Calvin College Staff Handbook
Employment - College Policies
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Technology Policies

Certain standards of performance and conduct are expected from a college staff member when he or she uses college-owned computers, telephones, and other electronic devices (including but not limited to digital cameras, PDAs, cellular phones, e-mail, internet use, etc.).

Phone Use

Personal telephone calls, both incoming and outgoing, are discouraged. They interfere with a staff member's work, and Calvin College is charged for each local call. However, it is recognized that there are times when personal calls must be made or received during business hours. These calls should be held to a minimum and should, if at all possible, be made during breaks or at lunch time. Charges for all personal long distance and cellular phone calls are the responsibility of the staff member.

Responsible Use of Technology

"Grateful for the advances in science and technology, we make careful use of their products, on guard against idolatry and harmful research, and careful to use them in ways that answer to God's demands to love our neighbor and to care for the earth and its creatures." (Paragraph 52, Our World Belongs to God, CRC Publications, 1988.)

As a community that yields to the leadership of Jesus Christ, Calvin College expects responsible use of technology by enfranchised users of Calvin information technology resources.

This policy defines responsible use as regards to:

  • Respect for one another' s need for access
  • Respect for one another's values and feelings
  • Respect for one another's property
  • Respect for one another's privacy
  • The stewardly use of the college's information technologies

For more information, please refer to the Policy on Responsible Use of Technology.