University laboratories are provided to serve the instructional and research missions of the University. The purposes of this policy are to assure that University laboratories are used only in services of those missions and to avoid unnecessary loss or injury resulting from use of University laboratories by individuals who do not have appropriate training, supervision, or authorization.
With the implementation of the Banner system, UNC Charlotte will start the migration from using social security numbers (SSNs) as primary personal identification numbers for students and employees to an alternate ID.
Even after the Banner system is in effect, there will still be legitimate uses of the SSN on campus. Therefore,University employees who have access to SSNs must comply with the following regulations both prior to and after the Banner system is implemented:
It is the policy of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to safeguard all classified information as required in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). As such, the University has published "University of North Carolina at Charlotte Standard Practice Procedures," which outline the security program at our facility. Those Standard Practice Procedures are maintained in the office of the Facility Security Officer and the Deputy Facility Security Officer.
Peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing applications allow users to download and share electronic files of all types and to use any computer as a server for file sharing requests. Currently, some of the more common files shared in this fashion are audio files (e.g., mp3, wav, midi), video files (e.g., QuickTime, jpeg, mpeg, avi), and picture files (e.g., gif, jpeg). Programs such as KaZaA, Gnutella, and others configure computers to serve the files that are downloaded.
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte will abide by the provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976 and by its contractual arrangements with music performance licensing agencies in the performance of music presented under University auspices. Each member of the University community who performs or causes the performance of copyrighted music is responsible for assuring compliance with that law and with those agreements as well as the requirements of this policy statement.
