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Mission Statement
Approved May 31,
1994
Summary
The George Mason University Home Page is an on-line information system
that provides access to services and resources of interest to the University
community. The Mason Home Page is designed to improve communication,
accessibility, timeliness and ease-of-use of information, thereby enhancing
the sense of community at George Mason University. Information may be
placed in the Mason Home Page by academic units, administrative units,
and auxiliary enterprises of the University, by
approved student organizations recognized by the Dean for Student Services,
and by public bodies as approved by the
University.
Purpose
The Mason Home Page supports the following two functions:
- Organization and electronic delivery of information of interest to our
distributed university community, both on and off
the campuses, and
- A gateway to on-line systems and services located within the University
and throughout the world.
The Mason Home Page provides a single framework for users to find and
use information. Such information, at a minimum,
will include:
- Information by
and about George Mason University of particular interest to the university
community and the public. This information may be loaded directly
on the Mason Home Page or may be provided through a link to the existing
on-line system or service. This information will include:
- Official University documents and publications such as catalogs,
class schedules, course and advising information, student handbook,
and directories, policies and procedures manuals.
- An access mechanism to the University's library information
system including bibliographic and full-text databases.
- An integrated university calendar to include academic, athletic,
social and cultural activities.
- Student information such as the Student Information System (for
transcripts, degree audits, grades), information about student
organizations and activities, and educational support services
(e.g. counseling, health information, academic support, employment
and career information).
- Academic unit information such as course syllabi, guides, calendars,
and announcements.
- Administrative unit information such as policies and procedures,
university personnel information and employment announcements,
and information related to auxiliary enterprises.
- A gateway to
on-line systems and services outside of the University,
integrating existing resources residing at institutions and facilities
beyond the University, including other library catalogs, other campus-wide
information systems, electronic texts and references not available
at the University, and discipline- specific databases. (For example,
resources available through the Internet.)
- In establishing, maintaining, and providing further development, it
is important to ensure that it:
conforms
to the computing directions articulated by the University's Statement
on "Acceptable Use of Computing"
- acknowledges
emerging standards of similar systems at other institutions of
higher education
- includes support
for new technologies and additional data types such as graphics,
audio, and video.
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