Anyone who uses DMS equipment must follow the established access policy. Failure to do so may result in fines or revocation of privileges.
Access:
Equipment is available for loan only to University at Buffalo SUNY students currently enrolled in a Media Study production class to which a lab fee is attached. The lab fee of $125.00 is charged to the student’s account and will show up as "DMS Lab fee". Equipment is to be used for production classes or production-oriented independent study projects only. In order to borrow equipment you must:
Reservations: Equipment and Labs may be reserved online from the link below. Please read and understand the terms of the equipment access policy prior to borrowing equipment:
Loan Restrictions:
When borrowing equipment from the Equipment Room ("ER"), borrowers ("you") accept that:
Violations and Fines:
Habitual or repeated disregard for equipment and the equipment access policy will result in the loss of access privileges. Anyone who receives three infractions during one semester will have their access privileges revoked for a period of two weeks. Continued infractions beyond that will be cause for access suspension for the rest of the semester.
ANY OUTSTANDING FINES MUST BE PAID IN ORDER TO HAVE ACCESS PRIVILEGES RESTORED. ALL FINES MUST BE PAID BY CASHIER'S CHECK OR MONEY ORDER made out to “UNIVERSITY at BUFFALO.” If you have incurred a fine, you must talk to the Director of Equipment & Facilities before remitting. Violations that may result in fines or revocation of access include, but are not limited to:
Grievances:
Grievance procedures are in accord with the Bulletin of Undergraduate Education and the Graduate School Policies and Procedures. Written grievances must be submitted to the Equipment Manager and the Chair of Media Study. If a resolution is not reached, the grievance may be taken to the DMS Faculty through the DMS Chair.
If you have any questions regarding DMS equipment policy, please contact the Director of Equipment and Facilities.
Director of Equipment and Facilities:
Carl Lee
CFA 239
716 645-0928
cl62@buffalo.edu
Equipment Room:
237 Center for Arts
716 645-6904