Equipment Delivery & Checkouts | Educational Technologies

Educational Technologies provides additional equipment to supplement permanently installed presentation resources.

There are currently two types of requests that can be submitted:

Equipment Delivery
Equipment can be reserved and delivered to a classroom, conference room or special event by Educational Technologies staff. Equipment is tested by Educational Technologies staff before use, and picked up once the class or event is over.

Delivery Policies

Educational Technologies requires the following minimum notice to allow sufficient lead time to schedule and prepare equipment:
- Classroom Requests: 1 week (5 business days)
- Special Event/Other: 2 weeks (10 business days)
- Who can request equipment?
  
  Delivery is subject to approval, and can only be provided to Faculty and Staff that are employed full-time with South Texas College.
  
  Adjunct and temporary staff members must request that their Department Chair or Supervisor make a request on their behalf, where the Department Chair or Supervisor will be responsible for the equipment once delivered, and until it is picked up.
- What can I request equipment for?
  
  Equipment can be requested for classrooms, conferences rooms, and on campus events and are intended for instructional purposes only.
- How long can I request equipment for?
  
  Equipment requested for delivery will typically be picked up after the class, meeting or event is over. If equipment is needed for multiple classes, meetings or events over a semester, please provide these dates at the time of request. Repeat requests such as this are subject to approval and equipment availability. If equipment is needed for a longer period of time, or outside of scheduled events, consider requesting the equipment through an equipment checkout instead.
- How do I know if my equipment request has been approved?
  All requests for equipment are subject to approval. Upon approval, requester will be notified via phone or email.
  - To reserve equipment from the Educational Technologies Department, please submit your request to the IT Service Desk.
Equipment Checkout
Short term checkouts of equipment can be issued to a full-time South Texas College Faculty or Staff member for use during class, or for a special event or conference.

Checkout Policies

Minimum Request Notice.Educational Technologies requires the following minimum notice to allow sufficient lead time to schedule and prepare equipment:
- Classroom Requests: 48 hours (2 business days)
- Special Event/Other: 2 weeks (10 business days)
- Who can request equipment?
  
  Checkout is subject to approval, and can only be provided to Faculty and Staff that are employed full-time with South Texas College.
  
  Adjunct and temporary staff members must request that their Department Chair or Supervisor make the request and act as the custodian responsible for equipment on loan. At that time, the Department Chair or Supervisor will sign for the request and will assume responsibility for loaned equipment.
  
  Equipment must be signed for by the requester.
- What can I request equipment for?
  
  Equipment available for checkout is intended for on-campus use for instructional purposes, special events, or work-related conferences. “Work from home” and employee office workstation equipment requests will not be approved.
- How long can I request equipment for?
  
  Equipment can be checked out for up to one (1) month.
- How do I know if my equipment request has been approved?
  All requests for equipment are subject to approval. Upon approval, requester will be notified via phone or email.
  - To reserve equipment from the Educational Technologies Department, please submit your request to the IT Service Desk.