11.11 Institutional Website Policy

Scope of Policy

³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ hosts an institutional site on the World Wide Web/Internet to promote the institution, to provide information about the school, and to extend its educational reach beyond the physical campus. Documents placed on the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ State College website must adhere to the following guidelines in order to enhance ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s image as an institution of higher learning.

Guidelines of Policy

      1. All pages should be approved by the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ webmaster before being placed on the World Wide Web.
      2. All pages must not violate copyrights or other restrictions.
      3. Production will be limited to faculty/staff authorized to act for their departments/divisions/organizations.
    1. All pages must:
      1. contain a link to the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ home page; 
      2. indicate the date of last update; 
      3. contain name and e-mail address of person responsible for the page; 
      4. contain the full name of department/division/organization in title or document text; 
      5. include any navigational aids needed required by the size of documents; 
      6. active links to any website mentioned; 
      7. present a professional appearance that meets general expectations of an institution of higher learning.
    2. It is the responsibility of page authors to:
      1. make sure all appropriate copyrights and other restrictions are met before submitting web page for publication
      2. proofread all pages to check spelling and grammar in order to present a professional appearance representative of an organization of higher learning;
      3. check finished document with appropriate browsers; d. submit changes and additions to pages to the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Webmaster for prior approval before activating links.
    3. ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ reserves the right to remove any content that, in its opinion, violates any of the provisions of this policy.