Changing Your Name at CMC

CMC understands that a person’s name helps define a person’s identity and sense of self and we want people to feel comfortable at CMC.

You can update your legal name and chosen name at anytime during your time at Colorado Mountain College and even as an alumni.

Legal Name

To update your legal name at CMC please complete the Name Change Form and attach the legal documentation indicating your previous name and your new name. Once processed your legal name will be updated across all CMC systems/applications. You can also choose to receive a new username and email address to reflect your updated name by checking the box on the form. Please note that a new username and email can take a few weeks to be processed.

Please ensure you also update your legal name with the Social Security Administration, on your FAFSA and with Selective Service.

Chosen Name

If you entered a chosen first name on your Application to CMC it will be used across most CMC systems and documents - see the drop downs below for more information.

You can add or update your chosen name at CMC using the Name Change Form and no documentation is required. If you entered a chosen first name on your application but want to add a chosen middle name this is also the form you would use.

On the form, enter your legal name and then indicate your chosen first name and chosen middle name (if applicable). Please note that last names can only be updated legally.

You can also choose to receive a new username and email address to reflect your chosen name by checking the box on the form. Please note that a new username and email can take a few weeks to be processed.

Please note that there are some documents and systems where legal name has to be used please see the dropdown below.

If you have submitted a Name Change Form and your information is not displaying correctly please contact the Registrar’s Office immediately:

registrar@coloradomtn.edu
970-945-8691

Systems and Documents where chosen name is displayed/used

These are CMC systems and documents in which you may use your Chosen Name or change at a later date.

System/document	Name displayed by Default	How can a change be made?
Name on CMC Application	Students can enter legal name and chosen first name	Any changes, or the addition of a chosen middle name, will require a Name Change Form
Display name in Student record.	Chosen Name	Any changes, or the addition of a chosen middle name, will require a Name Change Form
Name in Zoom	Chosen Name	Name Change Form
Name in Self-Service	Chosen Name	Name Change Form
Name displayed in Basecamp/Office 365/Microsoft teams	Chosen Name	Name Change Form
WebEx	Chosen Name	Name Change Form
Canvas	Chosen Name	Name Change Form
Class Rosters	Most Rosters should display Chosen Name	If Roster is incorrect please inform your front desk staff immediately
Diploma	Chosen Name	Student indicates on petition to graduate the name they want used on their diploma
LMP Learning Materials	Legal name	Log into Basecamp and navigate to Learning Materials Program. From the dashboard select “My Account” Student would select Edit and they can edit their name there.

Systems and Documents where legal name must be displayed/used

Verifying your chosen name and pronouns in Canvas

Verifying your chosen name and pronouns in Zoom

To verify your chosen name and pronouns on Zoom before joining your Zoom class:

Open Basecamp
From the Student Home, scroll down to the blue tile for Zoom, click the tile
This will open your profile page, click the edit button to the right of your name, where you can update your display name and pronouns
Save changes
If Zoom doesn’t open on your profile you can reach the profile screen by clicking on the head and shoulders silhouette icon top right, or by clicking on Profile in the menu column on the left.

Here are the steps for making these changes in Zoom if you have already joined your class meeting:

Join the Zoom meeting/class
Click ‘Participants’
Your name will appear in a column on the right, hover over your name and then click on the 3 dots next to your name
Click ‘Rename’ and a pop up box will appear
Enter your new name in the pop-up box
You can choose to remember the name for future meetings by checking the box
Click ‘Change’

Name Change Resources

There are grant programs for people who want to change their legal names and gender markers on legal identification documents. These resources are available to help you:

The Colorado Name Change Project

The Colorado Name Change Project is for transgender and gender diverse people who are Colorado Residents and need assistance in changing their legal names and gender markers.

Trans Lifeline

Trans Lifeline is for trans and non-binary people who need financial assistance to change their legal names and gender markers. You do not have to be a Colorado resident to benefit from this grant.