2010 Catalog cover - The Athenaeum Of Ohio

ecause of sex, age, race, or handicap diminish us
all. Therefore, it is the policy of the Athenaeum to
work to eliminate attitudes and customs that
stereotype and unjustly exclude persons from
groups to which they rightly belong. Aside from the
ecclesial requirement that only men can be
candidates for the ordained ministry of the Roman
Catholic diaconate and priesthood, Mount St.
Mary’s and the Athenaeum have a policy of nondiscrimination.
Privacy Rights
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA) of 1974 as amended details the access of
student records held and maintained by educational
institutions. The Athenaeum has responsibility for
supervising any access to and/or release of official
information about its students. Certain items of
information about individual students are fundamental
to the educational process and must be
recorded. This recorded information concerning
students must be used only for clearly defined
purposes, must be safeguarded and controlled to
avoid violations of personal privacy, and must be
appropriately disposed of when justification for its
collection and retention no longer exists. In this
regard, the Athenaeum is committed to protecting to
the maximum extent possible the right of privacy of
all the individuals about whom it holds information,
records, and files. Access to and release of such
records is restricted to the student concerned, to
others with the student’s written consent, to officials
within the school, to a court of competent jurisdiction,
and otherwise pursuant to law.
Child Protection Fingerprinting
Policy
The Athenaeum of Ohio complies fully with the
Archdiocese of Cincinnati's Decree on Child
Protection. If any program of the Athenaeum would
involve working with children or any degree
earned would result in working with children as
defined in the decree, the student will be required to
complete the orientation program on the decree as
well as the criminal background check required by
the decree. The site of internship, field education,
project, and/or employment is responsible for
verification of completion of the orientation and
background check. Seminarians and permanent
deacon candidates must undergo a criminal
background check before admission to the
program.
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