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Solomon Amendment

The Solomon Amendment is a federal law that allows military recruiters to access some address, biographical and academic program information on students.  The Department of Education has determined the Solomon Amendment supersedes most elements of FERPA. An institution is therefore obligated to release data included in the list of “student recruiting information.”

If the student has a current FERPA restriction on MavLINK to restrict the release of Directory Information, then no information will be released under the Solomon Amendment.

Definition - Student Recruitment Information

                 1. Name
                 2. Address (local and/or permanent)
                 3. Telephone (local and/or permanent)
                 4. Age
                 5. Level of education
                 6. Academic major

  • Requesting - Recruitment Information

            1. Under the Solomon Amendment, information will be released for military
                recruitment purposes only. The military recruiters may request student
                recruitment information once each term or semester for each of the 12
                eligible units within the five branches of the service:

                            · Army: Army, Army Reserve, Army National Guard
                            · Navy: Navy, Navy Reserve
                            · Marine Corps: Marine Corps, Marine Corps Reserve
                            · Air Force: Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air Force National Guard
                            · Coast Guard: Coast Guard, Coast Guard Reserve

            2. The request should be submitted in writing on letterhead or via email clearly
                identifying the unit of service requesting the student recruitment
                information.                  

  •                                                      University of Nebraska Omaha
                                                         Office of the University Registrar
                                                         Eppley Administration Building 105
                                                         6101 University Drive North
                                                         Omaha, NE  68182-0287
    •                                                      Matt Schill
                                                           mschill@unomaha.edu

            3. Requested information will be provided in excel or PDF format.