Statistics show that personal paper use is one of the major factors driving today's environmentally damaging and extreme paper waste. The average daily web user prints 28 pages daily. 115 billion sheets of paper are used annually for personal computers.
To reduce the amount of paper waste, control increasing costs, and provide better printing options to our students, on May 24, 2013, the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing will implement a printing and photo copying control system. We will implement the solution by working with Centric Business Systems, the same company that provides the printing solution used in the Bloomberg School of Public Health (SPH).
Print Quotas and Costs
All other schools within Johns Hopkins University already implement controls on student copying and printing. Most do not provide free printing, and the costs range from $.04 to $.10 per page. We have chosen to match the quotas and costs currently offered by the SPH. All SON students (BS, MSN, DNP, PhD) will be given a quota of 1000 free black and white prints or photo copies each academic year (May 24, 2013 to May 31, 2014 in year 1, then from June 1 to the following May 31 thereafter), and any prints or copies beyond 1000 will be billed to the student's ISIS billing account at $.04 per page.
JHUSON Student Printing/Copying Costs |
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Free Prints or Copies | 1000 per academic year (no carryover) |
Cost per page (single-sided) | $.04 |
Based on a review of past student printing, we do not expect that most students will exceed their quota. The SON will continue to bear most of the cost of student printing and copying. We anticipate that implementing these limits will reduce wasteful printing and will help control costs.
Wireless Printing
The system that Centric will install for us will allow students to print from their laptop computers (Mac or Windows). This is functionality that we do not currently support. Printing wirelessly will require installation of Pharos client software. Wireless printing will be made available on May 24, 2013.
Recycling
We also encourage everyone to continue recycling efforts. Special containers for paper products are located throughout the building. If you have to print, recycle the pages once you have finished using them.
Questions?
If you have any questions or concerns about this plan, please contact Michael Vaughn, Assistant Dean for Information and Technology Integration, or Nancy Davis Griffin, Associate Dean for Enrollment Management & Student Affairs.