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.

Currently enrolled students may withhold disclosure of directory information under FERPA. To withhold disclosure, students must meet with the university registrar. 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.