What is Directory Information

The law provides students the right to expect that information in their educational records will be kept confidential, disclosed only with their permission or under provisions of the law.  One such provision allows the release of "Directory Information" without the student’s permission.  Directory information is a type of information that generally would not be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if released. 

At Mount Aloysius College, directory information includes name, address, telephone listing, email address, photographs, date and place of birth, major field of study, dates of attendance, enrollment status, participation in officially recognized activities, degrees, honors, awards, most recent educational institution attended, and weight and height for athletes. 

This information that the College has identified as directory information and that it routinely releases without a student’s explicit permission can also be made confidential at a student’s request.  For students to do so, they must place their request in writing at the Registrar’s Office.  Additionally, the College can refuse to release such information if a request seems improper, e.g., for commercial exploitation.