Student Tribune
Display Name Change in Zoom
You may have noticed yesterday that your display name changed in Zoom!
We’ve changed the format of what comes up as your default Zoom display
name, so that it is now your Preferred Name followed by your Last
Name. Your Preferred Name will just be your First Name, if you
haven’t explicitly told MCC to change it within our systems. This change
is so that folks can be more easily identified for attendance purposes, and to
ensure that you are properly identified by the first name you prefer. To make
this change possible, we’d like to give a big shout-out to Pete Zarcone
and Jeff Savage in MCC’s information technology departments, who took
care of the technical wizardry behind the scenes.
What if I don’t see this change yet? You may need to
log out and back in to Zoom, which you can do through the Zoom software on your
computer, or by visiting https://monroecommunity.zoom.us. If
you still don’t see it change over, you can contact the Student
Technology Help Desk www.monroecc.edu/go/StudentTec
hHelp if you’re a student, or the Virtual Campus virtualcampus@monroecc.edu if
you’re an MCC employee.
How can I change my Preferred Name in MCC’s systems?
If you’re a student, you can access the Preferred Name Change form for
students here: https://qafeder
ation.ngwebsolutions.com/sp/startSSO.ping?PartnerIdpId=https://auth.monroecc.edu
/&TargetResource=https%3a%2f%2fdynamicforms.ngwebsolutions.com%2fSubmit%2fSt
art%2f29c73a7d-d1b6-4597-a8ff-0ade6e341679
Likewise, here’s the Preferred Name Change form for employees: https://qafeder
ation.ngwebsolutions.com/sp/startSSO.ping?PartnerIdpId=https://auth.monroecc.edu
/&TargetResource=https%3a%2f%2fdynamicforms.ngwebsolutions.com%2fSubmit%2fSt
art%2f6afef589-fde7-40d3-8efd-2bf665c88918
Where can I find out more info on MCC’s Preferred First Name
Policy? https://www.monroecc.edu/fileadmi
n/SiteFiles/GeneralContent/depts/policy/documents/2.23_Preferred_First_Name_Poli
cy.pdf
Bonus fact: Did you know that Zoom has built-in features to
allow you to show your preferred pronouns? To set this up, you go to the web
interface for your Zoom account (which here at MCC will be https://monroecommunity.zoom.us),
sign in, and then click on Profile on the left, and then the Edit link to the
right of your name. You’ll be able to put in your pronouns (Zoom will
automatically add parentheses), and also chose whether you want your pronouns
to always show up, or to be asked each time you go into a meeting whether you
want to share them.
Case, Jeremy
Virtual Campus
12/02/2021