Confidential Information

All faculty members are required to sign a confidentiality agreement with the University upon hire. Faculty members are exposed daily to a great deal of confidential information. None of this information, including the strategic plans for the University, its teaching materials, or unique methods for ensuring success, inclusive of those methods or procedures used for handling a specific case, should be repeated or discussed with relatives, friends outside the University or other students. Discussing confidential information displays poor judgment and undermines the confidence the University has placed in a faculty member. The ability to keep confidential information is one of the criteria by which a faculty member is measured when opportunities for advancement are considered.

Student information is considered on a need-to-know basis. Faculty is reminded to follow Federal FERPA guidelines and regulations outlined in the New Faculty Orientation and Mentoring Program Guide.