SP 12-19 - Policy on Electronic Communication with Students (supersedes SP 04-20)

Effective Date: Fall 2013
Policy File:
SP 12-19 Policy on Electronic Communication with Students (supersedes SP 04-20)

Drafted By: Senate Executive: Jim Meriwether (Chair); Mary Adler, Simone Aloisio, David Ashley, Frank Barajas, Lillian Castaneda, Nancy Deans, Therese Eyermann, Jeanne Grier, Beth Hartung, Antonio Jimenez-Jimenez, Dawn Neuman, Claudio Paiva
Purpose: To ensure the proper use and responsibilities of electronic communication with enrolled students

Applicability: All CI Faculty and Students

Policy:
Faculty shall determine how electronic forms of communication (e.g. email) will be used in their respective classes and will specify requirements to their students.

All electronic communication shall meet federal and state accessibility requirements.

All email sent to students shall include appropriate contact information so that the student may verify the integrity of the email.

While students may redirect their University email address to another account, students are responsible for reading all official communication from faculty sent to their University email address.