Students and the Media
Earlham's Public Affairs Office is charged
with sharing the story of Earlham with the public in a variety
of ways. Hometown
news
releases about students' involvements and accomplishments are
distributed to students' and parents' hometown media
throughout the U.S. Last year Public Affairs produced and distributed
nearly 5,000 of these releases, making many parents proud while
building name recognition for Earlham.
Guidelines associated with the Family
Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) guide the College's
release of information known as student "directory information." Public
Affairs adds the names and contact information for hometown newspapers
to each student's record in the College's database system.
Please submit your Media
Information Form,
indicating the names and contact information for two newspapers
where hometown releases about you may be sent, to Public Affairs
by July
18.
Withholding Directory Information
Students may withhold directory information by filing a Non-Disclosure
of Directory Information Form with the Public Affairs Office
within the first two weeks of the Fall Semester. Requests for
non-disclosure
will be honored by the institution for only one academic year;
therefore, authorization to withhold directory information
must be filed annually
in the Public Affairs office.
For more information, please see the College's Non-Disclosure
of Directory Information Policy. |