Department Email Guidelines Departmental Email services are for conducting ACC departmental business only, and all of ACC's Internet and email policies apply. The purpose of the Austin Community College's electronic mail services is to advance and further the goals of the College as they are specified in the College's charter. The intent of this policy is to ensure that all uses of the College's electronic mail services are consistent with the mission of the College. The department chair or supervisor responsible for the departmental email address and all authorized users of the of the department email address should be aware of and agree to the following guidelines. Department Email Guidelines: The department chair or supervisor responsible for the department email address will be able to request the email password at anytime to insure uninterrupted access to departmental email. ACC Help Desk will give any authorized department email user the department email address provided ACC Help Desk has been notified in advance that the individual is an authorized user. To insure department email security, the department email address password will be emailed to the individual email account of the person who requests the department email password. Acceptable Uses of Departmental Email: All use in direct support of the mission of the College. Use in support of the mission of the College includes, but is not limited to: communication with colleagues in connection with instruction or research, use applying for and administering grants, communication and exchange for scholarly or professional development. Vendor communication relevant to official ACCD business. Communication incidental to otherwise acceptable use, except for illegal or unacceptable use. Unacceptable Uses of Departmental Email: Any use for illegal purposes, or in support of illegal activities. Any use for commercial purposes or political lobbying. Any use that serves to interfere or disrupt the use of email and messaging services by other users. Uses that interfere or disrupt the use of other users include but are not limited to: chain letters, "spams" (messages broadcast to large numbers of people), illegal schemes or activities. Communication that could be considered harassing, including but not limited to racial slurs and obscene language. Anonymous mailings, or mailings which impersonate another individual. Initial use of the department electronic mail address serves to affirm department chair's or supervisor's and all authorized user's acceptance of these guidelines. Activities judged to be inconsistent with the guidelines may necessitate the removal of an individual users ability to use the department email address. The individual who is applying for the department email account must acknowledge that the department will comply with the guidelines listed above to receive a departmental email account. To reqest a departmental email account click here.