The NDSU Information Technology Division is scheduled to host an open forum on data privacy awareness on Wednesday, Nov. 20, from noon to 1 p.m., in the Memorial Union Arikara room. The forum will be repeated Thursday, Nov. 21, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., in the Memorial Union Century Theater. 

Marc Wallman, interim vice president for information technology, will present “Management of Electronic Communications,” NDSU's general counsel will discuss the open records request process and Eric Miller, North Dakota University System director of audit for the Fargo office, will speak about records retention.

A panel discussion will follow, with the presenters joined by Jeff Gimbel, senior IT security analyst in the IT Division, and Steven Hammer, doctoral student and instructor for the English department.

Faculty, students and staff are invited to attend.

Questions may be directed to the Office of the Vice President for Information Technology at cece.rohwedder@ndsu.edu.

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.