This checklist is designed to assist employees and students with updating their legal name in:
To change your name in HRS (Employee):
Forms completed by the employee and submitted to Central Human Resources (Engelmann Hall, Room 125).
HRS Employee Person Data Change Form
And one of the three documents below:
- Passport Copy
- Social Security Card Copy
- Court Order Copy
Name change requests may not be submitted through email.
Please submit the documentation to the Department of Human Resources in person, by mail, or by fax.
In person or Mail:
Human Resources
Engelmann Hall, Room 125
2033 E. Hartford Avenue
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413
Fax:
Human Resources
Fax: (414) 229-4102
For employee questions regarding HRS name changes please contact the Central Human Resources office at:
hr-contact@uwm.edu
(414) 229-4463
To change your name with the Benefits Office (Employee):
Forms completed by the employee and submitted to Central Human Resources (Engelmann Hall, Room 125).
Completed benefits forms indicating a name change for each benefits policy you carry.
And one of the three documents below:
- Passport Copy
- Social Security Card Copy
- Court Order Copy
UW System: Benefits Forms and Resources
Name change requests may not be submitted through email.
Please submit the documentation to the Department of Human Resources in person, by mail, or by fax.
In person or Mail:
Human Resources
Engelmann Hall, Room 125
2033 E. Hartford Avenue
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413
Fax:
Human Resources
Fax: (414) 229-4102
For employee questions regarding benefits related name changes please contact the Benefits Office at:
benefits@uwm.edu
(414) 229-5353
To change your name in PAWS (Current or Prior Student):
Forms completed by the current or prior student and submitted to the Registrar’s Office (Mellencamp Hall, Room 274).
Required documentation for changing you name in PAWS can be found under:
For current or prior student questions regarding PAWS name changes please contact the UWM Registrar’s Office at: