Through May 2025, Campus Computing Sites worked to realign print services with the changing needs of the U-M community. As campus operations become increasingly paperless, we have an opportunity to optimize our physical footprint to be more sustainable and less wasteful while continuing to offer dependable, convenient, and cost-effective printing services where the majority of students most frequently need it.
Our Goals
After extensive usage analysis, our team created a strategic plan to adjust the number of printers and locations to match actual demand. Our goals are to:
- minimize disruptive impact to day-to-day customer experience,
- maintain essential availability of printing options,
- offset rising hardware, labor, and consumables cost by increasing efficiency.
What this means for you
Reduced redundancy
We consolidated underutilized locations and reduced the number of available printers at some locations. Newer equipment is more reliable, which means fewer machines are required to maintain expected service levels.
Enhanced placement
Printers are located in high-traffic, accessible locations where our data indicates they are most needed.
No cost increase
Current print service rates will not increase.
Please feel welcome to submit questions, comments, or concerns to the Campus Computing Sites team.