Personal Record Changes
Need to update your student record? Changes to your legal name, birth date, and Social Security Number must be made via the Student Update Form.
Can’t log into EagleNET? Please fill out this form instead.
What Do You Want to Update?
Legal Name
Fill out the Student Update Form. Please allow 3-5 business days for processing. You will receive a confirmation email after your initial submission and another when your request has been fully processed.
Note: If you are an incoming student or a former student and you can’t log into EagleNET, please fill out this form instead.
Provide one (1) of the following items:
- certified copy of a marriage certificate
- certified copy of a court order
- certified copy of a dissolution decree or dissolution of a domestic partnership
If you are unable to provide one of the documents above, you must provide two (2) of the following items:
- utility, telephone, water, medical or other bills (must show legal name)
- valid driver’s license
- valid military ID
- valid student ID (other than Eagle card)
- valid passport
- original copy of citizenship form that contains a signature and photograph
- federally-recognized tribal enrollment card
- business license
- birth certificate (must show legal name)
If you’ve already updated your name on your student record and want to update your username and student email address to reflect this change, please follow these instructions provided by the IT Help Desk.
If you are receiving financial aid, please make sure your legal name, birth date, and Social Security Number match in all of these places:
- Your EWU Student Record
- Your FAFSA Account
- Your Social Security Card
Discrepancies in any of these records may cause delays in the calculation, packaging, or release of your financial aid award. Please contact FAFSA for help updating your account and contact the Social Security Administration to update your Social Security Card.
Already updated your name but still getting a “name discrepancy” error? Please contact the Financial Aid & Scholarships Office for assistance.
Preferred First Name
Follow Information Technology’s instructions on how to update your preferred first name at any time in EagleNET.
You do not need to provide any kind of documentation to set up your preferred first name. Students usually set up a preferred first name on their account if they primarily go by a nickname or a different first name.
Your preferred first name will be used in place of your legal first name in email, on Canvas, the campus directory and class rosters on EagleNet. It does not replace your legal name on your academic record, diploma, college ID or financial record.
Birth Date
Fill out the Student Update Form. Please allow 3-5 business days for processing. You will receive a confirmation email after your initial submission and another when your request has been fully processed.
Note: If you are an incoming student or a former student and you can’t log into EagleNET, please fill out this form instead.
Provide one (1) of the following items:
- birth certificate
- driver’s license
- passport
If you are receiving financial aid, please make sure your legal name, birth date, and Social Security Number match in all of these places:
- Your EWU Student Record
- Your FAFSA Account
- Your Social Security Card
Discrepancies in any of these records may cause delays in the calculation, packaging, or release of your financial aid award. Please contact FAFSA for help updating your account and contact the Social Security Administration to update your Social Security Card.
Already updated your name but still getting a “name discrepancy” error? Please contact the Financial Aid & Scholarships Office for assistance.
Social Security Number
Fill out the Student Update Form. Please allow 3-5 business days for processing. You will receive a confirmation email after your initial submission and another when your request has been fully processed.
Note: If you are an incoming student or a former student and you can’t log into EagleNET, please fill out this form instead.
Provide one (1) of the following items:
- Social Security Card
- Social Security Card Receipt
Gender Designation & Personal Pronouns
Follow these instructions on how to update your gender designation and/or personal pronouns in EagleNET.
Note: If you are requesting a change to your legal sex designation on your official student record using the Student Update Form, you can also request to have your gender designation and/or personal pronouns changed at that same time.
You do not need to provide any documentation to update the gender designation, legal sex designation, or personal pronouns on your student record.
Addresses, Phones & Personal Emails
To update your addresses, phone numbers, or personal email addresses, please log into EagleNET and click on the Personal Information tab.
Note: If you are an incoming student or a former student and you can’t log into EagleNET, please contact our office.
Emergency Contacts
To update or create an emergency contact, please log into EagleNET and click on the Personal Information tab. You may add more than one emergency contact and they can be updated at any time.
Note: If you are an incoming student or a former student and you can’t log into EagleNET, please contact our office.
If you want to authorize EWU to speak with your emergency contact about your student records, please fill out a Release of Information Form. You can give or revoke authorization at any time.
Please review the information on our website about the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA).
Voter Registration
Per Reauthorization Act of 1999, Eastern Washington University has made Washington Voter Registration Forms available at the following locations:
- Dean of Students Office in the PUB (Pence Union Building)
- Student Accommodations and Support Services Office in Tawanka Hall 121
You may also access forms online at the Washington Secretary of State webpage.
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Need a Release of Information? Check out our FERPA page
