SEPTEMBER 23. 1986
THE TWG
PAGE 3
- FEATURES -
'■ M-feporters - Kathy Brown, Kim Allen-
FEATURES
DUNN HELPS MRA GET THINGS DONE
Dallnda Dunn
byKlmAllen
Contributing reporter
Sports, photographs, and friends are
just a few of the activities tlvit senior
Dalinda Dunn, President of Meredith
Recreation Association MRA), enjoys
in her spare time.
Dunn has been actively invoived in
MRA since her freshriian year at Mere
dith. She served as freshman class
representative and went on to serve as
Co Vice-President and Co-Comhuskin
chair her sophomore year, l-ler junior
year she served as Vice-President and,
her senior year, as President.
As the president of MRA, Dunn is to
serve as a contact source between
MRA, the students, and the staff. Sfw
is aJso responsilTle for coordinating
such thir>g$ as: Com Husldn’, Stunt,
Christmas Carol ir>g. Play Day, the
Meredith Miler, and Intramurals. Air
though intramurals was one of MRA's
first projects, it has now broken off to
fonm its own club; however, it is still
under tf>e supervision of MRA.
MRA f^also formed a new club this
year. The Outing Club will try to spon
sor trips for students, such as campir>g
trips, skiir>g trips, white water rafting,
and hang gliding.
Ihroughout the s^ool year '85-’86
Dunn hopes to fiave more unity among
all associations arxl organizations on
campus; as well as, to have presidents
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act [continued]
[Continued from page 2\
fall term.
Request for non-disclosure will be
honored by the institution for only one
academic yean therefore, authorization
to withhold Directory Information must
befiled annually in tf>e Office of tfie Re
gistrar.
The law provides students with the
right to inspect and review information
contained in their education records, to
challenge tfie contents of their educa
tion records, to have a hearing if the
outcome of the challenge Is ur>satisfa-
ctory, and to submit explanatory state
ments for Inclusion in their files if they
feel the decisions of the hearing panels
to te ur^acceptaMe. The Director of
Career Placement Services at MERE
DITH COLLEGE has tieen designated
by the institution to coordinafe the in
spection ar>d review procedures for stu
dent education records, which include
admissions, personal, academic, and
financial files, and academic, coopera
tive eduation, and placement records.
Students wishing to review their educa
tion records must rnake vifritten re
quests to the office in which the speci
fic records are kept listing the Item or
itenris of Interest. Only records covered
by tt>e Act will be made available within .
forty-five days of the request. Students
may have copies made of their records
with certain exceptims, (e.g., a copy of
tf)e academic record for which a finan
cial “hokj" exists, .or a transcript of aft
Career Notes
COOPERAVVE EDUCA TION NEWS
by Laura Milans
Contributing reporter
If you are thinking about getting an
internship in your related m^or field,
you may t>e interested in one of these
availsbie opportunities:
ITT
nr is looking for an art major who is
willing to worlt ten hours a week. Al
though it is a non-paid internship, it is
an excellent chance to work in the Em
ployer Relation&Oxnmunications Divi
sion of nr.
N.C. State Government
There are internships open to stu
dents in almost any major in the state
government. They are r>on-paid and re
quire ap[»^ximately ten hout^ a week of
your time.
Data Age
If you are have some direct sales ex-
perlerweand have a worldng knowledge
of microcomputer hardware and soft-
w^, you may tie a perfect cartdidate
for this intemship. It is nor>-paid, euid
the hours are negotiable.
Keep in mind, these are only a few
internships open to students right now.
If you want more details on these or on
any otf>er intemship that might be mote
suitable for you, contact Beth Taylor in
Career Services. Her extension is 8344.
These students, as those appearing
in the Sept. 16 Issue of The Twig, are
also participating in an intemship or
co-op: Annette Thorpe, Career Ser
vices; Qizabeth Ussery, CP&L; Kathy
White, MONY; and Kelly Wyatt, IBM.
original or source document whicti ex
ists elsewhere). These copies would be
made at the students’ expense at pre
vailing rates which are listed in the cur
rent catalog. Education records do not
ir>clude records of instructional, ad
ministrative, arxl educational personnel
which are the sole possession of the
maker and are not accessible or reveal
ed to any individual except a temporary
sutetitute, records of the law enforce-
nient unit, student f>ealth records, em
ployment records or alumni records.
