New Race and Ethnicity field in Workday

A new field is now available under employees’ Personal Information in Workday: Specific Race/Ethnicity. This new voluntary field assists WSU in meeting state and federal reporting requirements. Learn more about how WSU uses voluntary Employee Personal Information in this post.

Employees who wish to add information to this field may do so following the steps below, or review complete instructions in the Modify Personal Information reference guide:

1. Select your profile picture on the top right corner of your Workday screen and choose View Profile.
2. Select the Personal section on the left hand menu.
3. Select the Personal Information tab across the top.
4. Select Edit and scroll down to the Race/Ethnicity section.

Note: Employees who complete the Specific Race/Ethnicity field should also make a selection in the Hispanic/Latino or Race/Ethnicity fields to ensure state and federal requirements are met.

New help text has been added to related sections under Personal Information to provide instruction and clarification to employees completing these fields.

Questions? Reach out at the Workday Service Desk.