Westminster College's student printing policy was enacted in response to student concerns regarding the environmental impact of wasted paper and due to the increasing costs associated with that printing.

It is estimated that almost 40% of all student printing was going directly to the trash or recycling bin, never leaving the room where it was printed. As a result, the following policy was recommended to the President's Cabinet and approved. This policy was also reviewed and endorsed by the Westminster College Green Council.

Westminster College recognizes that students need to print paper documents in the course of doing academic work. The College also recognizes its responsibility to promote responsible use of the network printers on campus and the environmental and financial impact of these resources. Accordingly, all students will be allocated 1,500 free single-sided black-and-white prints each academic year.  This equates to a $150 printing balance, which is automatically added to each student's printing account.

Charges against this account are made as follows:

• Non-color single-sided page:  $0.10 each
• Non-color duplex page (double-sided): $0.16 ($0.08 per side)
• Color pages: $0.20 each

Once the printing allocation has been reached, students need to visit the Business Office to add money to their printing account before they will be allowed to print.

When a student logs into a Windows-based lab computer, there is an icon in the system try (lower right corner) that can be opened to view the student printing balance. Students can also view their current printing balance at any time by following these steps: (Please note that a printing account is created the first time that a user prints a document).