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2015-2016 Student Handbook 44 Non-Academic Policies and Services Confidentiality and Institutional Responsibility Denver Seminary upholds all federal, state and local laws and desires to employ sound practices regarding managing student behavior and communicating students' rights. Students should be aware that Faculty and Staff have an institutional responsibility and at times a legal obligation to report issues of concerning behavior to Seminary officials and/or the authorities. Therefore students should not assume and can never be assured of confidentiality, even when they discuss personal matters with faculty or staff. FERPA Denver Seminary complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974. This act was designated to protect the privacy of educational records, to establish the right of students to inspect and review their records, and to provide guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading data through informal and formal hearings. Students also have the right to file complaints with the FERPA Office concerning alleged failures by the Seminary to comply with the Act. More complete information about FERPA can be found online here. Directory Information According to policy, the Seminary retains the right and may choose to release directory information about students without specific prior notice. This information may be provided at the Seminary's discretion to campus organizations or officials as well as to external organizations that are consistent with the Seminary's educational purpose. Denver Seminary designates the following student information as directory information: name, address, telephone number, email address, dates of attendance, program year, major, and degrees conferred (including dates). Currently enrolled students may withhold disclosure of any directory information. To withhold disclosure, written notification must be received by the Registrar's Office prior to the end of the first week of the semester. Alumni may request withholding permanently. Forms requesting the withholding of directory information are available in the Registrar's Office and on MyDenSem (My Academics Academic Forms). Failure to request the withholding of directory information constitutes approval for discretionary disclosure. Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990 In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, Denver Seminary collects and reports crime statistics. The Clery Act requires all public and private post-secondary educational institutions participating in federal student aid programs to publish an annual report that contains three years of campus crime statistics, security policy statements which assure basic victim's rights, and directions on where students should go to report crimes.