Media Center
Policies: Field Equipment

* Students can only check out equipment, that they are authorized to use. Such authorization is found on your media card. Questions should be directed to the Media Center Supervisor or Director.

* You must have your media card to access Media Center’s field equipment. If you lose your card a new one must be acquired, student ID’s, driver license etc. WILL NOT BE ACCEPTABLE.

* Students can check out equipment for their own use only.
Students discovered to be getting equipment for other students use will be subject to disciplinary action.

* Reserved equipment that is not picked up or claimed within one half hour of its scheduled time will be considered unwanted and will be reserved to the next needy student.

* It is mandatory that you return the equipment at it’s original due date and time ! Equipment must not be returned late! If equipment is returned past its due date, fines and or suspension of checkout privileges will be levied.

* Field equipment checkout is for 24 hours, with a one-time 24 hours extension per checkout, if the equipment is not reserved by someone else. You must come in or call (314)-968-6967 AT LEAST TWO HOURS in advance to make such arrangements. The only exception to the 24-hour checkout is senior overviews in film; they have up to five days of checkout with no extensions.

* Under no circumstances are students allowed to exchange or hand off equipment in the field. Equipment must be checked in at the Media Center before a new user can take control of it. 

* You are responsible for determining what equipment and miscellaneous supplies you will need in the field. Every student will go through the equipment before leaving the Media Center. You will be required to sign for the items you are checking out. 

* During peak usage periods you may need to be return equipment sooner. Due to a limited amount of authorized users, you may be required to return loaned items shorter than 24 hours.

* All fines will be debited to your student account through the Business Office. All payments need to be paid at the Business Office WH101. All fine grievances will be put in writing, for review by a appointed committee, before fines are levied.

* Sometimes equipment will break down. If you experience any problems with the equipment, do not attempt to repair it. Fill out a trouble report giving as much detail of the problem as you can. We can’t fix it if we don’t know it’s broken.

* Students who damage, lose or fail to return equipment checked out to them, are responsible for the costs incurred to rectify the problem.

* When returning equipment, you are expected to pack and wrap equipment in the proper manner. If you are unsure how to package the equipment or where something belongs, please ask the Media Center personnel.

* In a class project situation, (no matter who signs for the field equipment), the class will be held responsible for loss, damage or late fines incurred. Students working on a class production as a production team will be responsible, in whole as a production crew. Any fines will be debited against class fees.

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