Policies | William Paterson University

This page lists a variety of important policies the Technical Services Window holds. If you are faculty, staff, or a student, please familiarize and review the policies reguarding reserving equipment, renting equipment, using the editing labs, and more. 

Equipment Reservations and Rentals

  • In order to reserve quipment or editing time a student has to be in a Communication Department class that requires them to use the equipment and/or editing facilities.  Faculty members who are teaching classes that require use of the equipment or editing facilities MUST email their class roster to Rob Meyer (Meyerr@wpunj.edu) at the beginning of the semester.
  • Everyone who takes out equipment must have a completed "TSW Agreement Form" and must pass a competency test for any/all equipment they wish to take out.
  • The maximum time that a student can reserve equipment is 24 hours on weekdays (M-F). On weekends, students can pickup equipment on Friday after noon and MUST bring it back by 10am Monday.
  • If a student does not show up for their booking within 30 minutes, someone else may rent out that equipment.
  • Student can only take out 1 camera at a time.
  • Students must come to the window themselves, with their WPU student ID, to pick up their equipment.
  • Students will be charged $1 per hour for EVERY piece of equipment that is returned late. Fines accrue IMMEDIATELY after the due date is passed.
  • Students are responsible for any and all damages and/or loss of equipment while it is in their possession. 

Editing Lab Reservation and Use Policies

  • In order to reserve equipment or editing time a student has to be in a Communication Department class that requires them to use the equipment and/or editing facilities. Faculty members who are teaching classes that require use of the equipment and/or editing facilities need to email their class rosters at the beginning of the semester to Rob Meyer (Meyerr@wpunj.edu).
  • Everyone who reserves and uses an editing room MUST fill out a "TSW Agreement Form". 
  • The maximum editing room reservation is 4 hours.  If students need more time they can find out at the end of their booknig if a computer is available for the next 4 hours.
  • If a student does not show up within 30 minutes of their booking for editing time, someone else can use that time the student had reserved.
  • If a student is found with food or beverage in any of the editing rooms, they will recieve a warning. Upon returning to the editing rooms, if they still have not gotten rid of their food or drink, they will lose the rest of the editing time.
  • Students may only have one editing booking at a time. When a student is done editing, they may come to the TSW to schedule another editing session.