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Student Computing Policy

Policies and procedures outlined in this document apply in addition to the Appropriate Use of Technology Assets Policy that governs all information technology resources at ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½.  Violation of computing policies may result in corrective action through the university’s accountability process.

VUnetID and password

The VUnetID and password are the keys to access computing environments at ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½. A VUnetID is unique to each user. Together, a VUnetID and password act as an electronic signature indicating authorization and consent. It is recommended that a student’s password remain unique. This password should not be reused for other systems and applications.

• Sharing of ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ passwords is prohibited.
• Students are responsible for all activity that occurs under their VUnetID.
• Students are prohibited from using another person’s VUnetID and password to access systems.
• Students are prohibited from allowing another person access to systems requiring their VUnetID and password (i.e., log in to their account and let another person use it).
• The university assumes that work completed under a VUnetID login is the student’s own. As such, this work is subject to the provisions of the .

Email

Email is considered an official means of communication for ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ students, faculty, and staff, and is the primary communication mechanism for most official notifications—including those required by federal statute.

• Students are responsible for monitoring their university-provided email.
• Students are required to be familiar with the contents of official university notifications and to take any mandatory actions outlined in such messages.
• Students may not unsubscribe from official university communications.
• Forwarding or re-directing university email is acceptable. However, spam filtering and quarantine in external systems is not a valid excuse for failure to receive and/or respond to official university communications.
• Students conducting official business on behalf of the university—including but not limited to student workers, teaching assistants, research assistants, and graduate assistants—are not permitted to forward or re-direct their official or work-related emails to external systems. For the purposes of this policy, ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ Medical Center is considered to be an external entity.
• For students who a have an email address through the ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ Medical Center, it is not recommended that clinical VUMC email be forwarded or re-directed to a university account.
• Students with VUMC email accounts should be aware that VUMC may have its own policies setting rules for such forwarding of VUMC e-mails.