Directory Information/Access to Student Info by Military Recruiters

Directory Information

The Board of Regents has designated the following as directory information: student names and addresses, dates of attendance, full vs. part-time student status, awards and honors and graduation date. For purposes of access by military recruiters only, telephone listings and, if known, age, level of education and major are also designated as directory information.

Colleges may disclose directory information without prior consent, unless a student has exercised the right to refuse to permit the College to release directory information in accordance with paragraph 4 of FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Proviacy Act ).

Access to Student Information by Military Recruiters

Section 514B of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (the "Solomon Amendment") requires, as a condition of receipt of federal funds, that educational institutions provide access by military recruiters to the following information with respect to students who are 17 years of age or older and enrolled at the covered institution:

• Student names, addresses and telephone listings; and
• If known, student ages, levels of education and majors.

Connecticut Public Act 97-2 ("An Act Concerning Military Recruitment") incorporates the requirements of federal law, providing that each constituent unit of higher education must comply to the extent necessary to prevent loss of federal funds. This statute effectively overrules Gay and Lesbian Students Association v. Board of Trustees of the University of Connecticut, 236 Conn. 453 (1966), which held that military recruitment in public colleges was prohibited because of another provision of state law (Connecticut General Statutes sections 46a-81I & j) prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

Therefore, in compliance with the Solomon Amendment and Public Act 97-2, and strictly for purposes of access by military recruiters only, Middlesex Community College has also designated the following as directory information:

• Telephone listings, and,
• If known, age, level of education and major.