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OTHER NEWS STORIES - McDermott discusses pending war - Plea entered in Lori White case - Fistfight elicits disdain from students - News Briefs Ruling postponed on professor Ty Garfield Editor in Chief The Washington state executive ethics board has postponed ruling on the case of James Jory until early Jan. Due to the backlog of cases before the board, Jory's case was rescheduled from early Nov. Jory, a former professor of Business Administration and Associate Dean for Business Administration Division at SCC, resigned on Sept. 30 noting his terms of resignation as "personal reasons." Only try this at home... on your own computer. Jory's resignation followed the report from the state Auditors Office (SAO) alleging misuse of state property for personal gain, actions which violate college policy and state regulations. The case resulted from a whistle blower. The SAO and the college investigated Jory's computer use. The investigation found several documents and e-mails relating to Jory's personal business as an attorney. Additionally, the investigation found 71,715 adult-oriented images on the hard drive of Jory's office computer. The relevant chapter of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), 42.52.160(1) says, "No state officer or state employee may employ or use any person, money, or property under the officer's or employee's official control or direction, or in his or her official custody, for private benefit or gain of the officer, employee, or another." SCC informed the auditors Jory had been counseled on this matter before, in Dec. 2001. A person reported to the college witnessing Jory view an adult video on the computer in his office. Verbally warned by his supervisor, Jory allegedly continued this practice for several months. Using a college computer for other than college business is a violation of the Acceptable Use Policy 4126: "The following types of activities including but not limited to the activities below are examples of behaviors using information technology resources (ITRs) that are unethical and unacceptable, and in some case may violate state or federal law... Using the College systems for non-college work, including but not limited to commercial or profit-making purposes, without written authorization from the College administration. - Surfing the Internet for personal use." Strictly speaking, under RCW 42.52.160(1) and college policy 1426, if Jory used his office computer in the manner charged, those actions are violations. Although unable to dispense disciplinary action, the board has the authority to issue fines. © 2002 Shoreline Community College™