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Vincennes University Student Handbook
MyVU
MyVU is your way to stay connected at Vincennes University. This is a web based system that allows you to check grades, financial status, email friends and faculty, and stay informed on what’s “going on around campus”. Check out the site at http:// myvu.vinu.edu and get connected.
Academic Advisors
Each student is assigned an academic advisor, which is a trained staff or faculty person familiar with course offerings, degree requirements, and other helpful information. If you have questions, your first stop should be at your advisor’s office. If you aren’t sure who your advisor is go to MyVU > Student Self Service > Student Records > View Student Information.
Vincennes University Annual Notification
of Rights under FERPA
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 45 days of the day the University receives a request for access. Students should submit to the registrar, dean, head of the academic department, or other appropriate official, written requests that identify the record(s) they wish to inspect. 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, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student’s privacy rights under FERPA. A student who wishes to ask the University to amend a record should write the University official responsible for the record, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it should be changed. If the University decides not to amend the record as requested by the student, the University will notify the student in writing of the decision and advise the student of his or her right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the student when notified of the right to a hearing.
3. The right to provide written 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 that 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 support staff position (including law enforcement unit personnel and health staff); a person or company with whom the University has contracted (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent); a person serving on the Board of Trustees; an elementary, middle school, or secondary school official serving as a practice teaching supervisor: or a student serving on an official committee, such as 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 in 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 Vincennes 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 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20202
Directory Information
Vincennes University designates the following items as Directory Information: student name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, date and place of birth, parent’s or next-of-kin name and address, enrollment status, major field of study, dates of attendance, degrees received, previous schools attended, and photograph. The University may disclose any of these items without prior written consent of the student, unless notified otherwise by the student in writing by the end of the first week of classes.
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