Name Change Checklist

This checklist is designed to assist employees and students with updating their legal name in:

  1. The Human Resource System (HRS)
  2. The Benefits Office
  3. PAWS

1. 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(excel spreadsheet)

  • Passport Copy
    or
  • Social Security Card Copy
    or
  • 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

Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.


2. 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.

  • Passport Copy
    or
  • Social Security Card Copy
    or
  • 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

Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.


3. 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:
UWM Registrar’s Office, Student Record, Your Information


Assistance

  1. For employee questions regarding HRS name changes please contact the Central Human Resources office at:
    hr-contact@uwm.edu, or (414) 229-4463.
  2. For employee questions regarding benefits related name changes please contact the Benefits Office at:
    benefits@uwm.edu, or (414) 229-5353.
  3. For current or prior student questions regarding PAWS name changes please contact the UWM Registrar’s Office.

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