University Facilities

Information Technology Lab

The Information Technology (IT) Lab, located in room FSC 2 in the Farris Student Center, consists of approximately 20 computers loaded with Microsoft Office. All computers have high-speed internet connections and are connected to a network printer.

Students may not make any adjustments to the hardware, software, or the settings on the computers nor add software to the computers without permission from the instructor or supervisor.

IT Lab Privileges

Students may use the computers in the IT Lab provided the following guidelines are followed:

1. Students may use the Lab only during regular posted hours.
2. Students will accept and follow the guidance and supervision of IT Lab personnel.
3. Students will demonstrate computer proficiency or agree to take instruction as needed.
4. Students will follow the proper log-in and log-out procedures when using the computer.
5. Students must supply their own USB drives as needed for saving work.
6. Students are to save all work to USB/flash drive, their network drive (the U: drive), or to OneDrive. Any information saved to a different location, such as the computer’s desktop or documents folder, may be removed at any time.
7. The Information Technology Lab cannot be used for business purposes.

Overview

Baptist University of Florida's intentions for publishing a Computer and Information Systems Policy are not to impose restrictions that are contrary to the spirit of the Baptist University of Florida (BUF), but to enhance the protection of its constituents against illegal or damaging actions by individuals, either knowingly or unknowingly, while promoting a culture of openness, trust, and integrity.

Information systems owned and operated by the Baptist University of Florida are to be used for institutional purposes in serving the interests of BUF and our constituents in the course of normal operations.

Effective security is a team effort involving the participation and support of every BUF constituent who deals with information and/or information systems. It is the responsibility of every constituent to know these guidelines, and to conduct his or her activities accordingly.

BUF reserves the right to amend this Computer and Information Systems Policy at any time.

Purpose

Baptist University of Florida relies heavily upon information systems to meet operational, financial, educational, and informational needs. It is essential that these systems be protected from misuse and unauthorized access. It is also essential that BUF's computers, computer systems, and computer networks, as well as the data they store and process, be operated and maintained in a secure environment and in a responsible manner. Computing resources are valuable, and their abuse can have a far-reaching negative impact. Computer abuse affects everyone who uses computing facilities. The BUF community should exercise high moral and ethical behavior in the computing environment.

Scope

This policy applies to ALL information systems and refers to ALL hardware, data, software, and communications networks associated with these systems whether these systems are owned or leased by BUF or connected to BUF networks. This policy applies to all constituents of Baptist University of Florida. In addition to this policy, all constituents are subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Unauthorized file sharing through peer-to-peer networks and other means is a violation of federal law, as well as BUF policy. If a student is found guilty of illegal file sharing, he or she will be subject to disciplinary procedures as found in §6.2.3 and §6.3 of the BUF Student Handbook.

Summary of Civil and Criminal Penalties for Violation of Federal Copyright Laws

Copyright infringement is the act of exercising, without permission or legal authority, one or more of the exclusive rights granted to the copyright owner under section 106 of the Copyright Act (Title 17 of the United States Code). These rights include the right to reproduce or distribute a copyrighted work. In the file-sharing context, downloading or uploading substantial parts of a copyrighted work without authority constitutes an infringement.

Scope: Baptist University of Florida (BUF) privacy statement applies to the university’s primary domain name (buf.edu) and all its sub domains, including MyBUF (myBUF.buf.edu). These separate domains are referred to collectively as the BUF Website. BUF strives to protect users’ privacy and confidential information. BUF will make efforts to ensure that changes to this privacy statement are reflected on the BUF home page. However, the failure of BUF to post changes to this privacy statement shall not prevent any changes from becoming effective in any instance, whether retroactively or prospectively.

Data Collection and Usage: BUF collects data from users to help fulfill the mission of the university. The information collected by BUF is voluntarily provided by the user in connection with the completion of online forms or by the user’s web browser to facilitate communication with the BUF Website. Collected information is not sold, loaned, or shared with outside entities except where required by law or to fulfill the mission of the university. BUF complies with the federal Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA) which protects student records. Please refer to BUF’s FERPA policy for information about the release of student directory information.

