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The Exposure Control Officer (ECO) for Southern Union State Community College is Lisa Guidelines for Appropriate Use:
Shiver, DNP, RN. Students/Employees who have medical conditions which require confi- 1. Use of college computers is limited to educational purposes which include:
dentiality are urged to contact the ECO. Information about health matters will be treated completing class assignments, educational advancement, and obtaining general
confidentially, and any information shared by the ECO will be only on a knowledge. Information General
professional need-to-know basis. 2. The computers at Southern Union are not to be used to play games, participate
in chat rooms, or any peer-to-peer activity used to transfer files.
Athletes participating in college sports are urged to report any communicable disease and/or 3. Southern Union will not be responsible for any lost or damaged data to
life threatening illness to the ECO. Notification may be in person or may be in writing and removable disks. Users must save all files to their own disks and no files should
sent to the ECO in an envelope marked “personal and confidential.” Decisions regarding be saved to the college computers.
participation in contact sports will be made on a case-by-case basis. All students living in 4. Computers should not be used to display personal information or for the
College dormitories must attend a required dormitory meeting in which the communicable endorsing of political candidates.
disease policy and prevention of transmission of communicable diseases are explained. 5. Any attempts to deface or alter any computer or network resource provided by
Southern Union could result in disciplinary action.
As long as their medical condition permits, students who have a communicable disease
and/or life threatening illness may have equal access to College facilities or campus Southern Union State Community College and The Alabama Supercomputer
activities, including living in the campus dormitory and participating in social activities Authority reserve the right to monitor and review all traffic for potential violations of this
offered by the College. Any problems encountered involving equal access should be referred policy and have authority to levy penalties that can result in the loss of computer access
to the college ADA compliance officer. privileges or suspension and expulsion from the College.

Health care is not provided at Southern Union. Students and employees requesting Unacceptable Uses:
information on HIV, AIDS and AIDS-related illnesses, HBV, and TB will be referred The use of internet resources should comply with ethical and legal standards. The
to appropriate agencies. following will be considered as unacceptable uses:
1) It is not acceptable to use the Internet/Network for purposes which violate any federal
Q. COMPUTER LAB AND INTERNET POLICY or state law or College Policy.
Southern Union State Community College provides Internet and Email service to all 2) It is unacceptable to use the Internet/Network for illegal purposes to include but not be
students through computer labs, College Libraries, and wireless access in specific limited to, harassing, threatening, stalking, pornographic, or obscene materials.
locations throughout all campuses. Being consistent with our Mission, Southern Union 3) It is unacceptable to use the Internet/Network in a manner that disrupts normal
has invested in computing resources to provide students with reliable Internet Access that network use and service. Such disruption would include, but is not limited to: the
is readily available with current software that is used in a variety of courses. propagation of computer viruses, the violation of personal privacy, the unauthorized
access to protected and private network resources, and the altering of system software
These policies apply to all users of the College computers and network resources, and hardware configuration.
including but not limited to Southern Union students, faculty, staff, administrators, and 4) It is not acceptable to use the Internet/Network for commercial activities including,
guests of Southern Union. Users may be asked to provide proper identification upon but not limited, to commercial solicitation for business.
using the school’s resources. 5) Use for private or personal business is prohibited.
6) Copyright infringement.
Acceptable Uses:
All college-provided computers shall be compliant with the educational purposes and The user must be aware that information retrieved from the Internet may not have
goals of Southern Union. It is mandatory that all users conduct themselves in a been verified, validated, or authenticated by a properly credentialed source to assure
responsible, ethical, and moral manner. All users must adhere to local, state, and its accuracy. Information accessed on the Internet or other computer software avail-
federal laws and maintain a high standard of Internet use that is outlined in all parts of able is to be used in a professional and responsible manner. Southern Union State
this policy. Use of the Internet and college computers and network resources within Community College is not responsible for information which is considered offensive
Southern Union is a privilege and information attained from these computers shall be in nature or is misused by the user.
deemed the property of the College. Southern Union reserves the right to monitor and
review any material on college computers at any time in order to determine inappropriate
use.