Summary
In support of the mission of Bethel University and Seminary and the Covenant for Life Together, in the Fall of 1999, the faculty voted to block access to web pages involving pornography and gambling. This article outlines how appropriately-blocked web pages can be unblocked for academic purposes and how inappropriately-blocked pages can be unblocked.
Requesting Access to Blocked Web Pages for Academic Purposes
Occasionally and usually for a short time, access to appropriately-blocked sites is required for academic purposes. In that event, here are the steps to go through for unblocking that site
1. Secure the approval of a faculty member for unblocking the page.
2. Ask that the department chair send the ITS Vice President an email request to unblock the page(s). The request should include
2. Ask that the department chair send the ITS Vice President an email request to unblock the page(s). The request should include
a. The page(s) URL
b. The time frame (likely for a specified period of time such as a week or a semester) during which it should be unblocked)
c. A rationale for this action
b. The time frame (likely for a specified period of time such as a week or a semester) during which it should be unblocked)
c. A rationale for this action
Requesting Access to an Inappropriately-Blocked Web Page