FERPA Webinar Series from Academic Impressions

FERPA: Latest Updates & Staff Training

October 20 & 22, 2009
12 – 1:30 p.m.
STOD 308

 * These webinars are offered at no cost to you, and registration is not required! Please join us!

 From Academic Impressions …

What You Will Learn

Session 1 – What’s New in 2009

• Contacting parents in the case of a health-or-safety emergency
• Revisions to policy with an articulated threat by a student against himself or others
• How to ensure electronic student records meet the guidelines
• What you should know about the expanded definition of school officials, providing access to education records for research purposes, and access to education records between institutions where a student has been admitted or attended

Session 2 – Training Your Campus on the New Regulations
Session 2 will address common question that you will likely encounter when working with stakeholders across campus including faculty, health officials, IT managers, fundraisers and others.

• Handling violent threats against faculty or other students
• Clarifying between FERPA and HIPPA
• Access control for student workers
• Student log-ins
• Sharing disciplinary info with local police departments
• FERPA & Fundraising
• Parental access

Program Brochure (pdf) | Agenda

Who Should Attend

Campus administrators, staff, and other defined “school officials” who have authorized access to student records and who need to understand how the latest regulatory changes might impact their use of protected information. This includes representatives of the registrar, student affairs, admissions, campus safety, financial aid, bursar, residence life, judicial affairs and legal counsel, health services, advising and counseling services, and information technology.

In addition, we encourage administrators responsible for campus-wide privacy awareness training to attend.

Instructor

John Snodgrass, Registrar, Chapman University

John has been involved in higher education for over 28 years, and has worked as a registrar for 22 years. He has trained administrators on the ins and outs of FERPA at regional and national conferences and on campuses across the country. Before starting to work as a registrar, John worked in student financial aid and career planning.