Affiliate web pages are for non-profit organizations that have a
relationship with, but are not part of the university.
A. Institutional web pages
Each administrative unit of the University is expected to have an
institutional web page(s). These pages will be linked to the University
home site and intranet (or intranets) as needed to best serve the
audiences of each. Institutional web pages must link to all subordinate
web sites desired to be found by the University search engine.
i. Each University administrative unit is responsible for the content
and accuracy of its web site as well as for keeping it up-to-date.
ii. All material on these sites is the copyright domain of the university,
not the employee nor the unit that created it.
iii. For information and processes directed primarily to on-campus
audiences, the web should be used at least as an additional, if not
the primary, means of communication whenever possible.
iv. In the case of information and processes targeted primarily
to off-campus audiences through traditional media, strong consideration
should be given to using the web as well (and to reference the web
site in the traditional media).
v. Institutional offices are responsible for maintaining accurate
and timely information on their site. They will also adhere to a set
of guidelines maintained by a committee on web guidelines established
by the Associate VP for ITS. These guidelines will initially require
that all site index pages contain:
a. A link back to the UNI Home Page as specified by OPR.
b. The name, email address and a mailto link of the maintainer
of the site (which must resolve to an administrative or academic
staff or faculty member).
c. The date of last revision.
B. Instructional Web Pages
All current full- and part-time UNI faculty members are encouraged
to develop web pages to supplement and enhance the learning experience
they provide students. These pages will be linked to institutional
pages as needed.
i. Instructional web pages represent the views of the faculty member
who is wholly responsible for their content and links.
ii. The copyright of material on these pages may rest with the faculty
member, the University, or jointly with both. Ownership will depend
primarily on the resources and assistance provided by, as well as
the arrangements made by the University in the creation of the material
(see University policy 10.03 on Inventions, Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks
and other Intellectual Properties (1003.html).
iii. Each top level page should reference the University of Northern
Iowa, according to specifications established by OPR.
C. Individual and Student Organization Web Pages
The University provides individual and student organization web
space as a service to encourage the free interchange of information
and ideas among members of the University community and the world.
Any current University student organization, student, faculty, or
staff member may create a web site on the University’s web space.
The University, however, reserves the right to place limits on the
space allotted.
i. Web system administrators are responsible for ensuring that UNI
students who desire a personal or student organization web page on
the university web sites are provided a copy of University policy
regarding publication of information on the university's web, as implemented
by the office of the Associate VP for ITS.
ii. The individual or student organization is wholly responsible
for the content (including what links visitors are permitted to access),
adherence to this policy, and maintenance of his/her web site, as
well as its impact on University bandwidth.
iii. University trademarks, symbols, and wordmarks (e.g. "University
of Northern Iowa", "UNI", or "Panthers"),
may not be used as html page, site descriptors, or titles without
permission of the Office of Public Relations.
iv. UNI bears no responsibility for the content of individual or
student organization web sites. The University reserves the right
to remove, without notice, from any University server an individual
or student organization web site that is judged by the Office of the
Associate VP for ITS to be outside the mission of the University or
in violation of University policies, or pertinent State or Federal
law.
v. Individual web sites shall not be used for direct personal pecuniary
gain.
vi. Those who maintain the University home page or institutional
sites may, at their discretion, link (or subsequently remove links)
to any individual web site that exists on the University’s web
space.
vii. The University accepts no liability for the loss of any information
stored in its web space by an individual regardless of fault or negligence.
D. Affiliate Web Pages
Faculty and staff may, with the permission of their vice president
in consultation with the University Attorney, sponsor an affiliate
web site for a non-profit institution that relates to the university
mission. A record will be kept with the OPR. The University reserves
the right to place limits on the space allotted.
i. Sponsors must reaffirm their sponsorship by e-mail with OPR by
July 1 each year. Failure to do so will result in OPR notifying the
system administrator of the site to give the affiliate and sponsor
notice of discontinuance of their site.
ii. Affiliate web sites must conform to all aspects of this policy,
and all other University policies.
iii. The name(s) of the university employee who will be responsible
for monitoring the affiliate web site to ensure continual compliance
with this policy must be communicated to the Associate VP for ITS.
iv. University trademarks, symbols, and wordmarks (e.g. "University
of Northern Iowa", "UNI", or "Panthers")
may not be used as page or site descriptors or titles without permission
of the Office of Public Relations.
v. Those who maintain the University home page or institutional
sites may, at their discretion, link (or subsequently remove links)
to any affiliate web site that exists on the University’s web
space.
vi. Affiliate web sites shall not be used for pecuniary gain.
vii. UNI bears no responsibility for the content of affiliate web
sites. The University reserves the right to remove, without notice,
from any University server an affiliate web site that is judged by
the Office of the Associate VP for ITS to be in violation of University
policies or pertinent State or Federal law.
viii. The University accepts no liability for the loss of any information
stored by affiliate institutions in its web space regardless of fault
or negligence.
ix. The University reserves the right to discontinue hosting an
affiliate web site without cause with 90 days notice.
