4.0 Violations Serious or repeated instances of abuse of computer facilities and resources will be referred to the proper authorities for disciplinary or legal action including, but not limited to, restitution, restrictions, reprimand, suspension, probation, expulsion, termination, and, when adjudged a felony, legal action. This document is updated periodically. The most recent version is available in Virginia Hall, Room 301. All users of any institutionally maintained electronic data, data files, software, and networks are expected to handle the resource in a responsible and ethical manner. 3.0 College electronically maintained data, data files, software, and networks will be used for authorized purposes only.
Users are responsible for the security of the resources.
Student violations will be referred to the Dean of Students, faculty violations will be referred to the Vice President for the Residential College, and staff violations will be referred to the Vice President for Administration and College Relations. Any person who knowingly brings on campus, has in their possession or distributes any virus without the authorization and written permission of the Computer Services Department will be considered to be in violation of the above and will be vigorously prosecuted. It is the policy of Tusculum College to protect all institutional computing resources including, but not limited to, hardware and software, consisting of the actual equipment being supplied by the college as well as the programs and related materials used in conjunction therewith. In accordance with local, state, and federal law, indiscriminate examination of individual user's files is not permitted, nonetheless as a means of maintaining the integrity and security of those aforementioned resources. 8.0 Should such a review take place, you will be given notice, as a courtesy only, of the results of said review within a reasonable time after the review is completed.