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At Surry Community College, Information Technology Services has provided equipment and access for students, faculty, and staff to connect to the Internet. The College wants the Internet to be an effective resource that adheres to the mission of the College.
Users of SCC's computer services are expected to abide by the following policies, which are intended to preserve the utility of the system, to protect the privacy and work of students, faculty and staff, and to preserve the right to access the international networks to which the College systems are connected.
General Usage Policy
- Students, faculty and staff with permission from College officials may use the College's computing facilities for scholarly purposes and official College business as long as such use does not violate any laws or College policy and does not result in commercial gain or private profit.
- The College prohibits accessing Internet services that do not further educational interests. This specifically includes but is not limited to subjects pertaining to pornography, hate groups, and other similar sites. Accessing or distributing inappropriate and/or illegal materials is a violation of this policy that will result in disciplinary action, up to and including expulsion or termination.
- Use of content management systems (i.e. Blackboard, Moodle, EdToGo) should be for purposes of communication and documenting class or educational related activities.
- Use of electronic mail (e-mail) should be for purposes of communicating or documenting class or educational related activities.
- Use of e-mail and other network communications facilities to harass, offend, or invade the privacy of others is prohibited.
- SCC user accounts are to be used solely by SCC students, faculty and staff. Students and employees may not give other persons including relatives or friends access to their accounts.
- The College reserves the right to access files that it has reason to believe violate College policy. Data, including e-mail stored on College systems, is the property of the College.
- Besides providing access to the Internet, the College has its own web site. The Marketing Director monitors and/or approves web site content. It will be the only official web site representing the College.
- Students, faculty and staff members are not permitted to use the College's name or any association with the College in web sites they create that reflect negatively on the College or violate any of the policies contained herein.
Violation of any of the above provisions will result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination and expulsion.
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