The policies of Luther College are written and interpreted broadly to include online and cyber manifestations of any of the behaviors prohibited below, when those behaviors occur in an educational program or activity, for instance in using the College’s networks, technology, or equipment. 

Furthermore, behaviors outside of an educational program and activity, the College may not control websites, social media, and other venues in which harassing communications are made, when such communications are reported to the College, it will engage in a variety of means to attempt to address and mitigate the effects, whether under this policy or otherwise. 

Members of the community are encouraged to be good digital citizens and to refrain from online misconduct, such as feeding anonymous gossip sites, sharing inappropriate content via social or online media, unwelcome sexting, revenge porn, breaches of privacy, or otherwise using the ease of transmission and/or anonymity of the Internet or other technology to harm another member of the College’s community. Behaviors that can be subject to violations of code of conduct violation. For more information please review the Social Media Policy.