Policy for Student Use of Computing Resources for Home Pages
The University's computing resources are intended to enable the institution to carry out its responsibilities of education, research and public service. Therefore, these functions have priority in using computing resources.
Because the University recognizes the value of the Internet as a resource for information and communication, when computing resources are available, students may use them for co-curricular or personal purposes provided they abide by the policies and procedures governing such use.
Students may use computing resources for electronic communications with faculty, staff, other students and acquaintances outside the University community and to take advantage of information resources on the Internet.
Students may also participate in the exchange of information on the Internet through newsgroups and publish personal home pages on the World Wide Web.
Responsibility
Students must abide by the
Policy for Responsible
Computing. They assume full,
legal and moral responsibility
for the content of their home
pages. They must abide by all
local, state and federal laws
that pertain to communication and
to publishing. This includes laws
of libel and copyright law.
Copyright law pertains to all
published and unpublished
material, including cartoons,
pictures, graphics, text, song
lyrics and sounds, movies, and
videos.
Right to Privacy
Students are advised to consider
the public nature of information
they disseminate on the Internet
through the World Wide Web.
Information in a home page is
published and available to
everyone who can get to the World
Wide Web. Students must not
assume that their information is
restricted to only a close circle
of friends or even the campus
community.
The University will not impose any restraints on, nor make any effort to monitor the content of, communications other than those imposed by applicable Federal, State or local laws, including laws regarding the right to privacy and laws which prohibit defamatory material. Users of the University's information systems are advised that their communications are subject to such laws and that the consequences of violations can be severe.
Commercial Activity
Students may not use home pages
for commercial activity. This
includes but is not limited to
running any sort of private
business through a home page.
Fund Raising and
Advertising
Students may not use home pages
for fund-raising or advertising
for commercial or non-commercial
organizations, except for
University-related organizations
and University-related events.
Use of the University Name,
Logo or Seal
Students may not use the
University name in their home
pages in any way that implies
University endorsement of other
organizations, products or
services. They may not use
University logos and trademarks,
including "YouDee," or the
University seal. Permission to
use the University name, logos
and seal in any way is granted by
the Office of Communicatins &
Marketing only.
Responsibility for the content of students' home pages resides solely with the author(s). The views and opinions expressed by students are strictly the views and opinions of the authors and do not constitute the official sanction of the University.