• Students are required to access and review BSU e-mail on a frequent and consistent basis in order to stay current with University-related communications.
• Students must recognize that certain communications may be time critical.
• Students may forward e-mail from their official BSU address (student e-mail address@student.bridgew.edu) to another e-mail address at their own risk. The University is not responsible for the handling of e-mail by outside vendors. Information on forwarding email is available from IT Support Services.
• Students will not be held responsible for an interruption in their ability to access a message if the University e-mail system experiences a service interruption.
• Students should exercise caution when interacting with email, particularly when the sender is unknown or when opening attachments that could potentially compromise university security.

University Staff, Faculty, and Librarians

• The Information Technology Division is responsible for implementing and managing this policy and distributing and maintaining official BSU e-mail addresses.
• The content of official communications to students is the responsibility of the originating department or individual.
• The University will select the form of communication best suited to the announcement and audience. In some situations, e-mail might be the sole form of that communication. Examples of information the University might choose to send to students via email include, but are not limited to, routine announcements, notification of important dates and deadlines, course information from faculty, and official documents (e.g. grade reports, course schedules, bills, etc.).
• The University will not use e-mail to transmit sensitive or confidential information unless its use for such purposes is matched by an appropriate level of security.
• University employees will exercise caution when responding to email sent from an unofficial e-mail address, since there is no way to ensure the identity of the sender. The University will provide generic replies to non-BSU e-mail addresses and will require individuals to send messages for their primary campus e-mail address for a more detailed reply.

• When using e-mail communication, all members of the University community are expected to abide by all pertinent BSU Information Technology policies including, but not limited to, Responsible Use of Information Technology, Monitoring of Electronic Communications, and the Campus e-mail Mailing List Policies. Information Technology Policies can be found on the IT Policies and Procedures Page