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Faculty are deemed to be “school officials” and can access data in TheSIS (The Student
Information System) and Colleague if they have a legitimate educational interest. A legitimate
educational interest exists if the faculty member needs to view the education record in order to
fulfill his or her professional responsibility. Faculty members with legitimate educational
interest in a student can also discuss the student’s pertinent records with an advisor. These
persons should have a demonstrable need to know, and to know only information pertinent to the
inquiry, however.
Students’ schedules; parents’ names, addresses, and telephone numbers; date or place of birth
(these may be confirmed or denied, but not corrected); health status; attendance records; and
recorded disciplinary actions should not be released to outside sources. Emergencies should be
directed to the Provost’s Office and the Office of Student Development.
Only designated Records Office staff may respond to an outside inquiry for student information.
Inquiries should be forwarded to the Records Office.
Additional information is available in the and at the
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IV.A.5. Student Referrals
Any faculty member who considers a student to be exhibiting poor academic engagement, social
difficulties, personal coping challenges, or any other behavior of concern, is encouraged to refer
the student for follow up by the Retention and Care Teams, comprised of individuals in offices
tasked with direct support of such students. The primary means for indicating general concerns is
to submit the information through Starfish, the College’s online alert system, which will notify
relevant individuals of concerns. For issues needing immediate attention, direct contact with
appropriate offices by email and phone is the most effective method of referral. The offices
which comprise the Retention and Care Teams and whose staff will respond to students of
concern include the Provost's Office, Student Development, Counseling Services, Health
Services, Religious Life/Chaplain, and Records.
IV.B. STUDENT EVALUATION
IV.B.1. Syllabi
All courses must have an accompanying course syllabus. The syllabus should provide a clear
statement regarding the course objectives and the relation of the objectives to the general
education or major program goals of the department. Courses designated to fulfill Explorations’
learning outcomes must include the approved learning outcomes for the appropriate designation.
The syllabus should also clearly state the instructor's expectations regarding class attendance,
examinations, written assignments, class presentations, other assignments, plagiarism, and the
Honor Code. Syllabi should also address academic accommodation by including the following
statement: