generally (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g(b) (6)).
Timely Warning Provision Trine University will make timely warning reports to the campus community on certain crimes that represent a continuing threat to students and employees and that were reported to officials with significant responsibility for student and campus activities, campus police, or local police. “FERPA does not preclude an institution’s compliance with the timely warning provision of the campus security regulations. FERPA recognized that information can, in case of an emergency, be released without consent when needed to protect the health and safety of others (34 C.F.R. Sections 99131 (b) (6) & 99.36). In addition, if institutions utilize information from the records of a campus law enforcement unit to issue a timely warning, FERPA is not implicated as those records are not protected by FERPA (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g (a) (4) (B) (ii)).”
Clery Act Annual Security Report In 1991, the U.S. Congress passed the Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act, which requires colleges to report the three previous years of statistics on murder, sex offenses, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and statistics on arrests for drug and alcohol violations and weapons violations. In October, 1998, President Clinton signed an amendment renaming the act the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and requiring that all crimes motivated by hate or bias be included in the statistics. Trine University recognizes the importance for an institution of higher learning to develop and maintain a safe and secure environment in which the academic and social pursuits of its members can be fully realized. The full Clery Act Annual Security Report is available on the internet at http://www.trine.edu/news/securityreport.cfm.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY POLICY Revised – July 30, 2008
Introduction Information and its availability are essential to the operation of Trine University programs. Expanded use of telecommunications and computing facilities has actualized precise, consistent and rapid information processing and has allowed information to be more readily accessible to administration, students, faculty and staff than ever before. Trine has experienced increases in productivity, the quality and quantity of services delivered, and enhanced administrative capabilities, as a direct result of the use of information technology. Many program operations that traditionally were manual or partially automated are today fully dependent upon the availability of automated information services to perform and support their daily functions. The interruptions, disruption, or loss of an information support service may adversely affect Trine’s ability to administer programs and provide services. The effects of such risks must be eliminated or minimized. The scope of this Security Policy covers the following. • • • • •
Data center processing facilities and equipment Telecommunications networks Application software programs Electronic data Personal computers, PDA’s, Smartphone’s, networking equipment, and gaming systems
Roles and Responsibilities Policy Administration This policy has been approved by the President’s Cabinet and administered by the Information