Updating Personal Campus Directory information

Overview

Rensselaer's Campus Directory contains contact information for all students, faculty and staff.

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. Once entered the bar across the top of the screen will display different tabs where information is held.

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

Training video - Alternate email address

Adding or updating Phone numbers

1. Login into Campus Directory Administration 
2. Click Phone tab
3. Click edit pencil to the left of the Telephone number you want to add or change

NOTE: For Campus Phone Number the first three and last four of the number must be added on the "phone number" line. 

[Campus Phone Number screen showing the full 7 digit phone number on the Phone Number: field]

Training video - Adding or updating Phone numbers

Update Campus Office Location (Employees)

1. Login into Campus Directory Administration 
2. Click Address tab
3. Click edit pencil to the left of Campus Address - Employees
4. Scroll down to the Edit Address section and add the Room Number
5. Click the drop-down arrow under Building Code: and choose a building

[Edit Address dialog box showing 211 in Room Number and drop-down arrow highlighted next to Building Code: field]

6. Click Apply Changes to the right of the Edit Address section

Training video - Update Campus Office Location (Employees)

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

Training video - Preferred first 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:   29-Nov-2023