Acceptable Use and Prohibited Conduct

University technology resources are primarily provided for authorized University purposes. Reasonable personal and recreational use is permitted when it does not interfere with responsibilities or operations, create material cost or risk, consume excessive resources, expose University information, violate law or policy, or involve unauthorized commercial activity.

Users may not use University information or technology resources to:

Access, alter, disclose, copy, intercept, monitor, capture, or destroy information or systems without authorization.
Share accounts, impersonate another person, forge communications, misrepresent authority, commit fraud, or conceal identity for an improper purpose.
Create, introduce, distribute, or assist malware; disrupt systems or networks; evade safeguards; or interfere with another person’s access, academic work, or responsibilities.
Perform vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, packet capture, network discovery, password testing, port scanning, or similar security activity without written authorization from the Director of Information Technology or an authorized designee.
Evade authorized charges, licensing restrictions, quotas, access limits, or other controls.
Harass, threaten, discriminate, exploit, stalk, defame, abuse, or distribute unlawful, obscene, pornographic, sexually exploitative, or otherwise prohibited material, except when specifically authorized for a legitimate academic, legal, security, or administrative purpose.
Infringe copyright, software licenses, intellectual-property rights, privacy rights, library-resource terms, contractual restrictions, or applicable export-control requirements.
Send spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, unauthorized mass messages, or repeated unwanted communications.
Use University technology for unauthorized commercial activity, private business, unauthorized fundraising, gambling, cryptomining, or partisan political campaign activity conducted on behalf of the University without authorization. This provision does not prohibit lawful personal expression that complies with other University policies and does not imply University endorsement.
Remove, move, damage, tamper with, or obstruct University-owned computer, network, audiovisual, communications, or security equipment without authorization.
Use technology in a manner inconsistent with the University’s Christian mission, applicable handbooks, academic-integrity requirements, student conduct standards, or law.