The University's information technology resources are intended to be used to fulfill the University's mission. Use of any of the University's information technology resources for personal profit or gain or for commercial purposes is prohibited. Students must be considerate in the use of shared resources and not perform acts that are deliberately wasteful of computing resources or that unfairly monopolize resources. Examples include but are not limited to junk mail, chain letters, games, creating unnecessary multiple jobs or processes, obtaining unnecessary output, creating unnecessary network traffic, or printing an excessive number of copies of any documents such as resumes, theses, and dissertations. Students are responsible for the security of their computer accounts, including the changing of passwords on a regular basis.
Students are also responsible for all activities that originate from their accounts.
Computer accounts are University property and are deactivated upon graduation or non-enrollment. Students may not attempt to access another user's electronic communications, nor may they read, copy, change, or delete another user's files or software without permission of the user. Use of the campus network to gain unauthorized access to any computer account or computer system, to attempt to bypass data protection schemes, to uncover a security loophole, or to mask the identity of a computer account or machine is prohibited. Although the University respects the privacy of an individual's electronic communications, students should be aware that files and mail messages are not guaranteed to be private or secure. Files and messages may be viewed in the course of routine management of computing, telecommunications, and network services.