Health records, however, may be re
viewed t>y physiciar>s of the students’
choosir)g.
Students may not inspect and review
tf>e followlr>g as outlined by the Act:
finartcial irifonnation si^itted by their
par^ts; condidential letters and
recommendations associated with ad
missions, employnrtent, or job place
ment, or honors to which they have
waived their rights of inspection and re
view; or educatkin records containing
infonnation about more than one stu
dent, in which case tf>e institution will
permit access only to that part of the
record which pertains to tfie inquiring
student. The institution is r>ot required
to permit students to inspect and re
view confidential letters and recom
mendations placed in tfieir files prior to
January 1,1975, provided those letters
were collected under established poli
cies of. confidentiality and were iised
only for the purposes for which they
were collected.
Students who believe that their edu
cational records contain information
that is irtaccurate or misleading, or is
otherwise in violation of their privacy or
other rights may discuss their (M’oblems
informally with the Director of Career
Hanning Services. If tfie decisions are
in agreen«nt with the students' re
quests, tfte appropriate records will be
amended, if not, tt>e students will be
notified within a reasonable period of
time tfiat the records will not be
amended; and they will be informed by
tf)e Director of their right to a formal
ftearing. Student requests for a formal
hearing must be made in writing to the
and leaders to become closer. Because
of the good leaders she expects things
to run smoothly this ^ar.
Outskle of serving as President of
MRA, Dunn is also a memtter of the Ac
counting Association and plays on both
thevolleyt)alland tfie basket^l teams.
Dunn is majoring in Business Ad
ministration with an Accounting con
centration. Following graduation, she
plans to get married and will hopefully
fuive a job in the Chapel Hill area.
When asked her feelings alxxjt MRA
this year she said, “I feel that tiecause
of strong leadership in MRA this year, it
will by far be tf>e most organized and
the b^ year for MRA."
Vice President for Academk: Affairs
wfK), withina reasonable period of time
after receiving such requests, will in-
fomi students of the date, place and
tfte tinre of the hearing. Students' may
present evidence relevant to tfie issues
raised and may be assisted or repre
sented at the hearings by one or more
persons of thteir choice, includir>g at
torneys, at the students' expense. The
f>earing panels whteh will adjudicate
such challenges will be the Vice Presi
dent and Dean of the College, repre
sentatives of tf>e Vice President for Stu
dent Development, and tfw Registrar.
becistons of tf>e hearing panels will
be final, will t>e based solely on the evi
dence presented at the hearing, and will
consist of written statements summari
zing the evidence and statir>g the rea
sons for the decisions, and will t» de
livered to all parties concerned. The
education records will' be corrected or
amerKJed in accoidance with the deci
sions of tfw hearing panels, if the deci
sions are in favor of the students. If tfte
decisions are unsatisfactory to the stu
dents, the students may place with the
education records statements com
menting on tf>e information in the
records, or statements settir>g forth any
reasons for disagreeing with the deci
sions of the hearing panels. Tfte state
ments will be placed in the education
records, maintained as part of the stu
dents’ records, and released whenev^
tt>e records in question are disclosed.
Students wfK> believe that the adjudi
cations of tf>eir cfKiilenges were unfair,
or not in keeping with the provisions of
the Act may request in writing, assist
ance from tf« President of tfw insti
tution. Furilwr, students wf>o belies
that their rights have tteen atxidged,
may file complaints with The Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act Of
fice (FERPA), Depariment of Health,
Education, and Welfare, V^fashington,
DC 20201, conc^ing the alleged fail
ures of MERB3ITH COLLEGE to com
ply with the Act.
Revisions and clarificatiorts will be
published as experience with the law
and institution’s policy wsirrants.
Changing Relationships
by Casey Bass
ContrllMtIng reporter
Dr. Don Waff, a N.C.S.U. professor,
spoke to the freshmen class on the
eight stages of a relationship Monday,
September 16, in Jones Chapel.
Dr. Waff spoke of the eight stages of
life, from birth to death. These include
Trust vs. Mistrust, Realization of Self,
Doubt vs. Guilt, and Identity vs. Role
Diffusion. Among the things Dr. Waff
stressed were the Importance of others'
feelings and others’ thoughts.
Dr. Sandra Thomas will speak Mon
day , Septfe. - ,ber 23 on Aksohol and Wo
men’s Health.