Student Computer Use Policy
Pacific Union College is committed to providing a wide range of computing
services to support the needs of students, faculty, and staff. The policies
described
below are designed to ensure the security and integrity of computer resources
available on campus, to assure that users have reasonable access to
the facilities, and to ensure that the action of any one user will not adversely
affect any aspect of the work of another. Individual departments have the right
to supplement these policies. The College reserves the right to mandate use
of precautionary measures, evaluate, and monitor all computers and electronic
telecommunications, except as may be prohibited by federal or state laws.
Passwords
Users of computer resources at PUC are responsible for safeguarding assigned
passwords and for using them for their intended purposes only. Each
user is responsible for all activity that occurs under authorization of their
password. Following the precautions below will help prevent unauthorized
use of and liability for unauthorized use of computer resources:
- Maintain the confidentiality of passwords (do not give your password to
another individual).
- Log off of your account when leaving (even for a shor t time).
- Change your passwords regularly.
- Only use computer accounts for which you are authorized.
Illegal use of software
All computer programs and files, unless they have been explicitly placed
in the public domain, are private proper ty and may not be copied or distributed
without authorization. Users of computer resources are subject
to applicable laws governing intellectual proper ty and should be aware
that the copying, distribution, or use of protected software without proper
permission or license is prohibited. It is the policy of Pacific Union College
to conform to all copyright laws relating to computer software. The use
or distribution of unlicensed or pirated software is prohibited and may be
subject to disciplinar y action.
Changing settings on college computers
Altering system software or hardware configurations without authorization,
or disrupting or inter fering with the deliver y or administration of
computer resources is prohibited.
Personal web pages
Pacific Union College is a Seventh-day Adventist college and it is expected
that all use of the PUC computing resources is consistent with the philosophy
and values associated with the church organization. Creating or maintaining
a personal web page that is inconsistent with the above statement
is prohibited and may be subject to discipline or loss of computer privileges.
Direct links from personal web pages that are within "one click" and that are
inconsistent with the College's philosophy and values are also prohibited.
Prohibited activities
Any of the following constitute unauthorized use of computer resources
and are expressly prohibited. Failure to comply may result in the user(s)
being brought before the appropriate College disciplinar y committee.
- Unauthorized access: Attempting to gain access to another user's
programs or account without that user's express permission is
prohibited.
- Passwords: See above.
- Harassment: Users of College computer resources shall not use these
resources to harass or annoy others, or prevent them from legitimately
using the facilities. Using electronic mail to send other users unsolicited
messages of obscene, demeaning and/or menacing content
constitutes harassment.
- Changing settings of college computers: See above.
- Games: Academic use of computing facilities always takes precedence
over recreational use. Specifically, a course-related assignment has
priority over game playing. An individual who fails to quit playing a
computer game and give way to those who must do required work may
be brought before the appropriate College disciplinar y committee.
- Compliance with federal, state, and local laws: No individual shall use
any par t of the computer resources of the college in any activity that
violates federal, state, or local laws.
- Commercial use: The College's computing resources are reser ved
for instructional and administrative purposes and the professional or
scholastic activities of its faculty, staff and students. The use of these
systems for personal business or commercial use, such as the posting
of commercial web pages and the distribution of unsolicited adver tising,
is prohibited. Fur ther, use of the domain puc.edu and/or PUC's IP
addresses is the exclusive right of the College. Creating or maintaining
personal web ser vers using the domain puc.edu and/or PUC's IP addresses
above is prohibited without prior authorization by the Director
of Information Technology Systems and Ser vices.
- Tampering/viruses/worms: Any deliberate attempt to tamper with,
disrupt, delay or endanger the regular operation of the College's computing
resources is prohibited. The creation or propagation of computer
worms, or viruses, or the distribution of electronic mail or software intended
to replicate or do damage to another user's account, hardware,
software or data is prohibited.
- Network monitoring: Monitoring and/or sniffing of any network traffic,
passwords, e-mail, or any other network communications is prohibited.
- Pornographic material: Any use of College computing resources to view
or transmit material with prurient content is prohibited. For purposes of
this policy "prurient content" is defined as material unrelated to a legitimate
academic purpose and intended for the arousal of sexual thoughts
or desires of the recipient and/or the sender.
- Network servers: Network ser vers of any kind are prohibited without
the express approval of the ITSS Depar tment. A network ser ver is defined
as any computer providing ser vices to other computers on PUC's
intranet or the Internet.