4-page brochure for department

1. STUDENT COMPUTING SERVICES
Lab Use
Policies
http://www.neiu.edu/~scs

2. Food or drink
N
NO
Smoking o ver-
Game playing bal, written,
Cell phone usage or visual so-
licitations
Obnoxious behavior will be al-
A
Unattended children/minor lowed in the
Solicitation SCS labs at all. Verbal solicita-
uthorized lab users are tions are a form of distraction
welcome to bring their chil- to other lab users. Individuals
dren into the SCS labs with that are verbally soliciting lab
them. Unattended or unsuper- users for any reason will be im-
F ood or
drinks are not
G ame
playing of
vised children will be ejected
from the lab. If a child is us-
ing a workstation that another
lab user may need for NEIU
mediately ejected from the lab.
All posted documents in the
allowed on SCS labs are pre-approved by
any kind is related academic reasons, the the SCS Coordinator before
the table tops, not allowed child will be asked to give up
chairs, com- they are posted. Any unap-
in the pub- the workstation they are using. proved poster or document
puter equip- lic labs. This Priority will always go to lab left in the labs will be removed
ment, desks, includes on- users with legitimate needs. and destroyed. Individuals or
or floor. Drinks with a screw- line games such as MMORPGs, Children violating any of the groups that continue to violate
on cap are allowed, provided it RPGs, FPSs, card-playing, gam- policies described in this docu- this policy will be pursued.
is kept inside a bag or a back- bling sites, trivia games, RTSs; ment will also be ejected from
pack when not actively drink- card games such as poker, Mag- the lab.
ing from it. The SCS policy on ic and other trading card games;
food and drink exists to keep and physical games such as
A
our equipment clean and func- hacky sack, throwing items, and
tional. Spills and crumbs can running around.
cause damage to electronic ny be-
devices and can attract insects havior that
and rodents. could be
considered
T
disrupting
N
to other
S moking
will not be phone
o cell
us-
lab users
will be clas-
sified ob-
he primary function of
the SCS public labs is to pro-
vide students and faculty with
tolerated in age will be noxious behavior. This can technological tools that assist
the public allowed in include, but is not limited to: in the teaching and learning
labs at all. the labs. If loud talking, yelling, or scream- processes. We try to provide
Any viola- you need to ing; repetitive tapping or oth- a modern, clean, quiet atmo-
tion of this take or make a cell er percussive noise; cursing, sphere in the SCS public labs to
phone call, please step outside swearing, or using expletives; accomodate lab users in their
rule is considered a safety issue the lab for the duration of the
and should result in immediate fighting, arguing, or provok- educational pursuits at NEIU.
call. It is highly recommended ing another lab user; camera
ejection of the violator from that you turn your cell phone
the lab and calls to Public Safe- flashes; loud music or other au- If an SCS employee is unable to
off or on silent when in the SCS dio; dancing; running around get a lab user to follow a policy
ty (x4100) and B-107 (x4390). public labs. the lab (horseplay); loud gum- through verbal means, enforce-
chewing; and chewing tobac- ment of the policy is then re-
co and spitting. ferred to Public Safety (x4100).