Any form of discrimination, lack of respect, or act of intolerance against any person or organization based on race, religion, ethnic background, sex, sexual orientation, or disability is in contradiction with college principles and unacceptable. Roanoke College does not discriminate against students, employees, or applicants on the basis of race, color, gender, creed, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national or ethnic origin, disability, or veteran status. Such a determination shall be at the sole discretion of college officials and for reasons deemed satisfactory to the College. Appropriate use always is ethical, reflects academic honesty, and shows restraint in the consumption of shared resources. It demonstrates respect for intellectual property, ownership of data, system security mechanisms, and individuals' rights to privacy and to freedom from intimidation, harassment, and unwarranted annoyance.
Inappropriate use is described in the section below.
Refrain from monopolizing systems, overloading networks with excessive data, or wasting computer time, connect time, disk space, printer paper, manuals, or other resources. The College considers any violation of appropriate use principles or guidelines to be a serious offense and reserves the right to copy and examine, and remove any files or information resident on College systems allegedly related to inappropriate use. Students found in violation of these principles or guidelines may have some or all of their computer usage privileges suspended temporarily or permanently by the Director of the Academic Computer Center. The privilege of presenting material on the College web site can be revoked, with or without cause, at the College's discretion. Web pages found in non-compliance may be removed immediately by the Web Administrator or upon failure to revise web pages to conform with these guidelines.