{"id":17,"date":"2019-12-05T12:40:38","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T17:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/omatalks\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2019-12-09T11:30:31","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T16:30:31","slug":"guidelines-and-policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/omatalks\/guidelines-and-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Guidelines &#038; Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here are some guidelines to follow when writing and submitting your posts:&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Provide a title for your blog post<\/li><li>Provide the writer\u2019s name, major, academic year and club participation, if any<\/li><li>If you would like to stay anonymous \u2013 we would appreciate your major, academic year, and club participation, if any. <\/li><li>Word limit of up to 750 words. Exceptions will be considered.<\/li><li>Attach images, if any, accompanying your blog post; photo credits required<\/li><li>Make sure to cite sources you have used.<\/li><li>Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uml.edu\/University-Relations\/help\/social\/blogs.aspx \">university blog policies<\/a> when writing your blog post <\/li><li>Keep in mind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uml.edu\/student-services\/Student-Conduct\/conduct-code\/ \">UMass Lowell Student Conduct Code<\/a> when writing your blog post:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>C. Integrity of transactions and records<\/strong>\u2014 The University\nexpects all students to be accurate in all information provided in official\ndocuments and correspondences with the University and\/or on behalf of the\nUniversity, both written and verbal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>False Information<\/strong>\u2014 No student shall furnish forged or false information or\nmisrepresenting the truth to the University or official and especially as this\nrelates to a University conduct process. No student shall provide false\ninformation to University personnel either written or verbal. No student shall\ngive false or misleading information which could damage or discredit another\nperson. No student shall perform the unauthorized alteration of University\ndocuments.<\/li><li><strong>Misrepresentation<\/strong>\u2014 No student shall represent himself or herself, as another\nperson, in writing, in person or otherwise, with the intent to obtain benefit\nor to injure or defraud another.<\/li><li><strong>False Testimony<\/strong>\u2014 No student shall give false or misleading information during\nany part of a student disciplinary process or when completing documents issued\nby or used by the University or city for official functions or activities.\nViolations of this regulation will result in sanctions up to separation from\nthe University for students and referral to the University Police Department\nfor non-students.<\/li><li><strong>Misuse of records<\/strong>\u2014 No unauthorized student shall enter, search, copy, steal,\nalter, forge or possess University\/city records, documents or other material\nincluding misuse or unauthorized use of computers.<\/li><li><strong>Unauthorized use of services<\/strong>\u2014 No student shall knowingly take or use\nany services without authorization.<\/li><li><strong>Unauthorized Representation by a Student<\/strong>\u2014 No student may\nrepresent the University or a registered organization without either the\nexplicit prior consent of the officials of that organization or the appropriate\nUniversity agency.<\/li><li><strong>Unauthorized Representation by a Student Organization<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 No student\norganization may represent itself as acting for or on behalf of the University\nin any commercial enterprise or in the solicitation or collection of funds for\nany purpose whatsoever, without approval in advance by the appropriate University\nagency. (This applies to all means of communication including, but not limited\nto, mail, telephone, email, web-based programs or applications, or other\nmeans.)<\/li><li><strong>Electronic Resources<\/strong>\u2014 The rights and privacy concerning the electronic resources of\nothers must be respected. Attempts to bypass network and\/or computer security\n(including probing activities), providing unauthorized services, and\/or\ndisabling or interfering with network access are explicitly prohibited. The\nillegal or unauthorized downloading and\/or sharing of copyrighted materials is\nexplicitly prohibited. Students will be held responsible for violations of the\nUniversity\u2019s Network Usage Policy. For more information please refer to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uml.edu\/IT\/Policies\/default.aspx\">University policies\nregarding electronic resources<\/a>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/omatalks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2019\/12\/OMATalks-Banner-2019-1024x371.jpg\" alt=\"Office of Multicultural Affairs official banner of the student blog reading &quot;OMATalks&quot; with pictures of student from various OMA events and clubs in the background as a collage.\" class=\"wp-image-33\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/omatalks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2019\/12\/OMATalks-Banner-2019-1024x371.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/omatalks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2019\/12\/OMATalks-Banner-2019-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/omatalks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2019\/12\/OMATalks-Banner-2019-768x278.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/omatalks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2019\/12\/OMATalks-Banner-2019-500x181.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some guidelines to follow when writing and submitting your posts:&nbsp;&nbsp; Provide a title for your blog post Provide the writer\u2019s name, major, academic year and club participation, if any If you would like to stay anonymous \u2013 we &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/omatalks\/guidelines-and-policies\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/omatalks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/omatalks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/omatalks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/omatalks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/omatalks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/omatalks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/omatalks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/omatalks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}