Canvas

Summer of 2015, Canvas replaced eCollege as the official LMS for online and web-enhanced classes (access to eCollege ended on June 30, 2015). For current information on Canvas go to the Center for Elearning site. 

Examples

Laws/Regulations/Policies

FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974) is federal legislation in the United States that protects the privacy of students' personally identifiable information (PII). See: Student Education Records 

Using Canvas

The permitted (Yes), the not permitted (No), and those needing to contact I.T. (Contact I.T.) are listed in three columns in the matrix below.

Yes

  • Private Personal Information
  • Student Education Records (FERPA)
  • Other Sensitive University Data
  • Attorney/Client Privilege

No

  • I.T. Security Information
  • Protected Health Information (HIPAA)
  • Credit Card Information (PCI)
  • Social Security Numbers
  • Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
  • Sensitive Human Subject Research
  • Student Loan Application Information (GLBA)
  • All Other Research Data

Contact IT

  • N/A

Note: Don't see what you need? Email the I.T. Security Team at [email protected].

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