Get the Facts About Public Records

Faculty and staff who work with public records, including student and employee documents, contracts and other related documents, are invited to attend a one-hour seminar on Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 2 p.m. in Franklin Hall. The seminar will also be streamed on the web for those who are not able to attend in-person.

Sponsored by the Office of the General Counsel, the seminar will be conducted by representatives from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office and will include an overview of Ohio’s public records law, Ohio’s Sunshine Law and the basics of records retention.

Topics to be covered include the definition of a public record, what to do when you receive a public records request, and information on how long a record must be kept.

Registration is required and seating is limited.  The RSVP deadline is  Aug. 10. You can register here.  

You can view a stream of the seminar from any computer on that day at  https://ksutube.kent.edu/watchlive.php?playthis=7217.

For more information, contact Tiffany Morgan in the Office of General Counsel at tmorga10@kent.edu or 330-672-2982.