16 | 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 have the right to grant permission for others to access their academic records, including allowing university officials to discuss those records with third parties. To authorize the release of your education records: • Log in to Workday. • Select the “Requests” application from your homepage. • Click “Create Request” and follow the prompts to complete your authorization. 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 any individual’s race, color, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, religion, creed, national origin (including shared ancestry, ethnic characteristics, or citizenship or residency in a country with a dominant religion or distinct religious identity), citizenship status, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status (including special disabled veteran, Vietnam-era veteran or recently separated veteran), predisposing genetic characteristics, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state or federal law or Stevens’ policy, including but not limited to 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” icon 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.
