Borrowing Portable Equipment

To arrange for use of classroom media equipment, call 650-3300 or stop by our Equipment Loan Desk in Haggard Hall 114. You can pick up equipment you have reserved and request training on equipment use, classroom orientation or assistance. We will assist you in determining the most convenient way to obtain equipment on the day you need it. At time of checkout, be sure to bring your Western Card.

Plan on 10 - 15 minutes to checkout equipment, and to return equipment. When you return equipment ATUS does not provide "drop-off," service; equipment is officially checked in after it is examined and we have confirmed all parts and pieces are in the bag.

Be prepared to transport equipment by walking to and from our office, as there is now just one 20-minute load/unload parking place near our office, between Haggard and College Hall. The space is not exclusive to ATUS patrons; it is available to whomever gets there first.

Our goal is to make equipment available to as many people as possible throughout each day. You can assist by picking up and returning equipment on time, and by contacting us in advance if you will be canceling your reservation.

Delivery & Setup

Hopefully, your technology needs have been met by being placed in classrooms equipped at the level you requested through the Registrar's Classroom Scheduling system. However, if equipment is not close at hand, you can reserve portable equipment from ATUS Classroom Services by giving us a call at 650.3300.

Self-Service Media Closets

To make portable equipment easily accessible, we store some TV/VCR carts, slide projectors, extra bulbs, marker pens, and PRS transmitters in Media Closets in most academic buildings.

You will need a media key in order to access and return the equipment. At Communications Facility, you will need prox card authorization. Please call 650-3300 to reserve closet equipment and obtain your media key or to request prox card access.

Media closet locations

• AH 26
• AW 223, 313A, 413A
• BH 155
• CF 18, 117, 215, 317, 417
• ES 61
• HU 101A, 104A
• OM 330B

Equipment Loan List

Digital Audio Recording and Playback Devices Digital audio recorder - Marantz Digital audio recorder - hand held USB Microphone USB Pre-Amp Mixer USB Transcriber pedal Microphones, Amps, Speakers Microphone - handheld or lavalier Microphone - shotgun with boom available Wireless microphone - handheld or lavalier Microphone - conference/tabletop Microphone - usb Mixers PA w/ speaker PA w/ speaker & wireless microphones Conference telephone Disability Accommodation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Personal FM listening system Analog Audio Recording and Playback Equipment Audio hand-held cassette recorder with built-in microphone Audio cassette recorder - Marantz Audio cassette transcriber, standard or mini Boom box - dual cassette Boom box - CD/cassette Record player

Projection Equipment LCD projector Overhead projector  35 mm slide projector  Wireless remote control for slide projector Screens, tabletop screens Slide viewer Opaque projector 16mm or 8mm film projector Computers & Accessories Laptop computer, Windows or Mac Flash card reader PowerPoint clicker CD burner Remote mouse USB microphone USB transcriber pedal Camcorders & Still Cameras Mini DV camcorder Microphone for digital camcorder Video Storage Drive Light Kits, reflectors, gels Tripod GorillaPod SLR digtial camera Digital "point and shoot" camera Video Recording and Playback Devices TV/VCR DVD/VHS player DVD Direct recorder DVD recorder Document camera

 

Equipment Loan Policies

• In support of the academic mission of WWU, equipment is provided for classes and class projects without charge.
• Authorization from a faculty member is required. Obtain authorization cards in Miller Hall 155.
• A Western I.D. card is required.
• Maximum loan period is 24 hours. Exceptions need faculty authorization.
• Borrower bears entire risk of loss or damage to equipment from any and every cause whatsoever, and shall be financially obligated to replace or repair the equipment as required by ATUS.
• Personal (non-class) use is permitted by making rental arrangements in advance. Self-sustaining program fees are charged at a lower rate than private use/public rental fees. See Equipment Rental Fees and Policies
• Reservations will be held for only one hour past the reserved time. If equipment is not picked up at that time, it will become available for other requests.
• Borrower shall return equipment on time or may lose future loan privileges as determined by ATUS.
• Failure to cancel a reservation ("no-show") causes equipment to be unavailable to others AND un-used. Repeated no-shows may cause loss of future loan privileges as determined by ATUS.

Rentals

Please review the Equipment Rental Fees page for a detailed list of fees for self-sustaining programs and the public, including listings for labor, and for classroom and computer lab rentals.