Please take some time to review Sheridan’s recently-updated Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). The AUP has been updated to clarify that both Sheridan employees and students are responsible for checking their email –Sheridan’s official means of communication– on a frequent basis and keeping themselves informed. Failing to read a communication or notice does not excuse the employee or student from acting on it.
For students in particular, the policy now specifies that it is their responsibility to check both their @sheridancollege.ca email account and their SLATE messaging system account to stay updated on course requirements.
The policy previously stated:
“All Sheridan communications must utilize a platform approved by Sheridan. All employees will use only their Sheridan email address for email correspondence. Sheridan email addresses shall be considered the official means for communicating with all students, and employees may in some cases be the sole means of communication. Employees and students are expected to check their email account(s) on a frequent and consistent basis in order to stay current with Sheridan-related communications unless on a Sheridan-approved leave. Employees and students have the responsibility to recognize that certain communications may be time-critical.”
The policy now states:
“All Sheridan communications must utilize a platform approved by Sheridan. All employees will use only their Sheridan email address for email correspondence. Sheridan email addresses shall be considered the official means for communicating with all students, and employees may in some cases be the sole means of communication. Employees and students are required to check their email account(s) on a frequent and consistent basis in order to stay current with Sheridan-related communications unless on a Sheridan-approved leave. Students are responsible for checking both their @sheridancollege.ca email account for Office of the Registrar and/or other Sheridan administrative communications, and their @sheridan.desire2learn.com SLATE messaging system account for course-related communications. Employees and students have the responsibility to recognize that certain communications maybe time-critical. Failure to receive and/or read a notification in a timely manner does not release the employee and/or student from the obligation to know of and/or comply with its content.”
You can find the complete policy document here.