Media Equipment & Supplies 

The Media Center provides A-V equipment for class and academic use by students and faculty. Equipment can be checked out for short periods of time. A selection of A-V supplies is available for purchase.

Equipment Available for Checkout 

  • VHS camcorders
  • Digital-8 camcorders 
  • Digital cameras
  • Portable video/data projector (student use requires request from your professor) 
  • VHS video players
  • DVD player (class use only)
  • TV/VCR combos
  • CD/tape boomboxes
  • Portable cassette recorders/players
  • Slide projectors
  • Wireless remote slide projector advance
  • Portable overhead projectors 
  • Opaque projector 
  • Filmstrip projectors 
  • Filmstrip/sound projector
  • Individual view filmstrip/sound projectors
  • 16 mm film projectors 
  • Record players 
  • Laser pointer 
  • Projection screens
Classrooms throughout campus house A-V equipment. Each classroom's inventory is different. Most centers include an overhead projector, TV, VCR, DVD player, and projection carts. Equipment can be found in the following locations: 
  • Cox-Snow Music Center 
  • Central Hall 
  • The Chapel 
  • Geisler Library 
  • Jordan Hall 
  • Kruidenier Center
  • Kuyper Athletic Complex 
  • Lubbers Center for the Visual Arts 
  • Maytag Student Center 
  • Weller Center 
  • Vermeer Science Center 
Faculty may check out equipment from the Media Center for short-term classroom use only. Prompt return is imperative for the system to work.

If equipment is in use and other equipment is not conveniently located, call the Media Center at extension 5218 to have equipment delivered. Please allow a minimum of 24 hours notice for delivery. 

If equipment malfunctions, call extension 5218. Help will be sent as soon as possible.

Equipment for Use in the Media Center Only

  • Video Editors (S-VHS and digital)
  • PC and Mac Multimedia workstations, with digital scanners and networked color printer

Van Emmerik Studio

The van Emmerik Studio in the Maytag Center is available for showing videos to classes Mondays - Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.. Reservations should be made through Campus Services (x.5189) or http://www.central.edu/reservations/ well in advance. 

Videos for entertainment showings need to be scheduled through CAB (x.7610) and Swank Motion Pictures to assure copyright compliance.

Media Center Supplies 

Blank audio and video tapes, batteries, roll paper, poster board, transparencies, projection lamps, overhead pens, and other instructional supplies are available from the Media Center.

Faculty may charge consumable items to a departmental budget. Students and staff must pay at the time of purchase or charge their account. 

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Revised: 9-2-04 tah