1. St. Edward's University provides information
technology resources for educational, research, and administrative
uses by its students, faculty and staff. This policy supports
and supplements the university's more general policies and procedures
governing faculty, students, staff, and facilities.
2. University information technology resources
that are subject to university policies include, but are not
limited to, the following:
a. Any computer related equipment and/or
data (electronic or printed) owned or managed by the university.
This includes electrical power.
b. Any computer, server (i.e., any computer
that runs an application which allows remote access to local
resources), networking device, telephone, copier, printer,
fax machine, or other information technology which is owned
or leased by the university or is connected to any university
network or system is subject to university policies.
c. Any device that:
(1) connects directly to the university
data or telephone networks,
(2) uses university network-dialup facilities
(campus modem pool or wireless systems),
(3) connects directly to a computer or
other device owned or operated by the university, and/or
(4) uses or affects university information
technology facilities.
3. Under no circumstances may anyone use
information technology resources in ways that are illegal or
against university policies, violate the university mission,
threaten the university's tax exempt or other status, or interfere
with reasonable use by other members of the university community.
Violations of information technology rules and policies may
result in disciplinary action.
