Student Acceptable Technology Use Policy

Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) provides technology systems for the purposes of educating university students, promoting academic research, communicating with university constituents, and administering the daily business of IWU. It is the desire of IWU that technology systems provided by the university be used in a manner that reflects the goals and mission of Indiana Wesleyan. These policies have been established to promote an environment that is safe and secure for all constituents and encourage students to act in a professional and responsible manner.

All technology usage at Indiana Wesleyan University is part of community life and therefore the Community Lifestyle Statement applies to any and all uses. Individuals found to be in violation of any part of the technology use policy may be subject to disciplinary action up to an including dismissal from the University or other applicable legal action.

Technology Equipment

Technology equipment provided by the University is the property of IWU, and as such IWU retains the right to remove, reallocate, or change equipment at its discretion. No information residing on any computer hardware owned by IWU should be considered private and therefore is subject to review by University staff.

Reporting abuses of technology equipment is expected as it assists the University in providing ongoing services.

Computer and Network Access

Students shall not exceed, transmit, store, ore retrieve any files or other digitally stored information unless authorized to do so. Students shall not attempt to gain access to any entity within the University or external to the University via electronic or physical means without authorization. Examples of activities that are inappropriate include attempting to gain access to computers or networks for which you are not authorized or the use of an account or password on a shared computer or network other than the one assigned to the user.

Internet Usage

The IWU Lifestyle Statement applies to all student activities, which includes the use of the Internet. the use of proxies and/or inappropriate use of the Internet to access sites such as pornography, gambling, illegal downloads of content, and hate speech outside of legitimate academic research is prohibited. Internet usage is tracked on IWU's network and whenever possible the University seeks to take a developmental approach when dealing with violations of University policy.

Email

Email account creation / account termination

• Email accounts are created when a student enrolls for classes at IWU. The accounts are maintained while the student is actively taking classes.
• Accounts will be terminated for inappropriate use, after graduation, or termination of a student's enrollment.

Accessing Email

• Email access is achieved via a University supported web browser. An up to date list can be located in our Knowledge Base article on IWU supported web browsers.
• Only users for which an email account has been created are approved to use the Indiana Wesleyan University email system.
• Students are required to protect their user name and password and NEVER share this confidential information.

Proper and Ethical Use of Email

The email system exists to enhance the communication abilities of the Indiana Wesleyan University community. It should be used for purposes that enhance communication and desire to be Christ-like.

Appropriate Content

At any time and without prior notice, Indiana Wesleyan University administration reserves the right to examine email, personal file directories, and other information stored or transmitted on systems used by Indiana Wesleyan University. This examination helps to ensure compliance with internal policies, supports the performance of internal investigations, and assists with the management of Indiana Wesleyan University information systems. As such, the Chief Information Officer of any of his/her assigned representatives may monitor the content of email. Use of the email system constitutes acceptance of such monitoring.

this policy should be read and interpreted in conjunction with all other Indiana Wesleyan University policies including but not limited to policies prohibiting harassment, discrimination, offensive conduct or inappropriate behavior. Students are expressly prohibited from using email for an unethical purposes, including but not limited to pornography, violence, gambling, racism, discrimination, harassment, or any illegal activity. Further, transmitting any message that may be perceived as containing derogatory, obscene, profane, lewd, harassing, or inflammatory image or remakes about an individual or group's race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, or other protected class status is strictly prohibited, and is subject to disciplinary action.

Indiana Wesleyan University reserves the right to use email filtering / spam blocking technologies in an effort to minimize unsolicited bulk email. As a result, there may be instances where legitimate email may be inadvertently blocked or quarantined. In such cases, the Information Technology department will make every effort to correct those situations.

Email messages cannot be considered private and may be monitored by management. Such messages also may be subject to disclosure to outside third parties, including the court system and law enforcement agencies, under certain circumstances. Please be aware that email messages are not encrypted and can be viewed by anyone on the Internet with the intention, ability , and equipment to do so.

Printing

Printing in labs and the Library is available to all students on a cost per page basis. To print, a student should use their 7 digit student ID number as the pin number instead of inserting coins. If the student ID does not have 7 digits, add zero(s) to the beginning of the ID number to total 7 digits. IWU provides an initial $5.00 of account balance per year, which approximately covers the first 100 pages. Students can add funds to their account by going to the following website: http://printmgr.indwes.edu:9191/user. Login with their IWU username and password, then click the "Add Credit" link on the left side of the page. Select the amount to add to their account, then click the "Add Value" button. Enter the payment information on the screens that follow. Students may also go to the University Print Center in the Maxwell Center or the Library for assistance. Student deposited or institutionally provided printing funds will not be refunded at the end of the current academic year no carried over the the previous academic year to the next.

Copyright

Students are responsible for complying with copyright law and applicable licenses that apply to software, files, documents, messages and other material they wish to download, copy, or transmit. Proprietary materials belonging to entities other than the student should not be stored or transmitted on the University's email system or via the University's internet connection. All students obtaining access to any material prepared or created by another company or individual must respect any attached copyrights and may not copy, retrieve, modify or forward such copyrighted materials, except with written permission of the lawful owner. Students receiving electronic files via the Indiana Wesleyan University's email system or Internet connection should ensure that the sender is the lawful owner or has obtained the necessary license.

Exclusive Property

All equipment, services and technologies provided to students as part of Indiana Wesleyan University's computer system constitute the exclusive property of Indiana Wesleyan University. All original material created by IWU students using IWU equipment is the exclusive property of that student unless the University specifically engaged the student to create that material. However, IWU reserves the right to disclose all stored information to IWU personnel and law enforcement, with or without notice to the student.