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The purpose of information technology at K-State is to support the
educational, research, and service mission of K-State. Due to
limited resources, possible congestion in the labs and on the systems, and
the potential for disruptive behavior, Computing and Network Services has
established this policy to ensure availability of resources.
Recreational computing for the purposes of this policy is defined as
playing games.
Prohibitions
- Recreational computing is prohibited in the 21 Nichols Hall computing
lab at all times, including weekends and holidays when school is
in session or intersession courses are held.
- Recreational computing is prohibited entirely in the InfoCommons,
with the exception of the 24-hour study area.
- When school is in session or intersession courses are held, recreational
computing is also prohibited at all other university computing lab locations
and in the 24-hour study area in Hale Library from 6 a.m.-midnight
including weekends and holidays.
- Recreational computing over the Internet which consumes disproportionate
amounts of bandwidth is not allowed at any time from any location.
(See K-State policy: Prohibited Use of
Recreational Software). [www.ksu.edu/policies/ppm/3490.html]
- Persons engaged in recreational computer use may not interfere with
academic uses of the resources in any way. K-Staters must refrain
from recreational computing if there are no empty seats at a given
kind of device, and must yield a machine if a K-Stater with an academic
purpose requests it due to the unavailability of another device of
that kind.
- Recreational computing must not disturb other computer users.
Failure to follow these rules may result in loss of access to
computing and telecommunication equipment. The first violation of
this policy may result in the suspension of access for up to one week.
Subsequent violations may result in the suspension of privileges for
an extended period to be determined through existing university judicial
channels.
Enforcement
Failure to follow these rules may result in loss of access to university
information technology resources. The following sanctions apply.
| Violation |
Sanction |
| First violation |
Warning notification is given. |
| Second violation |
Loss of access to the university computing labs and InfoCommons
for one week. |
| Third violation |
Suspension of privileges for an extended period, and referral to the
university's judicial processes. |
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