Chapter 2: Students
- Adoption: 10/4/05
- Revised: 11/13/2023
- Last Reviewed: 10/11/2023 (AASC)
- Executive Team Approved: 11/9/2023
- Next Review Date: 11/9/2028
- Authority: Hennepin Technical College
- Custodian of Policy: Chief Information Officer
Policy Statement
Hennepin Technical College (HTC) will make available to all students, the use of official student email
account to facilitate more efficient and effective communication. Institutionally managed email will be
deemed the official means of communication between the college and students.
This policy is intended to guide the appropriate use of student email, in particular those messages sent
from Hennepin Technical College to students. Students may choose to use their campus-issued email
accounts more broadly than prescribed by these guidelines.
All messages must adhere to Policy 5.22 Appropriate Use of IT Resources, Policy 3.6 Student Code of
Conduct,), Minnesota State Code of Conduct and Ethics, and Minnesota Statutes 43A.38, Subd. 4 and
43.A39, Subd.2, and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended.