{"id":23607,"date":"2020-12-02T15:23:53","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T20:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=23607"},"modified":"2020-12-02T21:34:02","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T02:34:02","slug":"students-can-now-designate-a-preferred-first-name-on-some-school-documents-starting-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/students-can-now-designate-a-preferred-first-name-on-some-school-documents-starting-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Can Now Designate A Preferred First Name On Some School Documents Starting In January"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Dade College students can now designate a <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdc.edu\/registrar\/preferredname\/default.aspx\">preferred first name<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on some school records in lieu of their legal name.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requests that are approved will reflect the preferred first name of the student on documents such as Blackboard, admission application, MDConnect, and the MDC App.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, paperwork such as financial aid documents, official transcripts, diplomas, payroll records, professional licenses, and federal immigration documents will not be part of that process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students can apply now but the change will officially start being implemented in January.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cUsing a student\u2019s preferred name is an essential way of establishing respect with the students and making them feel comfortable in the learning environment,\u201d said Elisabet Vizoso, MDC\u2019s registrar director.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To change their name, students must fill out MDC\u2019s <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/dynamicforms.ngwebsolutions.com\/Submit\/Form\/Page?form=aa8d621d-6a0d-4304-8728-30b6103111b0&amp;page=218571&amp;token=fqaypw3S1wB0K3utf75%2F0LleQ1g0pe51pqwe%2BlwN9cA%3D\">Preferred Name Form<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The website will ask for your college ID number, email, phone number, primary campus and preferred first name. If submitting the form in person, students are required to bring a picture ID with them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preferred first names will be limited to alphabetical characters and a hyphen. However, the College will deny requests if the new first name is offensive, inappropriate, or used for fraud or misrepresentation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Approved requests will take seven business days to reflect in the system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe College understands that students may prefer to be known in the College community by a name other than their legal name,\u201d Vizoso said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The move is being greeted with open arms by members of the LGBTQ+ community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lunes O\u00f1a-P\u00e9rez, a transgender man studying at the New World School of the Arts, believes the name-change feature is a step forward for MDC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O\u00f1a-P\u00e9rez, who was designated female at birth and has begun the process of transitioning, feels relieved that his preferred name will now be listed on class rosters so he doesn&#8217;t have to correct students or teachers on what name to call him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen we were in person, I had to deal with my birth name on rosters and seeing [my name]\u00a0 big on the screen in the library,\u201d O\u00f1a-P\u00e9rez said. \u201cThis is such a big step to be more inclusive. This will make the LGBT community more included in this college.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nicolas Arce, a sociology student at the Wolfson Campus Honors College, said he will apply to have his preferred nickname, Nic, used. Arce said he identifies as queer and believes Nic is a more fluid name.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMiami Dade College has a responsibility for creating an environment that is safe and welcoming for all students,\u201d Arce said. \u201cThis is a step toward that and toward creating a space that allows students to do that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami Dade College students can now designate a preferred first name on some school records in lieu of their legal name.\u00a0 Requests that are approved will reflect the preferred first name of the student on documents such as Blackboard, admission application, MDConnect, and the MDC App.\u00a0 However, paperwork such as financial aid documents, official transcripts, 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