15 | STEVENS STUDENT HANDBOOK Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (“FERPA”) protects the privacy of a student’s education records and affords students certain rights to control access to their education records. Under FERPA, education records are defined as: records, files, documents and other materials that contain information directly related to a student and are maintained by Stevens or a third party acting on Stevens’ behalf. These education records include, but are not limited to, academic, financial and disciplinary records. Consistent with FERPA, student records may be disclosed without the consent of the student if the disclosure meets one of the statutory exemptions, or if the disclosure is directory information and the student has not placed a hold on the release of directory information. Please see Stevens’ Policy on Student Privacy Rights for a description of a student’s rights under FERPA and the University’s practices and procedures to protect those rights. Students should use the FERPA consent form available on Workday to authorize the release of Education Records. Non-Discrimination Statement Stevens Institute of Technology is committed to the principle of equality of opportunity and creating a campus climate that supports, nurtures, and rewards educational and career advancement on the basis of ability and performance. Accordingly, it is the policy of the University not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, national origin, nationality, citizenship status, age, ancestry, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information, pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions, disability, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by laws in any phase of its admissions, financial aid, athletics, educational or employment programs or activities. Any member of the University community who has been subject to discrimination, harassment, or a bias incident, or who has witnessed clear circumstances of discrimination, harassment or bias, should report it. Students should report such conduct or incidents to the Office of Student Affairs or via the “Report a Concern” link on myStevens. Employees should report such conduct or incidents to the Division of Human Resources. Please see Stevens’ Policy on Discrimination, Harassment, and Bias Incidents for additional information.
