Electronic Mail Policy
All LMU students in the LMU-CVM programs will utilize their LMUnet.edu e-mail address for communication within the college and university. All official communications to students will be sent to this e-mail address. It is the student's responsibility to check their LMU email account on a daily basis. During clinical year, students will use their LMUnet.edu account when submitting assignments or submit items as outlined through Medtrics™. Failure to check and respond to email and learning management system announcements (e.g. Canvas or Medtrics) may result in missing important information and may result in receiving incomplete or failing grades for a course.
Students should subscribe to and monitor Canvas notifications.
Professionalism Standards in Social Media
Social media is a term that describes any of the various applications and web-based networking sites that students use to communicate and connect in a private or public venue. The most popular examples are GroupMe, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and X (formerly Twitter), but other applications are applicable. Any communications about course notifications or information should be through official LMU email or the learning management system.
The LMU-CVM recognizes the major advantages of social networking sites. Not only do they connect students quickly and widely, they also provide valuable exchanges of information and the ability to comment, to critique and to carry on dialogue. Any engagement in social media should be framed in professional, mature and reflective discussions and interactions. Unprofessional postings include profanity, discriminatory statements, personally directed abuse of any individual, alcohol/substance abuse, sexually suggestive material and violations of patient/client confidentiality. Additionally, posting of material relating to any veterinarian, staff, client, or patient at a clinical site is strictly forbidden without explicit written permission from the client and clinical site owner. Signed media release forms should be submitted to the Director of Alumni Engagement and External Affairs.
(While quick and far-reaching, social media posts are also fairly permanent. Although you may think you have deleted an inappropriate post, it is probably archived in someone's file. As a rule of thumb, if you would be embarrassed if your Dean read your statements, then you are better off not posting them. Prospective employers, residency directors, and future clients use social networking sites to check out your background, interests, and professional standards. Do not post inappropriate photos that provide unflattering references. Remove any unprofessional postings as soon as possible.)
No photos, videos or digital recording of LMU-CVM animals should ever be posted on social media. Failure to follow this policy will be considered a violation of the Professional Conduct Code.
Photo Policy
Photography or any use of recording devices (e.g., film or digital cameras, camera phones, sound recorders) is strictly prohibited in animal use areas, clinical skill laboratories, and the anatomy laboratory, unless specifically approved by the LMU-CVM. This includes any and all animals or patients at or owned by LMU-CVM. Failure to follow this policy will be considered a violation of the Professional Conduct Code.
Exceptions:
- When performed by government inspectors (e.g. USDA Veterinary Medical Officer).
- When required by personnel authorized by the Institutional Officer assist in clinical diagnosis of disease.
- When the Institutional Officer has requested to document conditions of the animal facilities.