
  5. Select Preferred Name of Record in the Name Type drop-down menu.
  6. Enter your preferred name in the fields provided and click Save.
• University sponsored affiliates without regular uniqnames and UMIDs: If you have a U-M sponsorship without a regular uniqname and UMID and don't also have an affiliation with U-M as a student or employee, contact your Sponsorship Administrator to update your name in the Sponsor System.
• Ann Arbor students: Follow the steps listed above for "All university employees" - instead of selecting "Employee Self Service," choose "Student Business."
• Dearborn students: 
  • Refer to U-M Dearborn's Chosen Name and Pronouns page for more information.
    1. Log in to the Student Information System.
    2. Click Edit under Personal Details.
    3. Update your chosen name and click Update.
  • Data is synced once daily from Dearborn Banner to MCommunity at 8 a.m.​​​, so you may not notice the change in MCommunity and U-M Slack until the systems sync.
• Flint students:
  • Fill out the Personal Information Update through your Student Information Systems (SIS) under the Personal Information tab.
  • Refer to U-M Flint's Preferred Name Policy.
  • Data is synced twice daily from Flint Banner to MCommunity at 2 p.m. and 2 a.m., so you may not notice the change in MCommunity and U-M Slack until the systems sync.

After completing the steps above:

• Check your profile in MCommunity to ensure that the name that appears at the top of MCommunity is the name you want to appear in U-M Slack.
• Your U-M data is synced to Slack whenever you log in to the service. To ensure this happens correctly, use an incognito/private browser window to log in to Slack. It is important to do this in a browser window instead of the desktop app. Your name should then be changed in the desktop app once completed.
• If the updated name doesn't appear the next time you open U-M Slack using the Slack desktop app, sign out and back from the app to sync your name. (Follow the steps in Installing and Signing In to Slack on Your Device to sign back into U-M Slack from the desktop app.)

Display Name

Full Name is not the same as Display Name. Your Display Name is your uniqname and cannot be changed. Learn more about Slack display names.

Additional Information

Need additional information or assistance? Contact the ITS Service Center.