FACULTY & STAFF E-UPDATE

Please join us in welcoming Brendan Hopkins to BHSU! Brendan began his role as Assistant FB Coach - Special Teams Coordinator on June 1st. We are excited to have him on board and look forward to the positive impact he will bring to our students and the campus community!

We’ve made updates to the FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) Student Consent to Release Records Form to improve accessibility, ease of use, and security.

What’s new:

1. Improved formatting for a clearer and more user-friendly experience
2. Enhanced ADA accessibility compliance to better support all users
3. ID upload requirement for forms completed remotely (if not submitted in person)

How to complete the form:

1. We encourage students to use the Docusign version whenever possible for the fastest processing.
2. A paper option is still available, but ID verification will still be required.

Where to view authorized individuals:

1. Release information is housed on the SPACMNT screen in Banner.
2. The comment type is “BFE”.

If you would like a hard copy of the updated form, please email BHSUFinancial@BHSU.edu, and we’ll be happy to send you a PDF copy.

And a special thank you to Dr. Allred for initiating the form change conversation and Donna VandenHoekWiles for getting it set up in Docusign!