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- As a Drew student, you have access to resources and privileges unavailable to those not affiliated with the university. Free access to the internet, academic subscriptions, and licenses for a variety of academic software programs are available to you as a member of the Drew community. Allowing another individual to access these resources is a violation of the Network User Agreement.
- As a computer user with a Drew network ID, you now represent Drew to the rest of the world. Other accounts or identities do not associate you with Drew, but your uLogin ID does. This means that what you do and say online now reflects not only on yourself, but on Drew as in institution. As a college student, you should be representing yourself and Drew in the most respectful, professional manner possible, both online and in real life.
- Posting and using Drew email messages means that other online users can find you. People can and have found students electronically by investigating their publicly used Drew email addresses on discussion boards. This can lead to annoying but harmless activities, but can also lead to more serious issues, such as cyberbullying and hate crimes, both of which are illegal and, if perpetrated by Drew users, are considered malicious use of the network.
- As a member of the Drew community you are expected to uphold the values and policies of the University, especially concerning issues of diversity and tolerance. Harassing faculty, staff, other Drew students, students at other universities, or private citizens by using your Drew network privileges can result in expulsion from the university. Hate mail to professor fellow students, hateful personal web pages, or cyberbullying are all strictly forbidden. Even an innocent but ill-worded email to the wrong recipient can result in charges of harassment or perpetration of a hate crime. Any Drew user violating this policy through Drew email, Drew forums, or private email addresses accessed via the campus network will be subjected to disciplinary measures by the university and cases referred to local law enforcement where appropriate. Should you experience any of this kind of harassment or discrimination, contact the Service Center immediately; the administration needs to become involved in any incidents so that you and your rights are protected.
- NEVER share your Drew uLogin information with anyone, no matter how well you know them. Legally, ONLY you can use your account. You will be legally responsible for all activities and damges related to your account name, no matter who is behind the keyboard.
- Remember that one password enables someone to access your campus balances, your email, all of your files, medical information, and financial information. Sharing your uLogin ID and password in response to a fraudulent email is a violation of the Network User Agreement.
- There are more than 3,000 people who use and depend on the Drew Computer Network every day. This means that activities unrelated to academics cannot be allowed to interfere with the university's mission - teaching and learning. If there is a significant slow down on the network, certain types of traffic may be suspended (i.e. web browsing) in favor of academic usage (i.e. files usage). If you are found to be using the network for non-academic purposes, your access to the network will be temporarily restricted or shut down until Technology determines that bandwidth for legitimate uses has been restored.
- Any devices, such as wireless routers that interfere with the function of the Drew network will be shut down and confiscated. Students who violate this rule are also financially liable for all costs related to resolution of the issue, including staff work hours for tracking the problem and damage to the network infrastructure.
- Being a part of the Drew network does not make you exempt from federal, state and local laws including, but not limited to illegal music or movie downloading. Any Drew user found to be in violation of these laws is subject to prosecution by law enforcement officials. Whenever the University receives a copyright infringement notice from the RIAA or another legal body, they cooperate fully with local and state law enforcement to investigate charges. All Drew University students are legally responsible for copyright violations they perpetrate.
- The network jacks in your dorm rooms and classrooms are the property of Drew University, and were installed for your use. Any attempts to modify or tamper with them will result in your loss of network connectivity. If the network jack in your room is not working properly, call the Service Center to set up repair, and do not try to repair it yourself. Do NOT stick anything but Ethernet cables into Ethernet jacks. All damages caused by tampering, such as inserting objects or tampering with jacks, wiring, or hardware will result in a financial fine as well as possible disciplinary procedures.
Info What has been covered here are just the basics. You are responsible for reading the Network User Agreement and following its rules and regulations while you are associated with Drew as a student.