The Dean of Students Office provides disciplinary reference checks for students who are applying for work with a government-affiliated agency. Background checks are also provided for students applying to attend other Universities & Colleges. This is sometimes called a Dean's Certification.
If you are a student trying to apply to another University or College, you must provide a signed release form with your signature and date for our office to share any requested disciplinary information. Most Universities, Colleges, and agencies provide their own forms. If you do not have a release form, one can be provided.
The Dean of Students Office follows the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) which prohibits the disclosure of student information without the written permission of the student.
If you are a faculty member taking a group on an overnight student trip, you must provide a list of the attending students and administrator's names, an emergency contact number for the group, and the itinerary of the trip. Please allow two weeks of our office time to process all the student names for clearance. An Overnight Student Travel Application form along with the information above must be filled out and turned in at the Academics Office at Kimball 210. They will forward the required paperwork to the Dean of Students Office for clearance of the student names.