This week marks the start of our Printer Fleet Refresh at Simmons, as we begin relocating and reducing printers across campus. This move, a part of our strategy to optimize printing resources, will see a 50% reduction in devices, focusing on high-need areas and incorporating advanced features like ‘Tap to Print’ and enhanced scanning. For any queries or assistance, please contact the Technology Service Desk. Thank you for your support during this transition!
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Printer Fleet Refresh Coming Over Winter Break
As we head towards winter break, Technology will be refreshing and updating the printer and multifunction device (MFD) fleet across the campus. This refresh is part of an ongoing effort to right-size and optimize our printer resources.
Over the past few years, we have seen a decline in printer utilization as more work and learning has shifted online, especially since the start of the pandemic. In addition, with the closure and relocation of some campus spaces, we no longer require the same number of printers in all locations.
The upcoming refresh will reduce the total number of printers and MFDs by approximately 50%. The remaining devices will be strategically placed in high-traffic public locations and departments with the highest continuing need.
Despite the overall reduction, the new printer fleet will be equipped with technology to improve the printing experience:
- Tap to Print – Students and employees will be able to print from anywhere on campus by logging into CampusPrint or printing from a Simmons managed computer to the following print queues:
- Campus Print BW SingleSided
- Campus Print BW DoubleSided
- Campus Print Color SingleSided
- Campus Print Color DoubleSided
- Enhanced scanning and copying features – Updated MFDs allow scanning directly to Google Drive.
For large print, copy, or scan jobs, we recommend utilizing the Copy Mail Center in the Lower Level of the MCB. The Copy Mail Center specializes in high-volume, high-quality jobs at affordable prices.
Please let the Technology Service Desk know if you have any questions about the upcoming changes or need assistance with printing. We hope these printer improvements will lead to an even more efficient and positive printing experience across Simmons!
Campus Print: A New Way to Print at Simmons
Simmons Technology is constantly seeking feedback from students, faculty, and staff and using that feedback to make improvements to our services. Perhaps the biggest change to come from your input is the recent implementation of a new printing system.
We are proud to introduce Campus Print, a flexible and user-friendly way to print, copy, and scan your documents. It provides a user interface that allows you to upload your print job from anywhere and then print it at any available printer on campus. We want to put you in control of the queue so you can print your documents when and where you want.
While Campus Print represents a major upgrade, we’re also making additional changes to improve printing at Simmons. For example, the student print quota has been increased from 400 to 500 black and white pages. We’ve also replaced aging printers in common areas and departmental offices with new printer/scanner/copier devices that allow you to print and copy as well as scan to your Simmons email for free.
Simmons Technology also understands the importance of the environmental impact of our printing. Campus Print allows you to monitor the quantity and impact of your printing and all jobs default to double-sided printing in order to extend your quota and reduce the amount of paper used at Simmons. Since October 5th, more than 109,000 pages have been printed. Of these pages, 86% have been double-sided, saving more than 47,000 sheets of paper!
As with any new project, getting feedback from our customers is vital to improving and optimizing Campus Print. Your usage of the system will help us to make adjustments to its functionality, install new printers where you need them most, and address any problems as they arise. For example, we are currently addressing an issue with large, graphics-intensive print jobs which are slowing down the queue. We are working with our vendor to address this and we will potentially test and install new equipment in order to resolve this problem as soon as possible.
Already, though, we have received some great feedback from our community and we’re listening to what you have to say. “This single new ‘scan to email’ feature saved me 5 to 6 hours this week alone. NO JOKE – I had to scan 36 sets of lecture notes and also an entire ~500 page Tenure Dossier this week,” said Professor Richard Gurney, Chemistry Department Chair. Student Chelsey Blair shared her thoughts on Twitter, saying, “Whoa @SimmonsCollege Campus Print is magical.”
To find out more about Campus Print and how it works, click here. To get started using Campus Print, visit campusprint.simmons.edu.