Address and name changes for active and separated employees

Active employees or employees on a leave of absence:

Address changes:

To change address with William Paterson University, please navigate to Workday and use the Quick Reference Guide to assist you.

Health Benefits:

  • If you are covered under the State Health Benefits Plan you must update your address in Benefitsolver.
  • If you are enrolled in the Unreimbursed Medical Plan or the Dependent Care Plans you must contact HorizonBlue to update your address.

Retirement / Pensions:

       Members or retirees of the ABP,  DCRP, or SACT:

       Members of PERS or PFRS:

  • Active employees: Please update your address in Benefitsolver. Your revised address will be transferred to the PERS / PFRS pension system. Please note it can take 7 - 10 business days before changes made in Benefitsolver are reflected in both EPIC and pension systems.
  • Retirees of the PERS, TPAF, PFRS, SPRS, or JRS must change your address using MBOS. Click the address on your MBOS Home Page to open the "Change of Address" application.

Name changes:


For employees, a request to change your name can be submitted through Workday. Workday can be accessed through the WPConnect Apps section. Within your Workday profile, navigate to the Personal section, and then click on the Names tab. Under "Legal Name", click the edit button. When updating your legal name, a copy of your Social Security Card showing your new legal name must be attached before submitting the request.

For additional information on how to apply for, replace, correct, or change your name on your Social Security Card, click here. 

 If you are enrolled in a retirement or pension plan you must also submit a separate name change form to the State. Members of ABP, PERS and PFRS must complete this form and have it notarized. Send the notarized form along with the following documentation directly to the State:

  • For name change submissions to the State, attach a photocopy of a valid N.J. driver’s license, Social Security card, or current passport reflecting your name change.
  • For gender changes, attach a copy of the court document reflecting the gender change. 

Separated employees:

To change your name and/or address, please contact humanresources@wpunj.edu.