Relay recognizes that students have the right to identify themselves by a name other than their legal first names. A student’s preferred name will be respected at all times. Students may add or change their preferred name at any time after admission by submitting a student record update form from the student support tab of their status page. Relay faculty and staff members will refer to students by their legal first names unless they indicated a preferred/chosen first name during the admissions application or by completing the student update form. Relay reserves the right to deny or remove, with or without notice, a preferred name if it is used for inappropriate purposes including, but not limited to, misrepresentation, avoiding legal obligation, or the use of offensive or derogatory language. A student’s preferred name may be disclosed as “directory information” unless the student declines to permit such disclosure. Students can submit a directory nondisclosure form at any time.
Preferred-Name Policy
