individual use. At times, however, legitimate reasons exist for persons other than the account holder to access computers, electronic files, or data related to use of the University network. Such monitoring is limited to the
backup, caching of data, logging of general activity, and usage patterns. The University may monitor individual usage in the following instances: • The user has voluntarily made access available to the public; • To protect the security, functionality, and liability of the University’s IT resources; • Where probable cause exists to believe that the user has violated policy.
Any such monitoring of individual activity, with the exception of when a user voluntarily grants access, must be approved in advance by the Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs (VPBFA) in consultation with the President. The University may also monitor individual usage upon receipt of a legally served directive of appropriate law enforcement agencies. In these instances, the user will not be notified, so as to not impede investigations by proper authorities. The VPBFA must be notified prior to initiation of monitoring. Any violation of these procedures or unauthorized monitoring by the University will be considered “misuse” and personnel involved will be subject to disciplinary action.
Approved by the Shared Governance Executive Committee and the President, 02/06/2014. Approved as modified by the SGEC and the President, 03/15/2021.
COMPUTER USAGE POLICIES The University’s Computer Usage Policies are located on the Information Technology Services website. Please click on the link above to visit their website.
CONSENSUAL RELATIONSHIPS POLICY The University of North Alabama (the “University”) is committed to providing an environment for work and learning as free as possible from conflicts of interest, favoritism and exploitation. Where an individual exercises direct supervision to coerce another person to enter into a non-consensual relationship, the harm to that person and to the institution is evident. Even where the relationship is consensual, there is significant potential for harm when there is a power difference between the parties involved - - for example, between a supervisor and an employee or between a faculty or staff member and a student. Any evaluation or supervision provided may be suspect in view of such relationship. A consensual relationship with a subordinate is likely to interfere with the ability of a superior to act and make decisions fairly and without bias. Even if the superior is able to avoid showing favoritism, the other individuals in the learning or workplace environment are likely to see themselves as being less favored and disadvantaged by the personal relationship. Additionally, the damage can continue long beyond the consensual relationship and can make people suspicious of any future professional interactions between the individuals. The following policy is directed to faculty-student relationships, to staff-student relationships, to employee- employee relationships, and to student paraprofessional staff-student relationships. While the University normally has no interest in private romantic or sexual relationships between individuals, the University has adopted a consensual relationship policy for the following reasons: to avoid the types of problems outlined above, to protect individuals from the type of injury that either a subordinate or superior individual to such
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