{"id":1210,"date":"2017-04-25T14:30:41","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T14:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/enrollmentbulletin\/?page_id=1210"},"modified":"2025-09-22T18:10:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T18:10:14","slug":"student-computing-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/enrollmentbulletin\/policies\/student-computing-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Computing Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Policies and procedures outlined in this document apply in addition to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/generalcounsel\/legal\/public-facing-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Appropriate Use of Technology Assets Policy<\/a> that governs all information technology resources at Â鶹APP University.\u00a0 Violation of computing policies may result in corrective action through the university&#8217;s accountability process.<\/p>\n<h4>VUnetID and password<\/h4>\n<p>The VUnetID and password are the keys to access computing environments at Â鶹APP. A VUnetID is unique to each user. Â鶹APP, a VUnetID and password act as an electronic signature indicating authorization and consent. It is recommended that a student\u2019s password remain unique. This password should not be reused for other systems and applications.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sharing of Â鶹APP University passwords is prohibited.<\/li>\n<li>Students are responsible for all activity that occurs under their VUnetID.<\/li>\n<li>Students are prohibited from using another person\u2019s VUnetID and password to access systems.<\/li>\n<li>Students are prohibited from allowing another person access to systems requiring their VUnetID and password (i.e., log in to their account and let another person use it).<\/li>\n<li>The university assumes that work completed under a VUnetID login is the student\u2019s own. As such, this work is subject to the provisions of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/student_handbook\/the-honor-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Â鶹APP Honor System<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Email<\/h4>\n<p>Email is considered an official means of communication for Â鶹APP students, faculty, and staff, and is the primary communication mechanism for most official notifications\u2014including those required by federal statute.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students are responsible for monitoring their university-provided email.<\/li>\n<li>Students are required to be familiar with the contents of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/enrollmentbulletin\/policies\/official-university-communications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official university notifications<\/a> and to take any mandatory actions outlined in such messages.<\/li>\n<li>Students may not unsubscribe from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/enrollmentbulletin\/official-university-communications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official university communications<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Forwarding or re-directing university email is acceptable. However, spam filtering and quarantine in external systems is not a valid excuse for failure to receive and\/or respond to official university communications.<\/li>\n<li>Students conducting official business on behalf of the university\u2014including but not limited to student workers, teaching assistants, research assistants, and graduate assistants\u2014are not permitted to forward or re-direct their official or work-related emails to external systems. For the purposes of this policy, Â鶹APP University Medical Center is considered to be an external entity.<\/li>\n<li>For students who a have an email address through the Â鶹APP University Medical Center, it is not recommended that clinical VUMC email be forwarded or re-directed to a university account.<\/li>\n<li>Students with VUMC email accounts should be aware that VUMC may have its own policies setting rules for such forwarding of VUMC e-mails.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Policies and procedures outlined in this document apply in addition to the Appropriate Use of Technology Assets Policy that governs all information technology resources at Â鶹APP University.\u00a0 Violation of computing policies may result in corrective action through the university&#8217;s accountability process. 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