Educause has published a set of guidelines for families exploring the use of information technology on a college campus. Mount Mercy College encourages students and their families to learn about the use of information and learning technologies here on this campus. 

The following list includes Mount Mercy College's answers to many of the questions:

• Students use electronically delivered information in almost all courses taught here because access to current periodical indexes and other databases is over the WWW.  Faculty may put copies of their syllabi and other course materials, including tests, online.  The library has resource web pages for all departments on campus and for many specific courses.  
• All students may request a campus email address.  
• The library and academic computer center provide campus wide access to a wealth of electronic sources and to the wider WWW over the campus network. There are several computer mini-labs across campus as well as computers in the library, the computer center, computer classroom and media center. Dorm rooms are connected to the network.
• There are workshops, tutorials and personal instruction available to all students. Several entry level courses involving learning technologies are available and sometimes required in specific majors.
• The library has extensive access to electronically stored information including a large collection of periodical indexes and Desktop Reference webpages.
• Off campus access to selected electronic resources from the library is provided.
• All faculty and staff have computers in their offices and use email for college administrative communication.  A growing number also communicate with their students using email so it is recommended that students have personal email accounts.
• The College Admissions Office web page has online application forms. 
• The College Catalog and Course Schedules are online.
• Students may purchase textbooks from the College Bookstore online.
• A campus charge card can be used for food service and the bookstore.
• All students have access to computers for personal and academic use on campus. The ratio is approximately 1 college computer for every 11 students. In addition many students have own machines.
• The college has a web page directory of faculty and staff email and office addresses.  Student information is not publicly available. 
• The college information technology acceptable use policy is available here.
• Students who want to attach their personal computers to the campus network must purchase a network card which is installed by the college information technology staff.
• Computers and software are continuously upgraded with the newest machines in the computer center and computer classroom for student use.  
• Currently there is no charge for printing in the library and computer center.

Some of the questions in the Educause guide are not relevant to Mount Mercy College because student privacy is strongly protected and such data is not collected. Personal privacy and intellectual freedom are respected and personal responsibility is encouraged in all activities of the college.