Setting and Removing Personal Pronouns

Overview: Personal Pronouns

Users can set personal pronouns for their account.  Your pronouns will display in Canvas and in the Portal.

Set Personal Pronouns in your SVSU account

To display your Chosen name and set your desired pronoun across your SVSU account, follow the steps below:

1. Go to the Portal (my.svsu.edu)
2. Select Self Service from the Quick Links menu.
3. Click on your username and select User Profile.
4. Click on Edit Personal Identity.
5. Click the Preferred Pronoun drop-down menu and select the desired pronoun.
6. Click the Save button to save your changes.

Turn off Personal Pronouns

If you decide you no longer want personal pronouns to be displayed, follow the same steps below to turn them off:

1. Login to MySVSU Portal (my.svsu.edu)
2. Select Self Service from the Quick Links menu.
3. Click on your username and select User Profile.
4. Click on Edit Personal Identity.
5. Click the Preferred Pronoun drop-down menu.  This time, this time select the blank row, which means no pronoun is chosen.
6. Click the Save button to save your changes.