NCCU in the News
(even the administration mistakes me for faculty. enjoy.)
Dear Faculty and Staff members,
This memo is in response to the news report indicating that North Carolina Central University will install software to monitor faculty and staff computer use, i.e., “computer monitoring software.” As an institution founded to provide academic excellence in teaching, learning, research, and service, North Carolina Central University provides for members of the university community an electronic communication infrastructure that includes computing resources, network connectivity, and tools for electronic communication. This infrastructure is provided for the purpose of facilitating the business of the university including, teaching, learning, scholarship, research, communication, and other creative endeavors.
In providing and maintaining its electronic communication infrastructure, the university complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws. The University Information Technology Services division utilizes software to ensure compliance with said laws, to enforce university policies and standards pertaining to our electronic communication environment, and to ensure resources are used efficiently for University business. The University has not deployed any “content monitoring” software. The University is however investigating software that will block access to questionable websites. Access to these sites would require approval.
The University will form a committee with Faculty, Staff, and Students to establish criteria for appropriate website usage. The University community will be able to vet with the committee what is deemed as questionable websites.
North Carolina Central University is proud to have one of the most sophisticated electronic communication infrastructures within the UNC system with wireless and wired connections campus-wide and the university strongly encourages the free exchange of ideas and information among all members of its community and with members of other communities throughout the world.
Thanks,
Chief Information Officer
North Carolina Central University
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