Computer and Network Access:

Your Computer Account

Information and Policies

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Introduction

Your Mount Holyoke College computer account provides access not only to email, but also a number of other services needed for academic purposes, such as college announcements, course materials, and network file storage. Students can obtain their grades and faculty can set grades using their computer accounts on ISIS.

This document and its links provide important information about your computer account and the policies related to its use.

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Email forwarding

This computer account is also your official Mount Holyoke College email address. Official college email will be sent to this address.

If you choose not to use your MHC account for email, you should forward email from the MHC account to the account that you normally use.

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Password security

This account is for your use only. Never provide your current MHC password to anyone else for any reason or let anyone else use your account. This includes friends, relatives, supervisors. The College provides this account for your use only.

If anyone asks (including a supervisor), do not answer and report the incident to one of the Account Managers in the computing department.

While a Mount Holyoke College Account Manager might ask you what you used for a previous password, this would occur only be in the event of a security problem and when a new password already has been generated. You will never be asked for a current password for any legitimate purpose.

If you suspect that someone else has your password, change your password immediately at the password profile page.

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Links to computer account use and information

• Email at Mount Holyoke College
• Conditions of account
• Acceptable and Unacceptable Use Policies
• Network Operations and Policies
• Advice on Peer-to-Peer Filesharing and copyright
• Legal alternatives for obtaining music, videos, and TV

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Links to College policy and educational documents of the Privacy and Security Task Force

Policies

• Policy on Responsible Use of Computing Resources at Mount Holyoke College (.pdf)
• Copyright violations (.pdf)
• Working with Confidential Information for Employees, including Student Employees (.pdf>
• Employee Confidentiality Statement (.pdf)
• Summaries of Privacy Regulations and Implications for Mount Holyoke College (.pdf)
• Employee Use of Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Software (.pdf)
• Use of ID photographs (.pdf)
• Backups (.pdf)

Educational materials

• Overview (.pdf)
• Complying with Privacy and Security Regulations
  Glossary of Terms (.pdf)
• Complying with Privacy and Security Regulations
  Frequently Asked Questions (.pdf)

Records retention policies and information

• Records retention policy (.pdf)
• Records retention schedule (.pdf)
• Archives and Special Collections
  Guidelines for Electronic Records Formats (.pdf)
• Guidelines for email records (.pdf)