WEB PAGES
I. Purposes and Goals
1. Mesa State College's World Wide Web server has
two purposes: access and information.
Access
The Mesa State College web server is dedicated to providing access
to members of the College community to information from and about
Mesa State College; and providing access to a variety of scholarly
information resources.
Information
The Mesa State College web server is dedicated to providing information
to on-line visitors about Mesa State College's mission, programs,
services, faculty, students, and events.
2. This policy is intended to apply to members of
the college community making use of the Mesa State web servers.
This group consists of students, faculty and staff members of
Mesa State and affiliated entities involved with creating content
for use on the Web. The Web is a form of electronic publication
with a potentially large audience and is accessible from most
countries throughout the world. In this environment it is important
that the College encourage high standards of presentation of its
web pages just as it seeks to ensure that its printed products
are also of a high standard. Mesa State College is committed to
the principles of freedom of speech and expression that the World
Wide Web offers, but that commitment must be balanced by the College's
interest that web pages published on the web server reflect the
goals and values of Mesa State College as an institution of higher
education.
II. Responsibilities of Web Publishers
1. The content of each web page is the sole responsibility
of the individual web publisher. Mesa State College can accept
no responsibility for the content of personal pages. Web publishers
are responsible for their content and must be aware of and comply
with all relevant federal and state laws.
2. To ensure that web pages reflect positively on
Mesa State College, all web pages may be periodically monitored.
If a page appears to conflict with the College's mission and values,
or if the page violates copyright or other federal or state law,
that page may be subject to immediate removal from the system.
The web publisher will be notified that specific pages are to
be de-activated and will be given an opportunity to appeal through
appropriate channels to the Office of Institutional Advancement.
3. Publishers on the World Wide Web are expected
to read and comply with the College's WWW Style Guide (http://www.mesastate.edu/info/webmaster/styleguide.htm).
Pages created should be consistent with those guidelines and any
links made to official Mesa State pages should generally follow
the standards established in the Style Guide.
III. Eligibility to Create Web Pages
1. Home pages linked to the Mesa State College Home
Page or other official Mesa State pages may be created by officially
constituted academic schools, departments, programs, centers or
institutes, administrative departments, or registered student
organizations. Each department shall select a web liaison who
is responsible for maintaining the departmental page.
2. Faculty, staff, and students may create personal
home pages for their own use. Faculty are encouraged to create
course home pages to enhance and supplement their academic offerings.
3. Other Mesa State College groups, educational
organizations, or local government agencies may request permission
to use the Mesa State College Web Server to publish their information.
The Office of Institutional Advancement will consider each request
on a case-by-case basis.
IV. Prohibited Usage
1. Mesa State does not permit the creation of commercial
sites hosted by the Mesa State server. Attempting to generate
profit or sales from areas allocated for personal usage is strictly
prohibited. Any violations may result in the termination of the
user's account.
2. Mesa State strictly limits links to commercial
sites and advertising on the web site. Before attempting to add
links to commercial sites outside of the Mesa State context or
for academic purposes, the link must be approved by the Web Committee.
External sponsorship on pages and other advertising must be approved
by the Web Committee prior to implementation. Student-fee funded
entities that maintain sites on the Mesa State server may seek
exception to this policy on a case-by-case basis.
Any advertisement or pages containing the following will automatically
be rejected:
Popup advertisements
Banner advertisements
Blinking advertisements
Misleading information or navigation
Links or information not appropriate for context of the page or
College mission
(March 2003)