General Internet Information: BUF cannot guarantee the privacy of any data while in transit to or from the BUF Website. Information submitted through forms on the BUF Website containing Social Security numbers or credit card information is protected through HTTPS encryption. Also, all transactions and information passed through MyBUF are encrypted. However, users of wireless internet access are at greater risk of personal information being revealed.

Cookies: Cookies are used to assist with the technical operation of the BUF Website. If the user chooses to disallow cookies, certain portions of the BUF Website may become unavailable to the user.

Transactions: BUF processes online transactions through a third-party gateway. These transactions are encrypted.

External Links: BUF is not responsible for website content, security, or protection of personal information on links found on the BUF Website to outside agencies or entities.

Email: BUF is not responsible for the privacy of any email messages. Users are advised that most email sent over the internet is insecure and that, as a result, users should assume that email communications may not be private. BUF reserves the right to review those emails that are sent on the BUF network.

Log Files: The BUF Website tracks generic network information to monitor trends in traffic and for security purposes. Information tracked includes but is not limited to:

The BUF Wellness Center houses a full-sized basketball court, and weight room. There are ping pong tables, a pool table, and other games upstairs near the indoor walking track. Lake Albert is open for fishing within the guidelines of state regulations and university policy, but swimming and boating are prohibited.

Rules for Use of the BUF Wellness Center

• All currently enrolled students, staff, faculty, administrators, and alumni of Baptist University of Florida and their dependents may use the facilities.
• Children 12 and under cannot use the facility without a parent accompanying them. PARENTS MUST SUPERVISE THEIR CHILDREN.
• All students and alumni must use their official university ID card. Others must use a dependent ID to check out any equipment or use the facility. Everyone who uses the Wellness Center is required to check in and check out at the front desk. If there are no staff members at the front desk or in the office, then everyone who uses the Wellness Center is required to check in and check out on the “Wellness Center Check-in” sheet that will be displayed outside of the office door.
• Authorized personnel are permitted to bring one guest. There is no charge for bringing a guest, but each person is responsible for his or her guest, and the guest must obey all the rules of the Wellness Center. The intent of this is that out-of- town guests may use the facility with the authorized user. It is not for the purpose of allowing local persons who are not authorized users to have access to facilities.
• There are NO snacks or beverages allowed on the Wellness Center basketball court.
• The basketball court, weight rooms, recreation room, and restrooms are accessible during the hours the Wellness Center is open.
• AUTHORIZED USERS THAT ARE AT LEAST 16 YEARS OF AGE MAY USE THE WEIGHT ROOM. NO ONE UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE MAY USE THE WEIGHT ROOM. ANYONE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12 AND 16 MUST HAVE A PARENT/ADULT WITH THEM TO ACCESS THE WEIGHT ROOM.
• Those using free weights MUST have a spotter with them in the weight room.
• No throwing footballs, wiffleballs, softballs, or frisbees in the Wellness Center (BUF Intramural sports would be an exception for utilizing outdoor equipment inside the Wellness Center).
• Only the approved staff is to set up or move the portable bleachers, basketball goals, and volleyball net. Help may be permitted if necessary.

Wellness Center/Intramural Field Dress Code

Students are expected to be modestly and appropriately dressed at all times. Clothing with obscene pictures or messages and clothing with advertisements for products not in keeping with BUF’s philosophy are not appropriate. Responsibility for dress is placed upon each student. Gym staff members may determine whether a given mode of dress disrupts the fitness or intramural environment. Note: The Wellness Center dress code is not campus-wide; please see page 44 of the Student Handbook for campus dress-code. Ex: A tank top must be covered while walking to the Wellness Center until once inside the facility.

