Updating Campus Directory information

Overview

Rensselaer's Campus Directory contains contact information for all students, faculty and staff at the Troy and Hartford campuses.

Procedures

How to Edit or Update Content

To verify your information is accurate, login to the Campus Directory Administration with your RCS userid and password.

Alternate email address

It is helpful if there is ever a problem with your RCS userid, to include an alternative email address. 

1. Login into Campus Directory Administration 
2. Click Email tab
3. Click edit pencil next to Alternate Contact Email Address

Preferred first name

1. Login into Campus Directory Administration
2. Click Personal tab
3. Enter Preferred first name
4. Click Update Preferred first name
5. If you do not want your middle name to show on your email display, you can set your Preferred first name to your first name only which should remove your middle name.

Please note changes can take up to 24 hours.

Students

Students should use the Campus Directory Administration to add an alternative email and a preferred first name (if needed). The preferred first name will be reflected in the Campus Directory, email, and LMS. 

Student directory content is limited to name, email, major, and graduation year and does not include addresses or telephone numbers.  All student addresses and telephone numbers are maintained by the Registrar's Office and students use the Student Information System (SIS) to view or make updates to their content.

Faculty and staff

Faculty and staff should use the Campus Directory Administration to update their work phone number or preferred first name (How to Edit or Update Content).  Any issues with Job Title should be directed to Human Resources.

Directory administrators

Directory Administrators have the ability to make changes for all individuals within their department using the Campus Directory Administration. 

Last Reviewed:   09-Feb-2023