{"id":66,"date":"2021-08-18T13:44:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T18:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/family\/?p=66"},"modified":"2021-09-02T12:19:47","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T17:19:47","slug":"hawk-talk-what-parents-families-need-to-know-about-student-privacy-communicating-with-the-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/family\/2021\/08\/18\/hawk-talk-what-parents-families-need-to-know-about-student-privacy-communicating-with-the-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawk Talk: What Parents &amp; Families Need to Know About Student Privacy &amp; Communicating with the University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The start of the college journey is a huge time of transition for your student, but also for you as a parent or family member! One aspect of this transition that can sometimes come as a surprise to parents\/families is the way that the university is allowed (and not allowed) to communicate information. Many families are used to the way communication happens in the K-12 system, where parents\/families can access information about their student from teachers and staff. Once your student starts college though, their educational records are considered private, and professors and administrators are bound by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uml.edu\/Registrar\/Policies-and-Procedures\/FERPA.aspx\">FERPA (Family Educational Rights &amp; Privacy Act)<\/a> in terms of what they can share with you about your student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what if your student WANTS you to know their information and be able to discuss information with faculty and administrators?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your student wants to allow you this access, there are a few ways they can authorize the release of information and allow administrators to share information with you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>If your student wants to share information related to their academics (grades and class schedule) or their financial information (billing and their student account), they can set up a guest access log-in for you that will allow you to access that information in the student information system (SIS). This program is called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uml.edu\/thesolutioncenter\/information\/ushare.aspx\">UShare Guest Access<\/a> and can be set up online by your student.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>If your student would like to share information related to their housing or have you speak with Residence Life Staff, they can fill out a FERPA Waiver Form by logging into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uml.edu\/student-services\/reslife\/online-housing-gateway\/\">Online Housing Portal<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>If your student would like to give you permission to speak to a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uml.edu\/student-services\/health\/\">Health Services<\/a> staff, they should try to set up a phone call or meeting where they (the student) are also present and give consent to share information.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>If your student wants to share their student conduct information and give you permission to speak to Student Conduct Staff, they should contact <a href=\"mailto:studentconduct@uml.edu\">studentconduct@uml.edu<\/a> and request a FERPA Waiver for Student Conduct.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There are specific situations where UMass Lowell will automatically initiate communication to parents\/families (as long as they are listed as emergency contacts in SIS). These specific situations include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>If your student is under the age of 21 and is found responsible for a drug or alcohol violation.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Your student is found responsible for a conduct violation that impacts their status as a student<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>(if the situation results in suspension, expulsion, or removal from on-campus housing).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Your student is transported to the hospital and is unable to call on their own.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The university is unable to locate a student and determines that the student may be missing.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We know that adjusting to a new way of communicating can be tough, but know that staff and faculty are here to partner with you to ensure your student is successful during their time at UML! &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to be sure you get updates and information as the semester progresses? Check out the different resources on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uml.edu\/Family\/family-communication\/family-news.aspx\">Family Communication<\/a> from Family Programs!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The start of the college journey is a huge time of transition for your student, but also for you as a parent or family member! One aspect of this transition that can sometimes come as a surprise to parents\/families is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/family\/2021\/08\/18\/hawk-talk-what-parents-families-need-to-know-about-student-privacy-communicating-with-the-university\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":951,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/951"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66\/revisions\/68"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}