Eastern University Policy on Student and Student Organization Home Pages

  Eastern University provides server space for home pages at no cost to currently enrolled students and university recognized student organizations. Student created home pages can further the mission of Eastern University by promoting inquiry, learning, personal development, creativity and involvement. On the other hand, home pages can also detract from the mission of the University. With this in mind, the following regulations are provided to students so that pages will be designed with the mission of the University in mind and reflect legal, responsible and thoughtful presentation of material.
  The student and the student alone assumes legal and moral responsibility for the contents of the student or student organization home page. The opinions and contents of the student home pages are strictly the views and opinions of the author(s) and do not constitute the official views of the University. The University reserves the right to review and to remove pages that are in opposition to the mission or to the policies of the University. This policy may change at any time. Updates to this policy will be posted on Eastern's Web Site. In order to receive a web publishing account, the user / users must sign the document below. By holding a web publishing account, the user agrees to abide by the policy below. If this policy changes and the user no longer agrees to abide by it, the user will notify the computer center to have their publishing account removed. 
  Anyone having questions about the contents of a page, contact the Dean of Students at bbrigham@eastern.edu or webmaster@eastern.edu.

Student and Student Organization Home Page Policy

  Students and student organizations with home pages on the Eastern University server are subject to, and must abide by, the Eastern University Student Handbook, The Policy on Computing and Network Ethics as well as The Eastern University Home Page Policy.
  Student and student organization home pages will be reviewed periodically and removed from the server immediately with no notice, if found to be in violation of any of the policies referred to above. When a page is removed, the student may contact the Dean of Students and request permission to revise and resubmit the page. Disciplinary action will be taken depending on the severity of the violation.

• The student’s name must be visible on the first page. The student assumes responsibility for anything on or linked to their page.

• Students may not sell promote or portray, on their home page or through links, any product, activity, information or service that is inconsistent with or prohibited by the Behavioral Standards for Students in the Eastern University Student Handbook.

• Student files may not exceed a total of 15 MB (including all media files). Requests for exception may be made to the Eastern University Webmaster.

• Students may not use their home pages for fundraising or for commercial activities such as running or advertising a business, except for University-related organizations and events.

• Students are advised to carefully consider the public nature of information they place on the Internet through the World Wide Web. Students must be aware that whatever they place on their home page is available to anyone.

• Students are responsible to produce home pages reflective of the University’s high academic standards, including those standards for writing, spelling, and grammar.

• Students must not violate any Federal, State or local laws that pertain to computing and publishing as well as laws regarding the right to privacy and laws which prohibit defamatory material. Students should abide by Copyright laws including securing permission to use material they did not create or write. Releases should be secured before posting photographs or using the names of others.

• The use of the Eastern University logo and seal may not be used on a home page unless permission is granted by the Director of Communications.

• All materials in a student home page, including links to other sites, should be in good taste; consistent with the expectations of a Christian University.

  I understand and agree to abide by the policy above.

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  Signature __________________________ Date _____________