Vanderbilt University Information Technology Resources Acceptable Use Policy

Vanderbilt University Information Technology Resources Acceptable Use Policy

Even organizations that highly value openness and freedom of expression need to set guidelines for how team members use technology. This sample Acceptable Use Policy from a leading university will help your organization get started.

The mission of Vanderbilt University is to be a center of scholarly research,
informed and creative teaching and service to the community and society at large. The
university upholds the highest standards and is a leader in the quest for new knowledge
through scholarship, dissemination of knowledge through teaching and outreach and
creative experimentation of ideas and concepts. In pursuit of these goals, Vanderbilt
values most highly intellectual freedom that supports open inquiry, and equality,
compassion, and excellence in all endeavors.

To achieve its mission, the university applies substantial financial and personnel
assets toward operating a reliable, available and secure network-computing
infrastructure. The mass adoption of digital technologies in the everyday lives of
members of our community requires that Vanderbilt establish clear policies that guide
how community members may use the university’s information technology resources. This
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) communicates the respective policies associated with our
role in the Vanderbilt community as students, faculty, staff or other authorized
users.

The attached Zip file includes:

• Intro Page.doc
• Cover Sheet and Terms.pdf
• Vanderbilt University Information Technology Resources Acceptable Use
  Policy.pdf