FERPA and Resident Rights and Responsibilities
FERPA is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. The essence of FERPA is to give a student the right to inspect his or her education records and to protect the privacy of these records. The statute applies to any educational agency or institution that receives funding under any program administered by the Secretary of Education.
Resident Rights and Responsibilities
For residents within the Department of Residential Living and Learning's (RLL) residential communities, our staff works hard to ensure that the following rights are afforded to everyone and accountability exists for the following responsibilities:
Conduct: If you are documented by staff as involved in an incident, you will be invited to a meeting to discuss the incident from your perspective. As a resident, it is your responsibility to abide by all Residential Living and Learning Community Standards, the University Code of Conduct, and all directives provided by University employees.
Sleep: We believe that each resident should be able to sleep safely within their assigned space, particularly during hall quiet hours. Residents have a responsibility to show each other respect in terms of noise levels and requests to lower noise levels.
Ability to Study: We believe in creating an environment that will allow residents to study within their assigned halls and/or rooms. Residents have a responsibility to show each other respect in terms of noise levels and request lower noise levels if they are hindering studying.
Personal Belongings: We believe you should be able to store your personal belongings in your assigned space. You are responsible for securing your belongings in your space and all doors within your space and within the building to ensure the safety of residents and resident belongings.
Access: We believe that you should be able to access your assigned space without any hindrances. You are responsible for always maintaining possession of your key/keycard. Additionally, you are responsible for any guests you bring into your building/community.
Clean Environment: We will work hard to ensure that all common spaces are kept up and clean, and we will conduct Health and Safety Inspections (HSIs) to ensure personal responsibility related to maintaining a clean and healthy environment within individual rooms.
Express Concerns: We are here as staff to listen to your concerns and will work hard to ensure we address them to the best of our ability. You have a responsibility to bring concerns to your Resident Assistant (RA) and/or Community Director (CD).
Open and welcoming Environment: We will work hard as staff to ensure that we are creating a welcoming environment, and residents have a responsibility as community members to do the same. Abuse (written or verbal), threats, and/or intimidation will not be tolerated.