Information for Request for Username (NID) Change

  • The display name for your Email address (the part of your Email address that appears before the @msudenver.edu) is called your NID (Network ID). Changing a NID can lead to some serious complications such as corrupting your records and/or possibly losing your email address book and calendar information The username on Rowdy, Banner, Academic (student lab) and Admin will also be changed. In addition, you will have a new email account so people sending messages to your previous email address will receive a message stating there is no such address. Therefore, there must be a legal or urgent reason such as marriage or other legal name change, or the fact that the NID spells a profane or socially unacceptable word or name, before the NID will be changed.
  • Note: It is recommended that NID changes only be made after grades for the semester have posted to help avoid some of the possible complications. This is a requirement if you are enrolled in an online class.
  • After a legal name change, including marriage, you must first obtain a new Social Security Card that displays your new name. If you are a student and your name has changed, you must then take the new Social Security Card to the Registrar’s Office in SSB 160 to request a NID change. If you are a faculty or staff member and your name has changed you must then take the new Social Security Card to Human Resources in SSB 310 to request a NID change. Only after those official name changes have been made can we begin the process to change your NID.
  • If the NID spells a profane or socially unacceptable word or name, contact the Help Desk at 303-352-7548 to request a name change.
  • If you have read and understand the implications, and would still like to have your username changed, you will need to state in writing: 1) your request, 2) that you understand the implications and 3) that you would like to proceed with the username change. 
  • Please be aware of the following:

    • This process may take up to 48 hours to complete. During this time period, you will have no access to ConnectU.

    • Your new username will be automatically chosen by the system.  There is no way for you to be able to choose what it will be.

  • When you receive your new account, you will lose the following:

    • Custom layouts you have made to ConnectU

    • Group Memberships (if any)

    • Bookmarks entered in the bookmarks channel (if any)

    • Possible loss of email sent during the time with which you have no access to ConnectU for the switch-over