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Biographical Information and Identity

The University of Akron is committed to fostering an environment of inclusiveness. This commitment supports students’ preferred form of self-identification by providing definitions for and usages of names, pronouns, sex markers, and gender identities recorded for students.

A “student” is herein defined to mean any person who is receiving or has received instruction at The University of Akron, as detailed in University Rule 3359-11-08.

Additional details and directions for updating any of the following information can be found here.

  • Name Types and Usages
  • Pronouns
  • Sex Markers
  • Gender Identities

Demographic Information and Emergency Contacts

During a student’s career at The University of Akron, there may be instances when university personnel will need to reach them.

These situations may include:

  • scholarship information,
  • honors and awards,
  • wellness checks, or
  • notice of a family emergency

It is very important for students to keep personal contact information and emergency contacts up to date. Students should review the following tasks on a regular basis to ensure that UA personnel are well-equipped to share personal information and to respond to an emergency on their behalf:

  • If a student is not living at home or in university housing, a current local address should be maintained in their Workday Student profile.
  • Workday privacy settings are critical to protecting students’ educational rights and privacy. Not only is the protection of educational records very important to UA, but it is also required by federal and state laws (FERPA).
  • Students are strongly encouraged to identify friends and family in their Workday Student profile. They should carefully consider who should have access to their educational record (e.g. financial aid, academic record, financial account).
  • Every Zip is required to designate at least one emergency contact with whom the University can communicate, if necessary.

Additional details and directions for updating any of the following information can be found here.

  • Emergency Contacts (Friends and Family)
  • Workday Third-party User Permissions
  • Personal Contact Information
  • Directory Information
  • Confidential Non-Directory Information and Verbal Release

    For questions regarding these topics, please contact the Office of the University Registrar at (330) 972-8300 or registrar@uakron.edu.