The Russell Sage Colleges College strives to provide information technology resources to support teaching, learning, research and administrative functions. Access to these services is a privilege, not a right, and all members of the Sage community are expected to use these resources responsibly and to respect the rights of other users. The Information Technology services offered may vary over time as institutional priorities change or new technologies become available.
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Computing systems/services: all servers, network devices, telephones/voice mail, desktop computers and peripheral devices including, but not limited to printers, scanners, cameras, and projectors. Examples of computing systems include the Sage servers, network hubs, switches and routers, the Colleague databases (and information residing therein), computer labs, desktops in offices, and network access, including connection to the Internet.
User: Any individual accessing the computing systems/services
Systems Administrators: Include the Network Administrators, Colleague Database Administrators, MyPortal Site Administrator, MyPortal Content Administrators and Information Technology personnel authorized to provide backup systems support. Access to various modules of the Colleague system is regulated by the module leaders.
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Information technology at The Russell Sage Colleges College is intended to support teaching, learning, research and administrative functions of the College. This document outlines acceptable use of these resources and is intended to support the following:
- the reliability, availability and integrity of computing systems/services at The Russell Sage CollegesCollege
- the use of computing systems/services that is consistent with the use of other college facilities
- that rules governing their use are consistent with others outlined in student and employee handbooks
- processes for dealing with violations that are consistent with other such institutional processes
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This document applies to all users of The Russell Sage Colleges computing systems/services, including faculty, students, staff, administrators and friends of the College. The policies outlined below apply to all systems operated by the College, whether administered institutionally or locally (within a division, office, club or other campus group). Also included are personally owned computers connected to the Colleges computing systems/services.
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General Statement: The computing systems/services of The Russell Sage Colleges College are intended to support the teaching, learning, research and administrative functions of the College. While the College understands that computing systems/services may be used for personal activities, it is expected that personal use will not interfere with the delivery of services to the larger community.
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Particular care must be taken by all members of the community to ensure the lawful use of College software. Virtually all commercially-developed software is copyrighted, and the Colleges may use it only according to the terms of the license. In some cases, employees may install software for use at home for College business, but only when licenses indicate that such use is appropriate. Those who violate the license or copyright of institution-purchased software are answerable to the College and may also be legally liable to the licenser licensor or copyright holder. Use of unauthorized or unlicensed software of any type on Sage computer equipment is strictly prohibited.
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The Colleges provide access through SageNet to electronic mail and Internet services and are committed to providing reliable, high quality services. The network is the property of The Russell Sage Colleges College and the Colleges reserve the right to routinely monitor network traffic to ensure system integrity. In cases where system integrity has been adversely affected or is at risk for any reason (for example, because users have not maintained updated security/anti-virus protection), the Colleges reserve the right to interrupt network access until issues can be addressed.
While the Colleges respect the individual privacy of all users, it is important to recognize that no network is entirely secure. No system/service should be considered a secure medium for the transmittal of information of a sensitive or confidential nature.
The Russell Sage Colleges College value the privacy of individual users and users may expect that systems administrators and other college officials will not gain access to personal files, e-mails or other information without prior authorization from the user. There are some circumstances, however, where obtaining prior authorization from the user is not required. Those circumstances include:
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The policy on privacy of student records is articulated in the Student Handbook and in Appendix 4 of The Russell Sage Colleges College Employee Handbook.
Violations
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Violations will be handled in accordance with the Student Conduct Code. The Russell Sage Colleges College may notify appropriate police agencies if a violation involves illegal activity as defined by local, state or federal law.
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As indicated in Section 3.7 of The Russell Sage Colleges College Employee Handbook: “All employees are expected to perform their work for The Russell Sage Colleges College in a professional, ethical and responsible manner. Violation of College policies and offensive behavior in the workplace may be grounds for disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.” The Russell Sage Colleges College may notify appropriate police agencies if a violation involves illegal activity as defined by local, state or federal law.
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Violations will result in loss of account privileges. The Russell Sage Colleges College may notify appropriate police agencies if a violation involves illegal activity as defined by local, state or federal law.
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