Drake printers/copiers are leased from and maintained by Laser Resources Inc. (LRI). Our current lease period expires this summer and we will be entering into a new agreement with LRI to continue providing printing to campus.

As our original contract with LRI began five years ago, we are taking this opportunity to re-evaluate campus needs and better manage the cost of printing.

A project team, made up of staff members from ITS, Student Services, and Finance along with representatives from LRI has begun meeting weekly. In early June, LRI staff will be meeting with representatives across campus to discuss printing, scanning and copying needs for their departments. Once these interviews are complete, a proposal will be presented to the project team.

The goal of the project team is to have new printers in place before the start of the fall semester and ensure that resources and instructions are available for these new devices. In order to reach this goal, equipment will be ordered in early July, and old equipment will be removed and replaced with new devices in July and August.

The project team is developing a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) website and will provide a link to this site in future issues of OnCampus. We intend to provide ongoing updates in each issue of OnCampus this summer.

—Kris Brewster, ITS