About the Directory

Ownership

The following departments manage the Directory: Communications and Public Affairs, Human Resources, Information Technology, the Office of the Registrar, and Student Affairs.

Human Resources manages employee data; the Office of the Registrar manages student data. Student Affairs provides feedback on the student experience of the directory. Information Technology oversees the implementation and integrations required to display this data, and the Office of Communications and Public Affairs manages the design and display of this information.

Employees

Human Resources manages employee data in Workday and the OneCard office manages photos in CS Gold.

• Your Directory record (name, position, department, email, phone number, and office location) is added by Human Resources through the hiring and onboarding process.
• Your Directory photo is added through the OneCard process. Your Bowdoin ID photo is your default photo.
• Your lived name (“Preferred Name” in Workday) and pronoun(s) are optional fields that you can update yourself in Workday.
  • For more information about lived names, visit the Lived Name Initiative summary.
  • For more information about pronouns, visit the Sexuality, Women, and Gender Center’s FAQ.

How to Update Employee Directory Data

• To update information in your Directory record, please contact Human Resources.
• To update your Directory photo, log into the Bowdoin OneCard Web Center and click "Submit ID Photo". Once approved, new photos will update in the directory and other campus systems.
• You can update your lived name and update your pronoun(s) yourself at any time by logging into Workday and submitting your changes through the Personal Information worklet.

Default Employee Privacy Settings (as of March 11, 2020)

How to Update Employee Directory Privacy Settings

Employees may elect to change the privacy setting of their Directory record, Directory photo, and pronoun(s) at any time.

Your Directory record and Directory photo have three privacy setting options:

• Display worldwide
• Display on Bowdoin network
• Do not display

Your pronoun(s) have two privacy setting options:

• Display on Bowdoin network (if entered in Workday)
• Do not display (if left blank in Workday)

Employees wanting to a) restrict their Directory record to the Bowdoin network or b) publish their Directory photo—either on the Bowdoin network or worldwide—can use the Online Directory Change Information Form.

Employees wanting to add, edit, or remove their pronoun(s) can do so by entering, editing, or removing their pronoun(s) in Workday.

Employees wanting to restrict their Directory record altogether (i.e., set the entire record to “Do not display”) for security and/or legal reasons must contact Human Resources by phone (207-725-3688).

Students

The Office of the Registrar manages student data in Workday.

• Your lived name, Bowdoin email address, campus mailbox, campus-issued phone number, and residence are added through the enrollment process.
• Your Directory photo is added through the first-year photo submission process leading up to enrollment.
• Your lived name and pronoun(s) are optional fields that you can update yourself through Workday.
  • For more information about lived names, visit the Registrar’s Name Changes FAQ.
  • For more information about pronouns, visit the Registrar’s Pronouns page.

How to Edit Personal Student Data

Students may update their personal data each through Workday. For detailed instructions, please see the Student Personal Information help page. Please note that the limited amount of student information available on Bowdoin’s online directory is only available on campus. 

To update your Directory photo, log into the Bowdoin OneCard Web Center and click "Submit ID Photo". Once approved, new photos will update in the directory and other campus systems.