General Policy on Videotaping Classes for Students
The College of Law recognizes as sound practice the videotaping of classes for students who are absent for reasons of serious personal or family illness, death, or medical emergency in the immediate family, out-of-town travel for clinical assignments or to represent the college in an official capacity, conflicts among make-up classes, religious holidays, and other emergencies or serious obligations involving unforeseen or non-reschedulable events. The college does not encourage videotaping to accommodate placement activity, vacation time, or conflicting obligations that students can foresee and reschedule. Unless a professor grants his or her express permission, tapes of classes will not be made available to students not enrolled in the class.

Faculty members are encouraged to announce their policies on the first day of class. VO staff also posts a list with faculty policies/tape location on their bulletin board, Room 110. First priority for service is given to students with disabilities (when the request relates to disabilities) and to faculty.

Some faculty members do not permit taping while others do so only with advance permission. Those who limit the number of permissible absences in their classes may treat absent students for whom classes are videotaped as nonetheless absent for those classes. Students should familiarize themselves with their instructors’ policies (and tape location, once recorded.) Call VO staff if you don’t know a faculty member’s policy.

Faculty members are encouraged to announce their policies on the first day of class. VO staff also posts a list with faculty policies/tape location on their bulletin board, Room 110, over student mail files, and on VO web page. First priority for service is given to students with disabilities (when the request relates to disabilities) and to faculty.

Some faculty members do not permit recording while others do so only with advance permission. Those who limit the number of permissible absences in their classes may treat absent students for whom classes are videotaped as nonetheless absent for those classes. Students should familiarize themselves with their instructors’ policies (and tape location, once recorded.) Call VO staff if you don’t know a faculty member’s policy.