Because of privacy law questions, adopting the pipeline had to first be cleared with the Board of Regents and the Attorney General. We have multiple log-ins now, but in time this will bring it all together, he said. According to Archibald, one disadvantage of Campus Pipeline is the advertisements that will be displayed on screen and catered toward students. The program will not be fully functional when introduced on October 11. Students and faculty will have access to e-mail, but the Banner system will not yet be included.
Privacy is also a concern.
Certain student information will be extracted from VSU s student database and copied into a Campus Pipeline database. Course schedules, e-mail addresses, majors, and student s standing are contained. Pipeline tracks the movement of students and faculty when they are connected to the network by assigning random numbers to them and their information. Any additional information can be provided by students on a survey they can complete on their first visit to the Pipeline to be used for marketing purposes. You won t be bombarded with advertising unless you really want to, Newton said.