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Purpose
Suffolk County Community College encourages communication
among the members of the college and educational community. It also recognizes
the needs of the college community to access the valuable resources found
on the Internet. However, SCCC must manage its resources in an effective
and equitable manner. This document identifies Internet access and e-mail
eligibility categories for members of the college community and establishes
procedures for obtaining accounts. Use of e-mail
and the Internet is governed by the college's Information Technology Polices and
Guidelines,
available as followings:
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY POLICIES and GUIDELINES (Approved by
the BOT February, 2002)
Eligibility
Categories
Students
E-mail and on-campus Internet access is available at no cost to
SCCC students currently enrolled in credit classes. Other students may
have access to e-mail for a small fee. (This service
is not yet available.) Accounts will be active only for the semester a student
is enrolled at SCCC.
Services are available from computers at the college.
Accounts may also be reached from off campus by utilizing an independent
Internet service provider. Limited dial-in access is available to support
specific academic projects upon arrangement by a college faculty member.
Increased dial-in access will be provided as resources become available.
College Faculty, Administrators, Staff, and
Members of the College Community
E-mail and Internet access is available to faculty, administrators,
full-time staff, members of the Board of Trustees, Professor Emeriti, retired
faculty, and officers of the Alumni Association, Foundation, and College
Association. Part-time staff may have access to e-mail upon request of
their supervisor. Accounts remain active only while an individual remains
affiliated with the college in an eligible capacity. Access is available
from remote locations (dial-in) and from campus computers using a network connection. Individuals may also access their college account
using an independent Internet service provider.
Account
Procedures
Students: Network accounts are provided to all active students.
Information on utilizing the account may be obtained from the campus Academic Computing Lab.
All accounts will terminate one semester after graduation or one semester after
a student leaves the institution. (A student is considered as leaving the
institution when the individual is not on any credit class roster during a Fall
or Spring Semester.) Upon expiration,
material left in account files will be deleted. Internet
access from computers in the Academic Computer Labs do not require an account,
but are subject to the acceptable use parameters listed in the college's IT
Policies and Guidelines
- SCCC Faculty, Administrators, Staff, and Community Members:
All Faculty and Administrators are
provided network accounts, which must be activated prior to use.
Staff may be provided accounts upon the recommendation of their
supervisor. Other college community members are provided access upon
request. A network account provides an individual with an ID that is
used to access authorized dial-in and on-line services, e-mail, and the
Internet. See
the Service
Request Forms page for information on activating or obtaining a network
account.
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- For remote access,
instructions are available from the the Coordinator of Academic Computing and the Computer Center, for configuring dial-up connections in Windows
95, NT and Apple/Mac
operating systems. These will be
provided upon request to authorized users. While technical support is currently
not available for remote installations, individuals may direct questions
to the Coordinator of Academic Computing or the Computer Center.
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