SUBJECT: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Policy 1304.3 - Electronic
Mail - Students
Effective May 24, 2002; Issued
June 10, 2002
SCOPE
This policy applies to all MUS students using MUS-owned or managed computing
and information resources for student purposes. In this policy "user"
refers to student user, as distinct from any role the individual may also have
as an employee (Policy 1303.3) or patron.
REQUIREMENTS
MUS-provided electronic mail (e-mail) systems are to be used by students in
a manner consistent with the policies defined on the student's campus. "For-profit"
activities are never appropriate. Large-scale distribution of unsolicited e-mail
is appropriate only when prior approval has been obtained from the appropriate
campus official.
Within the limits of state and federal law, any copies of messages created,
sent, or received by MUS students using MUS e-mail systems, when stored on MUS-owned
equipment, are the property of the MUS., Privacy of e-mail is not guaranteed.
Authorized MUS personnel may monitor e-mail system usage for purposes of planning
and managing resources, evaluating system performance, troubleshooting purposes,
or investigating suspected abuse, as described in the MUS information technology
policy concerning privacy, security and monitoring (Policy 1302).
GUIDELINES: RECOMMENDATIONS, NOT REQUIREMENTS
Students should exercise care in sending confidential messages over the e-mail
system. The use of encryption is recommended when sensitive messages must be
sent.
Examples of misuse of MUS-provided electronic mail systems include, but are not limited to:
History:
Item 114-104-R0102,
Electronic Mail - Students, approved by the Board of Regents on May 24, 2002.
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