Ed.D. Graduates
Dear Rowan University,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
A list of all individuals who earned their Doctorate in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.) from Rowan University on/about August 2023- December 2023.
Yours faithfully,
Anonymous
Good morning,
Rowan received your OPRA request today, February 26, 2024 (below) wherein you sought "a list of all individuals who earned their Doctorate in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.) from Rowan University on/about August 2023- December 2023." Please confirm that that you are only looking for the names of the individuals. If not, please let us know what other information you are asking for by the end of this week, March 1, 2024. If we do not hear from you by March 1, 2024, any additions to the request may result in a delay in Rowan's response to your request regarding these individuals.
If you have any questions and/or would like to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.
Thank you,
Arsinoe Feld, Esq
OPRA Coordinator
Office of General Counsel
Rowan University | 201 Mullica Hill Rd.| Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701
[email address] |856-256-5110
Good evening Ms. Feld,
Thank you for getting back to me. To confirm, I am requesting only the full names of individuals who obtained their Doctorate in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.) from Rowan University on or between August 2023-December 2023.
Yours sincerely,
Anonymous
Good evening,
Please accept this as Rowan's completed response to your February 25, 2024 OPRA request (below) wherein you sought "a list of all individuals who earned their Doctorate in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.) from Rowan University on/about August 2023- December 2023. Below are the names of the two non-confidential students who were awarded a Doctor of Education, Educational Leadership degree between 8/23 and 12/23.
Eunice Oluwafunke Adigun 12/23
Jennifer King Matthews 12/23
Your request is denied under the common law for the following reason(s):The common law right to access public records depends on three requirements: (I) the records must be common law public documents; (2) the person seeking access must establish an interest in the subject matter of the material; and (3) the citizen's right to access must be balanced against the State's interest in preventing disclosure. Richard Rivera v. Union County Prosecutor's Office, 250 N.J. 124, 143-44 (2022); South Jersey Publishing Co. v. New Jersey Expressway Auth., 124 N.J. 478,487 (1991); Loigman v. Kimme/man, 102 N.J. 98 (1986); Nero v. Hyland, 76 NJ. 213, 222 (1978). Your common law request is denied due to your failure to identify your interest in the requested records.
I believe this is a full response to your OPRA request and Rowan will close this request unless you advise otherwise.
If you have any questions and/or would like to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.
Thank you,
Arsinoe Feld, Esq
OPRA Coordinator
Office of General Counsel
Rowan University | 201 Mullica Hill Rd.| Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701
[email address] |856-256-5110