Privacy Information
 
STUDENT RECORDS AND RIGHT TO PRIVACY
 
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students certain rights with respect to their education records. These rights include:
 

  1. The right to inspect and review the student’s education records within 30 days of the day the University receives a request for access. Students should submit to the registrar, vice president, or dean, a written request identifying the record(s) to be inspected. The University official will make arrangements for access and notify the student of the time and place where the records may be inspected. If the records are not maintained by the University official to whom the request was submitted, that official shall advise the student of the correct official to whom the request should be addressed.
     
  2. The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the student believes are inaccurate or misleading. Students may ask the University to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate or misleading. They should write the University official responsible for the record, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading. If the University decides not to amend the records as requested by the student, the University will notify the student of the decision and advise the student of his or her right to have a statement by the student entered into the record.
     
  3. The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student’s education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. One exception which permits disclosure without consent is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the University in an administrative, supervisory, academic, or research, or support staff position; a person or company with whom the University has contracted (such as an attorney, auditor, billing agency, or collection agency); a person serving on the Board of Trustee; or a student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. Upon request, the University discloses education records without consent to officials of another school which a student seeks or intends to enroll.
     
  4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by Tiffin University to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA is: Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-4605.
     

 
Directory Information
 
The University designates the following items as directory information, which may be disclosed without the student’s written consent. The student’s name, local address, and telephone listing; home address and telephone listing, and email address; parent’s or legal guardian’s name, address and telephone listing; student’s date and place of birth, major field of study, class standing, and participation in officially recognized activities and sports; weight and height of members of athletic teams; student’s dates of attendance, enrollment status, and degrees and awards received; most recent previous educational institution attended by the student; and photographs of students. A student may inform the institution that all of the categories of information should not be designated as directory information with respect to that student, but must do so in writing. (The University cannot accommodate requests for partial non-disclosure.) Requests for non-disclosure must be made through the Office of the Registrar.