STUDENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY POLICIES
INTRODUCTION
General Description Hodges University provides technology resources to students and alumni expressly for the purpose of conducting University business in support of the mission and goals of the University. Users must understand that this access is expressly for the purpose of fulfillment of academic pursuits and not for business activities. To this end, University users should have no expectation of privacy while using University owned or University leased equipment or resources. Information passing through or stored on University equipment can and will be monitored. Users should also understand that the University maintains the right to monitor and review Internet use, e-mail communications, or other electronic communications sent or received by users. Access to technology resources owned or operated by Hodges University imposes certain
responsibilities and obligations, and is granted subject to University policies and local, state and federal laws. Appropriate use should always be legal, ethical, reflect academic honesty, reflect University standards and show restraint in the consumption of shared resources. The following are strictly prohibited: • Viewing of offensive or inappropriate content of any kind, including pornographic material. • Promoting material that violates any of the University’s policies including, but not limited to, nondiscrimination, harassment, solicitation, etc. • Game playing, gambling, streaming personal music, video or other audio files and peer-to-peer file sharing. Please refer to the Peer-to-Peer and File Sharing Policy and the Streaming Media Policy in this Handbook. • Illegal activities.
37
Hodges University Student Handbook
Made with FlippingBook Ebook Creator