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- Introduction
Since
1963, the Spring Arbor University Concept has
expressed the educational philosophy and purposes
of the institution. The Concept calls for a
community of learners distinguished by our life-long
involvement in the study and application of
the liberal arts, total commitment to Jesus
Christ as the perspective for learning, and
critical participation in the contemporary world.
The World Wide Web provides a way to promote
community and participate in contemporary society
by providing interaction and information to
both internal and external constituencies.
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- Mission
To
attract people to and inform people about our
community by extending and enhancing their understanding
of the Spring Arbor University Concept.
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- Definitions
- The
Web Policy Team (WPT) develops policy
and plans for the University Internet and
Intranet resources. The WPT is composed of
individuals representing university communications,
student development, faculty, academic affairs,
the admissions office, and Information Technology.
The Web Policy Team reports to the Executive
Team through the Vice-President for University
Communications.
- University
Home Pages are the "main entrances" to
the University's electronic communication
network. Oversight for these pages is provided
by the Web Policy Team.
- Departmental
Web Pages are for University academic
departments and administration offices. Department
heads, or his/her designee, are responsible
for providing content for departmental web
pages consistent with existing policies.
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Campusnet Web Pages are intended primarily
for internal use. They are maintained by the
Department of User Services.
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External Web Pages are all web pages
hosted on www.arbor.edu and subject to review
by the Web Policy Team.
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Student Organization Pages are for University
sponsored student organizations, and are periodically
reviewed (at least twice a semester) by the
organization's faculty, Student Development,
or staff advisor.
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Personal Web Pages are web pages designed
by and for individual faculty, staff and students
of the University. University Home Pages do
not link to Student Personal Web Pages.
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- Quality and content
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disclaimer must accompany all personal web
pages. All content on Personal Web Pages must
comply with the spirit and specific content
of the University's community standards and
technology acceptable use policy.
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All web pages hosted by SAU are subject to
existing Spring Arbor University policies
as well as local, state and federal laws.
Links to other web sites and computers are
also covered under this policy.
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Any electronic publication produced at Spring
Arbor University is a reflection of the institution
and thus must be of good quality and responsible
content. All non-personal web pages must have
the University nameplate and logo. Templates
for these visual identity elements are available
online.
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Web content should conform to University Policy
on Plagiarism.
- Student
Organization Pages may use the University
nameplate and/or logo. Student Organization
Pages must include the following statement:
(Paste the following HTML into your Student
Organization web pages)
<font size="1" face="Verdana,
Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This
page is produced and maintained by students.
The views expressed here do not necessarily
reflect the views of the University faculty
or administration.</font>"
The font size used to display the disclaimer
must not be smaller than 1.
- No
Personal Web Page may use the University nameplate,
logo or seal. All Personal Web Pages must
include the following disclaimer:
"The views and opinions expressed on this
page are strictly those of the page author
and do not necessarily reflect the views of
the University."
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Home Pages will be reviewed periodically by
Student Development. Owners of pages in violation
of policy will be asked to edit their pages.
If the violation is not corrected, the page
may be removed and the individual's technology
access may be suspended. A breach of policy
may result in further action being taken by
either Student Development or the appropriate
faculty/staff avenues. The Web Policy Team,
and/or Student Development reserves the right
to delete pages which do not conform to community
standards or institutional policies.
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pages created primarily for personal business
interests (whether for-profit or non-profit
venture) should not be designed using Spring
Arbor University resources except as permitted
by other University policies.
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- Policy Summary
- The
University views the web as an educational
tool and a communication resource; thus, responsible
use of the web by students, faculty and staff
is encouraged.
- Since
what is published on the web reflects the
mission of the University, the quality and
content of web pages are important and have
an impact on the image and reputation of the
institution.
- There
are unique legal issues that web technology
raises and these matters must be addressed
in a way that infringes on freedom of expression
as little as possible.
- Electronic
publications are subject to the same University
policies and standards as print publications.
- Web
pages created primarily for personal business
interests (whether for-profit or non-profit
venture) should not be designed using Spring
Arbor University resources except as permitted
by other University policies.
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Personal pages must include the specified
disclaimer. (see 4f)
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University (through WPT) will take responsibility
for monitoring, editing and modifying the
top-level web pages with the criteria above
in mind.
- The
University will periodically review personal
pages. Owners of pages in violation of policy
will be asked to edit their pages. If the
violation is not corrected, the page may be
removed and the individual's technology access
may be suspended. A breach of policy may result
in further action being taken by either Student
Development or the appropriate faculty/staff
avenues.
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