Media Art Space Equipment Usage Agreement

This binding contract must be filled out and signed in order to use media production equipment provided by the Media Art Space (108 East Franklin St.).

Name(Required)

First Last

Preferred Name

Pronouns (Optional)

She/Her/Hers

He/Him/His

The/Them/Theirs

Other

Prefer Not to Say

UNC ONYEN(Required)

UNC Email(Required)

PID(Required)

Phone Number(Required)

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Equipment Checkout Policies Purpose: The Purpose of the Equipment Checkout Room (ECOR) is to provide departmental audio-visual, film, and recording equipment to the students, faculty, and staff of the Department of Communication on a timely basis.

after

This Equipment Usage Contract is completed and
Course instructors have submitted a roster to MAS staff for review.

Equipment Usage Procedure:

Equipment reservations must be made in advance at https://connect2.oasis.unc.edu/ and are time sensitive.
During the week, equipment can be booked for up to 48 hours. Over the weekend, gear can be kept for up to 72 hours.

Equipment Checkout

Reservation must be made before midnight prior to day of checkout.
Pick-ups missed by more than 30 minutes will result in cancellation of booking and Violation.
Returns missed by more than 30 minutes will result in Violation and require immediate correspondence to the MAS Director or Media Tech. If no contact is made within 24 hours, MAS Staff will contact the authorities.
OneCard is required at checkout.
If equipment is lost or damaged while in a student’s possession, the student must notify the Director or Media Tech prior to return, by emailing equipment@unc.edu or calling (919) 962-0455. Failure to report loss or damage to equipment will result in Violation.

Room Reservation

Room reservations must be made 24 hours in advance.
Reservations for weekends or breaks must be made by noon on the last business day before the weekend or break.

Violation System: Rather than fining students for equipment-related infractions, MAS operates on a Violation System. This system is three-tiered, with the consequences of infractions escalating at each tier.

A 24-hour Warning Lockout will be given upon the first minor offense.

A First-Level Violation is a minor offense and results in a week-long equipment lockout. Your instructor will be notified.

A Second-Level Violation is a considerable or repeated offense and results in a two-week equipment lockout. Your instructor will be notified.

A Third-Level Violation is a serious offense and will result in expulsion from MAS and a detailed of the event(s) to your instructor and the department chair.

Violations include, but are not limited to:

Late return of equipment
Failure to appear for reserved equipment
Failure to properly care for equipment while checked out
Return or checkout of equipment outside of posted hours
Leaving equipment unattended in MAS (or anywhere!), especially outside the Checkout Room
Intentional or extremely negligent destruction of equipment
Any disrespectful, disruptive, or inappropriate behavior

Failure to adhere to these policies may result in the loss of access to MAS equipment, either temporarily or permanently, at the discretion of the MAS Director based on the severity of the offense.

Acceptance Checkbox(Required)

I understand that checking this box constitutes a legal signature confirming that I have read, understood, and agree to abide by the policies outlined above.

How many of your classes have equipment needs?(Required)

Please enter a number from 1 to 5.

Production & New Media Instructors

von Bradsky
Brod
Haslett
Hondros
Pape
Parker
Rudinsky
Sanders-Taboada

Instructor(Required)

Ex. Rudinsky, Haslett.

Course Number(Required)

Ex. 130, 150.

Instructor(Required)

Ex. Rudinsky, Haslett.

Course Number(Required)

Ex. 130, 150.

Instructor(Required)

Ex. Rudinsky, Haslett.

Course Number(Required)

Ex. 130, 150.

Instructor(Required)

Ex. Rudinsky, Haslett.

Course Number(Required)

Ex. 130, 150.

Instructor(Required)

Ex. Rudinsky, Haslett.

Course Number(Required)

Ex. 130, 150.

Term(Required)

Are you a COMM major with Media Production focus?(Required)

Expected Semester of Graduation(Required)

Ex. Spring 2026, Fall 2028

Electronic Signature(Required)

First Last

TERMS OF ACCEPTANCE and SIGNATURE I, the applicant for this UNC-CH Communication Department Facilities and Equipment Usage Agreement, warrant the truthfulness of the information provided in this application. Each party agrees that the electronic signatures, whether digital or encrypted, of the parties included in this Agreement are intended to authenticate this writing and to have the same force and effect as manual signatures. Delivery of a copy of this Agreement or any other document contemplated hereby bearing an original or electronic signature by facsimile transmission (whether directly from one facsimile device to another by means of a dial-up connection or whether mediated by the worldwide web), by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf) form, or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original or electronic signature.

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