The purpose of this policy is to define responsible and ethical behavior of all users in order to preserve the availability and integrity of College resources.
Mount Olive College provides and maintains information technology, computing, and telecommunications technologies through the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and various departmental computer systems. The College relies heavily upon these systems to meet educational, informational, operational, and financial needs. These systems and machines must be protected from misuse and unauthorized access. The College's computers, computer systems, and computer networks, as well as the data they store and process, must be protected and maintained in a secure environment and in a responsible manner.
This policy applies to all College information technology and refers to all computers, hardware, software, data, and associated communication networks. This policy covers all equipment ranging from single user personal computers to those connected to the College network. Academic departments may have individual policies in addition to this general policy. In addition to this acceptable use policy, users of these information technology systems are subject to applicable state and federal laws.
Information Technology resources are provided to support the educational, research, and operations of its students, faculty, and staff. The priorities for use of these resources are: