| Whereas, the Arizona
State Legislature funded the Arizona Transfer Articulation Support System
(ATASS) as a joint initiative by the state, the community colleges, and
the universities to facilitate better course transfer articulation and to
develop a shared statewide student and financial information database for
enhanced reporting and accountability, the Arizona Board of Regents, the
State Board of Directors for Community Colleges of Arizona, and the local
county community college district boards jointly resolve that the
universities and community colleges will periodically contribute student
and financial information to the Arizona State System for Information on
Student Transfer (ASSIST). In doing so, the parties affirm their
obligation to protect the privacy rights of persons whose records are
contained in ASSIST. Furthermore, the parties agree that ASSIST will
incorporate adequate protections and safeguards to satisfy state and
federal law and the policies of the governing Boards adopting the
resolution. ASSIST will be used solely for research, and activities
consistent with research, such as assessment, policy formation, and
aggregate reporting. The principal group responsible for ASSIST is the
Academic Program Articulation Steering Committee (APASC) and its
designated project leader, Arizona State University. Institutional
researchers authorized to access ASSIST will be required to sign a
nondisclosure agreement. Failure to adhere to the obligations of the
agreement will result in a loss of access and referral of the incident to
the institution for adjudication. |
