UB Undergraduate Catalog 2006-2007

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At UB, information technology is used to enhance teaching, support learning, enrich extracurricular experiences, and enable students to conduct business with the university online. To ensure that UB students are able to take advantage of innovative ways of learning, it is strongly recommended that students have a computer for their personal use in their living space. The university will facilitate student computer purchases by offering volume-discount purchase programs, loan programs, financial aid, work-study, and other programs. Public and departmental computing labs offer more than 2,400 computer and high-tech workstations for on-campus use. UB's campuses are wired with a high-speed network to support computer use, and residence hall rooms have a connection for each resident. All UB students have free, unlimited e-mail and Internet access. Wireless access for laptops is available in many buildings, including libraries and the Student Union dining areas and lounges, as well as in many classrooms.

All students are expected to comply with computing acceptable use policies: penalties for non-compliance include loss of access to UB IT account and network resources. The campus code of behavior for using computer resources, and policies on file sharing and music and video downloading are available online. Policies are also in place to protect student information: the university is firmly committed to maintaining the privacy of student information and complying with FERPA and other federal and state privacy/security laws and guidelines.

Many official university communications to students are sent to their permanent addresses or university e-mail addresses. Students are responsible for ensuring that their permanent addresses are kept up to date in the university's student information systems and that they regularly read their e-mail at their university e-mail account.