A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN OF STUDENTS - Fisher College

COLLEGE RESPONSIBILITIES:
The College is responsible for the following:
1. Providing an academic curriculum of integrity.
2. Providing support services for students in order to ensure their success.
3. Providing adequate notification to students of policies or major changes in policies.
4. Providing recreational, athletic, leadership, educational, and growth opportunities.
5. Ensuring that a safe, substance and weapons-free campus is maintained where students, faculty, and staff are
able to pursue learning.
6. Ensuring that all College policies and federal and state laws are upheld.
7. Providing a system that, while upholding College policies and federal and state laws, is fair to all members of the
College community.
8. Encouraging an atmosphere of open, civil dialogue between students and other members of the College community.
However, in emergency situations, this dialogue may be suspended by the College and replaced with
mandates from the College or other Public officials (e.g., fire department, police officials, etc).
9. Ensuring that all members of the College community behave in a civil manner with each other and with the external
community.
10. Generally preserving the privacy of the students, within certain limitations.
PRIVACY POLICIES
In order to preserve the privacy of each student, the College does the following:
The College generally observes FERPA and HIPAA regulations for independent students. Fisher College complies
with the regulations set forth by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) as amended. FERPA
affords students certain rights with respect to their educational records. The detailed policy can be found in the most
recent College Catalog. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) allow students confidentiality
of medical records. More information on HIPAA is available at the Health Services Office. The Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students certain rights with respect to their educational records.
These are:
1. The right to inspect and review the student’s educational records.
2. The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records to ensure that they are accurate, not
misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student’s privacy or other right.
3. The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student’s educational
records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.
4. The right to file with the U.S. Department of Education a complaint concerning alleged failures by Fisher College
to comply with the requirements of FERPA.
5. The right to obtain a copy of Fisher College’s Student Records policy. You can obtain a copy of the policy from the
Registrar’s office.
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