• ONLY athletic footwear is allowed in the recreation areas of the Wellness Center. 
• ABSOLUTELY NO bare feet, socks, flip flops, dress shoes, boots, or casual shoes allowed in the recreation areas.
• Tops must be worn at all times. True tank tops and sleeveless shirts are allowed (sports bras must be worn underneath, for women). NO cutoffs, drop-arm, stringers, crop tops, spaghetti straps, inappropriately tight-fitting or overly revealing clothing (men compression leggings or shorts must have loose clothing over them).

Rules for Use of Lake Albert

All currently enrolled students, staff, faculty, administrators, and alumni of Baptist University of Florida and their dependents may fish in the lake from dawn to dusk within the guidelines of state regulations. Swimming and boating are prohibited as well as fishing after dark. Users of the lake must have their official university or dependent ID card with them. Any person without an official university or dependent ID must have written permission from the university President on his or her possession.

Definitions

Certain terms are used in this policy with specific meanings, as defined in this section. These definitions do not necessarily conform to customary usage.

• Intellectual property includes any patentable invention, any copyrightable subject matter or trade secret. It also includes works of art and inventions or creations that might normally be developed on a proprietary basis.
• Creator means any person who creates an item of intellectual property.
• Substantial use of university facilities means the use of facilities, equipment, personnel and other resources, to a greater extent than that which occurs in the regular course of one’s undertaking to perform the task for which one has been employed, or which is greater than the use afforded to students in the course of their duties. The use of these facilities must be important to the creation of the intellectual property; merely incidental use of a facility does not constitute substantial use, nor does the use of a facility commonly available to all faculty or professional staff and students (such as libraries and offices). (This provision is not intended to override any other department or university policy concerning reimbursement for or facilities usage.)

Policy Provisions

This section states the policies concerning ownership of intellectual property created at the university.

• Externally Sponsored Work. Intellectual property created as a result of work conducted under an agreement between an external sponsor and the university that specifies the ownership of such intellectual property shall be owned as specified in said agreement.
• Internally Sponsored Work. When the university provides funds or facilities for a particular project to the extent of substantial use, it may also choose to declare itself the owner of intellectual property resulting from said work. In such cases, the university must specify in advance the disposition of any intellectual property rights arising from the project. Such notice is to be in writing, and the university may require written acknowledgement of such provisions by any person working on internally sponsored projects. If the university fails to notify a creator, effectively and in advance, of limitations imposed on his intellectual property rights by internal university sponsorship, the creator is entitled to receive from the university 50% (fifty percent) of the net proceeds to the university resulting from intellectual property.
• Individual agreements. Intellectual property which is the subject of a specific agreement between the university and the creator(s) thereof shall be owned as provided in said agreement. Such agreements by the university and the faculty are especially encouraged.
• Intellectual Property Created Within the Scope of Employment. Intellectual property created by university employees who were employed specifically to produce a particular intellectual property shall be owned by the university if said intellectual property was created within the normal scope of their employment. Faculty are presumed not to be hired to produce a particular intellectual property. On the other hand, computer programs written on the job by staff computer programmers fall under this provision.
• Other Intellectual Property. Intellectual property created by university employees and students not within the scope of employment, not by agreement, and not externally or internally sponsored, shall be owned by the university if the creation involved substantial use of university facilities; if the creator did not involve substantial use of university facilities the creation shall be owned by the creator. This provision is designed to prevent unauthorized use of university facilities and to promote agreements as described above.
• Consulting Agreements. Work done by individuals as consultants to outside firms is not to involve substantial use of university facilities, and the rights to intellectual property created under consulting agreements are retained by the outside firms or the individual as specified by the terms of the consulting agreement. Any member of the university community who is engaged in consulting work or in businessis responsible for ensuring that the work and the provisions in this agreement are not in conflict with the university’s policies regarding other employment and university facility usage, are not in conflict with the university’s values and mission, and do not prevent the employee of the university from fulfilling his employment duties to the university. Each creator of intellectual property should make his obligation to the university clear to those with whom he makes such agreements and should ensure that they are provided with a current statement of the university’s intellectual property policy.