• Designed to protect the privacy of student education records.
• When in doubt, don’t give it out!
• More FERPA Information

• Provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information
• More HIPAA Information

• Information Technology Security 9-201
• University [Security] Responsibilities 9-202
• ABOR Information Security Program Guidelines
• Tri-University Personnel Guidelines on Protecting University Information and Systems
• Internal Control Responsibilities 6-711
• More About the Arizona Board of Regents

• Use of University Property 5.14
• Employee Personnel Records Management 4.11
• ITS Policies: NAU Information Security, Network Acceptable Use Policy, Risk Assessment Policy, etc.

If you receive a data request that cites the Freedom of Information Act, or if it seems like it might be a Public Records Request:

• Forward the request/requester to the Office of Communication and Media Relations NAUComm@nau.edu
• We are generally not required to generate “new” reports for these requests.
• Context is often important for these types of requests.
• More about the Freedom of Information Act and Public Records Requests

• Enterprise Analytics and Reporting Solutions (EAR) provides institutional information via BusinessObjects.
• Strategic Planning, Institutional Research, & Analytics (SPIRA) and the Budget Office provide a variety of reports on their websites.

• Everyone’s responsibility!
• Record retention and disposition schedules can be found on the Cline Library and the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records website
• Records of permanent and historical value are preserved in Special Collections and Archives
• More about records retention