2006-07 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
Student Services and Policies
The following services are available to IUP students but are not a part of the Division of Student Affairs.
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Student Rights Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
Students, faculty, and staff members who park vehicles in campus parking areas must register their vehicles with the University Police Office. Resident students will be issued parking permits for the following reasons: medical necessity, student teaching, or other academic need for a vehicle. A written application must be submitted to and approved by the Parking Authority Review Board. Parking will be available to resident students not meeting the aforementioned criteria. They may park for a fee in the Robertshaw lot or in the campus parking garage. The University Police Office is located in the Administrative Annex basement and can be contacted for information on parking. Rules and regulations can be accessed at the website www.iup.edu/police.
Student Rights/Directory Information
The following information is considered directory information under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (the Buckley Amendment of 1974) and may be released without the student’s permission: name, address, telephone number, major, student activities, weight and height (athletic teams), dates and status of attendance, dates of graduation, degrees and awards received and where received, most recent educational institution attended, and e-mail username.
Students may request that directory information not be publicly released by completing a form available in the Office of the Registrar, Clark Hall Lobby. Forms must be filed by the end of the first week of fall semester classes in order to have directory information omitted from the printed Campus Directory. Upon receipt of this signed form in the Registrar’s office, all information will be withheld, even beyond graduation, unless the student requests in writing that this nondisclosure request be rescinded.
Student Rights Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
FERPA affords students certain rights with respect to their education records. They follow:
1. The right to inspect and review the student’s education records within forty-five days of the day the university receives a request for access. Students should submit to the Registrar, college dean, department chair, or other appropriate official, written requests that identify the records they wish to inspect. The university official will arrange 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 official to whom the request was submitted, that official will advise the student to whom to direct the request.
2. The right to request amendment of the student’s education records that he/she believes are inaccurate or misleading. Students should submit such requests in writing to the appropriate university official. The written request must clearly identify the part of the record the student wants to be changed and must specify why it is inaccurate or misleading. If the university decides not to amend the record as requested, the student will be notified by a university official of the decision, and the university official will advise the student of his/her right to a hearing regarding the requested amendment. Additional information regarding hearing procedures will be provided to the student when he or she is notified of the right to a hearing.
3. The right to 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 which permits disclosure without consent is to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the university in an administrative, supervisory, academic or research, or support staff position (including law enforcement unit personnel and health staff); a person with whom the university has contracted (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent); a person serving on the Council of Trustees; a student serving on an official committee, such as a 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/her professional responsibility. This includes school officials in other institutions to which a student is seeking admission or intends to enroll.
4. The right to file a complaint with the United States Department of Education concerning alleged failures by IUP to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the office that administers FERPA follows: Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-4605.
Website: http://old.www.iup.edu/ats/sts
E-mail: student-helpdesk@iup.edu
Student Technology Services (STS) provides proactive and reactive measures to assist students of IUP with orientation to and use of computers and other technology at IUP. One of the goals of STS is to provide students with a place to go for advice and assistance with issues related to computers and other technology on the campuses of IUP.
The Student Computing Help Desk can address student questions concerning e-mail, web pages, computer account usage, network services such as the 50MB of personal space, etc. Students may contact the help desk via phone (724-357-2198) or e-mail (Student-HelpDesk@iup.edu). The web page at www.iup.edu/ats/sts includes several sections which might help students to answer their own questions. Students are also welcome to visit the Student Computing Help Desk at 139 Gordon Hall for personal assistance with their computing problems. During regular semesters, the Student Computing Help Desk is open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. weekdays.
Website: www.iup.edu/academicaffairs/policies/software.shtm
It is the policy of IUP that contractually protected and/or copyrighted computer software shall not be improperly copied, distributed, or used by its employees, students, or affiliated organizations. It is the responsibility of each member of the university community to adhere to this policy and to enforce it with regard to those they supervise. If any member of the community has a question regarding the propriety of using software, he/she is responsible for contacting his/her supervisor for direction. The supervisor may in turn refer the questions to the director of Academic Technology Services for a decision on what constitutes proper use. The full text of the policy is available at the website listed above.
University Computing Resources Policy
Website: www.iup.edu/ats/policies/resources.shtm
University resources are limited, and the right to use computing resources in the iup.edu domain does not extend to activities which unfairly deprive other potential users of access to computing resources, or which impose an unnecessary burden upon the university. Matters governing the management and security of the information network and associated computer systems shall follow the Information Assurance Guidelines and associated procedures as approved by the Technology Utilities Council. All users have an obligation to use resources responsibly, aware that their use does cost the university, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and citizens real money to provide.
Computing administration has an obligation to suspend activities which they deem to pose a clear and present threat to the efficient operation of and equitable access to university computing resources. Such suspension should whenever practical, be accompanied by warning and a clear explanation of the inappropriate activity. The user has the right to appeal the suspension through the faculty, employee, or student judicial processes.
Wireless Communications Policy
Policies and procedures related to wireless communication shall be developed and endorsed by the Technology Utilities Council and forwarded to the president for approval with consideration of recommendations from the Academic Computing Policy Advisory Committee, Academic Technology Operations Group, and Administrative Computing Oversight Committee.
Existing procedures and policies related to the administration and management of the campus network shall apply to all extensions of that network including wireless components.
Existing procedures and policies related to the security and integrity of the campus network apply to wireless communication.
In order to facilitate wireless communication, a portion of the radio airspace within and beyond the campus will serve as the network transport medium and be considered the wireless airspace.
The shared use of the wireless airspace will not be actively monitored. However, the university may restrict the use of radio devices in university-owned buildings and buildings owned by affiliated entities and all outdoor spaces on IUP property that adversely impacts the integrity of the campus data network.
Definition: Wireless Airspace: The airspace addressed by this policy is that defined by the IEEE 802.11 DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) wireless LAN specification. This includes, but is not limited to, the FCC unlicensed 2.4 GHz Industrial/Scientific/Medical (ISM) band, the 2.5 GHz band, and the 5 GHz band as defined in the 802.11a and 802.11b specifications.
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