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Student Center - Updating Your Contact Information

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Overview:

• Add/Edit Email Addresses
• Add/Edit Phone Numbers
• Add/Edit Addresses
• Changing your legal name, preferred name or birthdate

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Add/Edit Email Addresses: Step-by-Step

1. Login to MyUW.
2. Click on the Student Center tile, then the Profile tile.
   
     
   
   
3. From the menu on the left, select Contact Details.
   
   
   
   
4. To add an email address, click on the + sign under Email.
   To edit an email address, click on the > sign.
   
   
   
   
5. Select an address type, enter the email address and click Save.
   
   

Email address types:

• Campus: All official university communications will be sent to this email address. It will always be set as the preferred email , and it cannot be changed or deleted.
  This will be the only address that shows up in the campus directory.
• Home: You can set the Home email address to anything you would like.
  It can be set as preferred if you do not have a wisc.edu address (e.g. an applicant). If you acquire a wisc.edu account, that address will automatically be set to preferred.
• Other: Intended for use by applicants only. You can set the Other email address to anything you would like.
  It can be set as preferred if you do not have a wisc.edu address (e.g. an applicant). If you acquire a wisc.edu account, that address will automatically be set to preferred.

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Add/Edit Phone Numbers: Step-by-Step

1. Login to MyUW.
2. Click on the Student Center tile, then the Profile tile.
   
     
   
   
3. From the menu on the left, select Contact Details.
   
   
   
   
4. To add phone number address, click on the + sign under Phone.
   To edit a phone number, click on the > sign.
   
   
   
   
5. Select a phone type, enter information in all relevant boxes and click Save.
   
   
   
   

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Add/Edit Addresses: Step-by-Step

1. Login to MyUW.
2. Click on the Student Center tile, then the Profile tile.
   
     
   
   
3. From the menu on the left, select Addresses.
   
   
   
   
4. To add an address, select an address type and click on the + sign under the relevant type.
   To edit an address, click on the > sign under the relevant type.
   If this type of address has never been added, click the Add Mail Address button under the relevant type.
   
   
   
   
5. Enter information in all relevant boxes and click Save.
   
   

Note: diplomas will be mailed to your Home address unless a diploma address has been added.
International students are required to add a Diploma address for diploma mailing.