Le Moyne College Computer Use Policy
Currently all students must acknowledge and agree to a computer use poilicy before being able to access resources on campus. By acknowledging this statement, users agree to abide by the policies stated below while they are a member of the Le Moyne College computing community.
All members of the Le Moyne College community working with either a personally owned or College owned computer are required to have antivirus software installed on their machine. As the Office of Information Technology (IT) continues to detect the introduction and spread of computer virus strains into the campus computing community, this requirement is designed to prevent the spread of viruses on computers within the College community.
Please visit the link below for a full description of the campus antivirus software requirement:
E-mail is considered an official method of communication at Le Moyne College because it delivers information in a convenient, timely, cost effective, and environmentally aware manner. This Policy does not represent a change from current practice. However, it does ensure that all students have access to this important form of communication. Furthermore, it ensures that students can be accessed through a standardized channel by instructors and other staff of the College as needed.
As all students currently have a Le Moyne College email account, the College may send official communications to students via e-mail. Students are expected to check their Le Moyne College official e-mail on a frequent and consistent basis in order to remain informed of College-related communications. Students are responsible for the consequences of not reading in a timely fashion College-related communications sent to their official Le Moyne College student e-mail account.
Full Le Moyne College Email Policy
| Network Connection Policy |
Le Moyne College computing and network facilities are available for instruction, research, and administration by students, faculty and staff. Users of Le Moyne College computing and network facilities are expected to:
Use the resources in a responsible manner consistent with the instructional, research, and administrative goals of the College.
Users shall make use of computer and network facilities in a manner consistent with all College policies (Acceptable Use Policy, Sexual Harassment Policy, Copyright Policy, etc.). Web authors will, in addition, ensure that their Web pages do not directly link to pages that violate these policies. Computer users who access external networks from Le Moyne College will comply with the appropriate guidelines for those networks. Any use of Le Moyne College facilities for commercial, for-profit activities is strictly prohibited
Access the network only with an authorized account (username) and password.
Computer users shall not send electronic mail messages, print files, or access off-campus computing facilities without being properly "logged in" with their own username. Forgery or attempted forgery of electronic mail is prohibited. Computer users should protect their password as they would a cash card or credit card. Computer users should not share their username or password. They should make sure that they properly "log out" of all computers when finished.
Respect the privacy of others.
Information stored on computers operated by IT is treated as confidential and private. Nevertheless, computer users should be aware that electronic mail sometimes appears on system backup media, and privacy cannot be guaranteed in the case of legal proceedings. Computer users shall not intentionally read the information in anyone else's computer files, make copies of anyone else's files, or write information back to anyone else's computer files. Similarly, computer users shall not seek anyone else's password or modify anyone else's password. Computer users shall not use electronic mail to harass or threaten others.
Respect the integrity of Le Moyne College computing systems and other computing systems available through the network.
Computer users shall not develop or use programs that infiltrate a computing system at Le Moyne College or elsewhere, falsify the network identity of computer equipment, or damage software or computing equipment
Assist in maintaining the integrity of the residential computing network.
Residential computer users will use only network cables approved for ethernet use to connect to the campus network wall jack, and only these cables will be plugged into the orange ethernet wall jacks. Residential users will not attempt to "hard code" their network address except as expressly authorized in writing by Information Technology. Only one computer may be connected to the network per ethernet wall jack. Residents will not run any network servers that may impact normal network operation, including DHCP and name servers.
Respect the legal protection provided by copyright and licenses that are held by Le Moyne College.
Users shall not make copies of a licensed computer program to avoid paying appropriate license fees.
Refrain from engaging in wasteful practices.
Users shall not send chain letters or "spam" through electronic mail.
