2007-08 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
 

The following services are available to IUP students but are not a part of the Division of Student Affairs.

Center for Learning Enhancement

The Center for Learning Enhancement is an academic support service sponsored by the Department of Developmental Studies. The center provides noncredit educational support services in the areas of reading, writing, mathematics, biological and physical sciences, foreign languages, social sciences, study skills, and related areas. See detailed information in the Department of Developmental Studies description in the College of Education and Educational Technology section of this catalog.
   

CUSP: The Early Entrance Experience

The Department of Developmental Studies offers a pre-college experience to all incoming first-year students. Please see detailed information at the Department of Developmental Studies description in the College of Education and Educational Technology section of this catalog.
   

Parking

        Website: www.iup.edu/police
        E-mail: parking-services@iup.edu

Three types of parking permits are available to students:

• Commuter permits are allocated to those individuals traveling from outside the set boundaries to class each day. Commuter permits are also provided for graduate students that do not live on campus; however, these students may reside within the set boundaries.

• Resident permits are designated for graduate students living on campus.

• Robertshaw permits are available for a fee for long-term parking by undergraduate students living in university-owned residence halls. This lot is located at the Robertshaw building on the south campus.

Applications for permits are available on-line by logging on to the university’s URSA website (www.iup.edu/ursa). To review parking regulations and for parking lot designations and maps, please visit www.iup.edu/police, and click on the Parking-Visitor Center link.

 
The University Public Safety office is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and is located at 850 Maple Street, University Towers, Indiana, PA 15705. Questions should be addressed to the Parking Services Department at 724-357-8748 (VSIT).
   

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.
     

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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.
 

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IT Support Center

    Website: http://old.www.iup.edu/itsupportcenter
    E-mail: it-support-center@iup.edu

The IT Support Center 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 the IT Support Center 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 IT Support Center can address student questions concerning e-mail, web pages, computer account usage, and network services. Students may contact the support center via phone (724-357-4000) or e-mail (it-support-center@iup.edu). The web page at www.iup.edu/itsupportcenter includes several sections which might help students to answer their own questions. Students are also welcome to visit the IT Support Center for personal assistance with their computing problems. 

Computer Software Policy

    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 Information Technology Services for a decision on what constitutes proper use. The full text of the policy is available at the website listed above.
 

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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 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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