Computer Integrity
Northeastern Seminary contracts with Roberts Wesleyan College for computing facilities for the benefit of students and faculty. The efficient operation of these facilities requires cooperation between users and the staff of Information Technology Services (ITS). The hardware and software in these facilities is the property of RWC; the files of users are individual property. All require respect. Use of the computing facilities is thus a privilege that can be withdrawn if users abuse the hardware or software, or violate the rights and needs of others.
The Roberts Wesleyan College/Northeastern Seminary assigned email account is the official means of electronic communication within the College and Seminary communities. Students are responsible for all information sent to them from faculty and administrative offices via their College or Seminary assigned email account. Students should check their campus email account on a daily basis.
Unacceptable Computer User Policy
- You may use and distribute copyrighted or proprietary material only with written consent of the copyright holder. Unless otherwise indicated by the author, you should assume that any software you did not create is copyrighted.
- You may not use false identification or misleading information to gain access to computing resources nor use computing resources for which you are not authorized. You may use an account only for NES related activities, and not for others such as advertising for a commercial organization or endeavor, or running a business.
- Your password should be kept private, even from faculty or staff members. If a need arises for another person to use your account, you need to receive approval by the systems administrator.
- Access to the RWC system should be available for all NES campus members. Please refrain from disabling or crashing the system, playing games at inappropriate times, sending mass mailings or chain letters, and creating unnecessary multiple jobs or process names.
- The RWC system has several security mechanisms in place to protect your files. Any attempt to circumvent data protection schemes or uncover security loopholes is prohibited. Only College or Seminary software intended to be user-customized can be modified.
- You may not harass others or send obscene, defamatory, or threatening messages. This includes messages spoken, phoned, or sent via the computer.
- Individuals are not allowed to set up a network server on the College network without prior permission from the CIO and the network administrator
- Network drives are provided for your use. You are responsible for adhering to the acceptable computer-use policy in regard to how you use the network drives.
- If you violate any of the above policies, you may face one of the following penalties: Network/email account locked or disabled, restricted access to the computer labs/classrooms, loss of network drives, printing privileges revoked
Specific Internet guidelines and an abstract from the New York State Computer Crime Statute are available on the RWC intranet home page or by calling the IT Services Help Desk at 585.594.6898.