Employee Computer Policies and Guidelines

All employees should go through the ITS Department to purchase all computing software and equipment. This ensures compatibility as well as availability of maintenance and support.
Additional hardware and accessories, such as wireless mice and keyboard, second monitors, etc. will be charged to the user's department.
Software beyond the standard software load will be charged to the user's department.
Theft or loss of equipment on campus should be reported to the Security Office and ITS within 24 hours. If equipment is lost or stolen off-campus the local police should also be notified within the same time frame.
All employees are responsible for their own data and are should maintain up-to-date backups of files in secure locations, such as their personal and departmental network drives, (H: and O: drives) or Google Drive.

The standard campus desktop configuration is a Dell Optiplex 5040, a 20" monitor, USB keyboard and Optical Mouse.
Standard software load includes Windows 7 Enterprise, Symantec Endpoint, Office 2010, and Google Chrome.

The standard campus laptop configuration is a Dell Latitude.
Due to the portable nature of laptops, additional insurance and security software is required for each laptop. This premium is funded by the client department.
Standard software load includes Windows 7 Enterprise, Symantec Endpoint, Office 2010, and Google Chrome.

If an employee requests a Mac or Macbook, ITS will fund the equivalent expense of a standard desktop towards the purchase.
Standard software on a Mac includes Office 2011.

Tablet computers and accessories are not funded through the ITS budget. ITS can offer limited guidance; however, purchases are funded through individual department budgets.
ITS will register the device on the network, set up a user account, and add the tablet into the inventory system.

Revised 2/23/18

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