The seminary reserves the right to change its use policy and procedures at any time, without advance notice, subject only to approval by the vice president for finance and the provost. Usage of the seminary's computing, Internet, and communication resources is governed by Federal and State laws as well as the seminary's own behavioral standards expressed in its community standards, policies and procedures. It is the responsibility of each user to know and to comply with applicable laws, standards, policies and procedures. The following information is to help all users understand what is acceptable use, what is unacceptable use, what are their responsibilities, and what are the consequences of misuse. It is not intended to identify all acceptable uses, but to indicate those uses which are clearly consistent with the purposes of these resources at the seminary.
Communication is to be used for the seminary's business purposes.
The educational, academic, and professional activities of faculty, students, and staff that are relevant to the seminary. The official seminary work that is done by offices, departments, recognized campus organizations, and other constituencies of the seminary. Distribution lists are to be secured and maintained for the express purpose of notifying the seminary community at large or its designated constituencies of announcements and information. Communication to known constituencies for the purpose of authorized fund raising is acceptable only for approved seminary purposes. Content generated by the use of the resources must be in keeping with the seminary's community standards, as well as federal and state laws.