Division of Information Technology Labs

Printing Information

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Print System

I see a balance when I login to the computer. Don’t I still have a free print quota?

 

 

You can still print the same number of black and white pages without charge. We have a new print system in the labs. It looks a little different, but offers some improvements.

 

What changed?
Your print quota is now shown in dollar amounts instead of page counts – so now you can apply your quota to color printing as well as black and white. Mac users now get the same information about their print jobs that Windows users get – so it’s easier to see the size of your job and your remaining print quota. Also, information is displayed in real-time rather than updated nightly.

 

 

What stayed the same?
Your black and white print quota – just shown in dollar amounts instead of page counts. The cost of printing -- $0.05 for black and white and $0.20 for color. If you have a credit balance (your quota), the “charge” comes off your credit balance. If you have used all your quota, you can still continue to print – the charge will be added to your university account at the end of the semester.
 

Print Cost Recovery

In the Spring 2008 semester, IT implemented a print cost recovery system. All undergraduate students registered for the current semester will receive an allotment of 500 black and white prints per semester. Graduate students registered for the current semester will receive an allotment of 900 black and white prints per semester. Pages printed beyond the initial allotment will be charged to the student's account at $0.05 per page. To print beyond the initial allotment, students must consent to allowing IT to post charges to their student account.

Quick Facts

  • Printers connected to the IT printing system, including those in the IT Labs, the Halle Library and the Marshall 210 Lab, printed over 8.7 million pages between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007. That is 43.5 tons of paper!
  • 10% of the people who print in these labs account for 48% of the pages printed
  • On average, over 80% of the students printing in these labs print less than 400 pages in a given semester.
 

Locations

Halle Library
- Morell D. Boone Computing Commons
- MultiMedia Commons
- Information Commons
- Communication Commons, Second and Third Floor printers
- Academic Projects Center

Student Center 270 Computing Lab
Owen 101, College of Business
Roosevelt 13
Sill 101
Sill 115
Sill 117B
Sill 133
Sill 209
Sill 215