Student Email Use Policy

The college's e-mail system is not an open forum, but rather is owned and managed by the college for the purpose of promoting teaching and learning. Personal use of the e-mail system by students is permitted, but only within the scope of college policy. E-mail includes, but is not limited to, all electronic mail and messaging systems, bulletin boards, mail boxes, web sites, and Internet access.

The college reserves its right to access, inspect, and disclose all communications transmitted or received by e-mail at any time. Use of the e-mail system by a student constitutes consent to acquisition of any e-mail transmitted or received by the student.

Any e-mail communications are the property of the college. Students have no personal privacy rights in any materials, created, received, or sent using e-mail. Students should be aware that use of a password or deleting e-mail will not prevent it from being accessed or monitored.

Students using e-mail for internal or external communication must follow the standards applicable to other professional education communications. As with other professional education communications, e-mail containing offensive and off-color language, vulgarities, obscenities, derogatory remarks or any language that could be construed as harassment or discrimination on the basis of age, race, religion, disability, national origin, or gender will not be tolerated. Transmission of any material in violation of any federal or state statute or regulation is strictly prohibited. E-mail may be monitored by the college at any time and without notice to prevent its abuse or misuses.

In addition to not being private, e-mail sent over the Internet is not secure and can be read by system administrators and hackers. Therefore, confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information should not be transmitted over the Internet for any reason.

Any violation of the policy may constitute grounds for disciplinary action which can include elimination of e-mail privileges, and in some circumstances, student expulsion.