Public Notice Designating Directory Information
Marymount designates the following information contained in students’ education records as "directory information." Directory information may be disclosed by the university without the student’s prior consent pursuant to the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA). However, the university is not required to disclose directory information and, therefore, carefully evaluates requests for information. At Marymount University, directory information includes the student’s name, mailing address, telephone number, email address, date and place of birth, major field of study, dates of attendance, grade level, enrollment status (undergraduate or graduate; full time or part time), participation in officially recognized activities or sports, height and weight of student-athletes, degrees, honors (including Dean’s List) and awards received, and the most recent educational agency or institution attended.
Virginia law precludes Marymount from disclosing the address, telephone number, or email address of a currently enrolled student, pursuant to 34 C.F.R. § 99.31(a)(11), unless: (a) disclosure is otherwise required by state or federal law; or (b) the disclosure is to students enrolled in the institution for educational purposes or institution business; or (c) the student has affirmatively consented in writing to such disclosure. This subsection does not apply to disclosures, other than those disclosures pursuant to 34 C.F.R. § 99.31(a)(11), permitted under FERPA.
Currently enrolled students may request that the university withhold disclosure of all directory information under FERPA by meeting with the university registrar. Currently enrolled students may meet with the university registrar at any time throughout the year. A request to withhold directory information will immediately affect prospective disclosures. Marymount University assumes that failure on the part of any student to specifically restrict the disclosure of directory information indicates individual approval for disclosure. Former students may not place a new request to restrict disclosure of directory information on their education records, but they may request removal of a previous request for nondisclosure.