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Military Recuiters have access to student information

Chistina Todd, Vermont Cynic

10/16/06

Sorting through the mail that has been piling up on the counter, you
come across a letter addressed to you. No, it's not the one you have
been waiting for with that promised $20. Instead, it's a recruitment
notice wanting YOU for the U.S. Army.

The military may have acquired access to your address through UVM.

According to the AACRAO FERPA Guide for 2006, a reference guide for
registrars' offices regarding the Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act, the University is required to disclose information deemed as "student
recruitment information" under the Solomon Amendment.

The amendment to FERPA was enacted in 1995 and requires colleges and
universities to allow ROTC access to the campus and give military
recruiters the same access that other recruiters and employers have for
students 17-years-old and up.

The amendment also gives military recruiters access to student recruiting
information for students enrolled with at least one credit hour.

According to the 2006 Registrar's Guide, student recruiting information is
deemed as the following by the Solomon Amendment: name, address (local
and/or permanent and e-mail), phone numbers (local and/or permanent),
date of birth, place of birth, class level, academic major, degrees received
and most recent education institution attended.

This is different from the University's directory information that includes
the names, addresses and phone numbers of UVM student's, staff, and
faculty, according to UVM enrollment policies.

According to UVM registrar Keith Williams, the University's policy is
to not release directory information in general. This includes not giving
information to prospective employers.

In regard to the student recruiting information, the UVM registrar's
office will provide that information when it is requested by a department of
the military, but only the student's name and address are disclosed,
Williams said.

As far as Williams is aware, the University has never denied this
information to military recruiters.

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