Comments on: Pricing Printing

By: Brenda Ellis

Brenda Ellis — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:43:55 +0000

I like the compromise idea of a quota of “free prints” for students (ie already paid for by their tuition) that is small enough that they need to really conserve it, with the option to add to their quota by purchasing more at a price that covers the true costs but isn’t a money-maker. Students can choose to bring their own printers to campus (although the environmental costs of more equipment that uses resources to manufacture and eventually has to be recycled is surely higher than using central printers). The goal should be to reduce printing to just what is necessary. Environmentally conscious, thrifty, or low income students will email articles to themselves, read more online, save things to their own computer, etc. Some entrepreneurial student will probably find a way to buy and sell extra quota some students don’t use (ie cap and trade) but the bottom line is printing will be reduced and the college will save money (resulting in smaller tuition increases). As a college student I paid to photocopy my print reserves and articles in journals (I would reduce print size to get 2 pages per side of paper, probably why I ended up needing glasses). There will be much protest at first but eventually it will be all students ever knew. Good luck with the implementation!

By: Arline Culp

Arline Culp — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:39:53 +0000

As a parent, I have a few questions. What are the current printing costs per person? Per student? Is ALL of that subsidized or does a portion come out of our yearly 50K – if so, how much? It would be useful to know which direction this is headed. I think we would rather provide and take responsibility for our own printing costs than get involved in “charging schemes and quotas”. When we see and know personally what resources we are using up, we tend to use a lot less. Could Midd team up with HP and get a student rate on Eco friendly 2-sided personal printers, like the ones that are being offered currently at local office stores? They are even offering to pay carbon offsets to Carbonfund.org., and to recycle our old printer. Perhaps a choice could be considered and families could be offered a tuition credit for providing their own printers.

By: Arabella Holzapfel

Arabella Holzapfel — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:01:14 +0000

Why does this blog not appear in the list in the left column of ‘go/blogs’?

By: The Price of Printing: Who Will Pay? « MiddBlog

The Price of Printing: Who Will Pay? « MiddBlog — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:46:36 +0000

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