VCOM Institutional Policy and Procedure Manual

2.1 Campus-wide Email All electronic communications are the property of VCOM and not considered faculty or staff’s personal property. Therefore, email is not considered confidential and should be reserved for work related use only. 1. The purpose of email is to facilitate communication of business or work related items in a timely and efficient manner. Email is a written means of communication and as such, all users should exercise good judgment and common sense when creating and distributing email messages. 2. Forgery (or attempted forgery) of email messages is strictly prohibited. 3. Unauthorized actions or attempts to read, copy, modify, or delete email or voice mail messages of other faculty, staff or students are strictly prohibited. 4. No messages may be transmitted under an assumed name, nor may any user attempt to obscure the origin of any message. 5. Sending unsolicited junk mail or ‘for profit’ messages is prohibited. 2.2 Student Email Use Students must follow the email use policy as described in the most current VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook on VCOM’s website at www.vcom.vt.edu/catalog/. DURATION OF POLICY VCOM’s On-Campus Electronic Communication Policy, established by the Information Technology Department, is effective as of the date above and shall remain effective until amended or terminated by the President and the Dean. 3.