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Whitman Faculty, Staff and/or students who are planning/hosting an event

Whitman Faculty, Staff and/or students who are planning/hosting an event

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Last updated: Jan 08, 2025 by Haley Lowery
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Note:  If you are not a Whitman Faculty, Staff, or student and are requesting support, please refer the services and support we have available for "external groups."

Getting Started

As the person who is planning/hosting the event, you are considered the Sponsor of the event, which means:

  • As the sponsor, you will be Classroom and Event Technologies (CET) point of contact for everything related to your event support request.

  • You are required to be at the event, or the rate of support will be that of external events ($60/hr.)

  • If you are unsure of what services and equipment we provide, please contact us prior to committing our support to an event.

  • You are responsible to communicate with any guest speakers that presentations must be accessible through google drive, iCloud account and/or on a thumb drive. All auditorium spaces are equipped with Windows PC computers and to prevent connectivity issues the use of personal laptops are not permitted. 

What You Need To Do

  • If you aren't doing so already, make sure you are working with Conferences and Events to schedule and arrange location/room details for your event. This is the very first step - prior to contacting CET for tech support.

  • Please be advised that certain areas on campus lack installed technology but are frequently used for meetings and events. For these locations, if amplification is needed, reach out to Conference and Events to request a PA system. CET can supply catchboxes and assist with specific audio and microphone needs. However, for events requiring visual presentations, CET can only provide projection setups in selected non-technical spaces due to accessibility considerations. We recommend emailing us at cet@whitman.edu to inquire about the space you have in mind prior to reserving and making any announcements. Please note that the selected non-technical spaces will incur a $75 setup fee. This charge accounts for the effort involved in transporting, setting up, connecting, disconnecting, and taking down the necessary equipment, as well as moving it across campus. Example: Allen Reading Room in Penrose Library is a non-technical space that can have sound amplification (PA system from CES) but please consider a different location if your meeting/event needs visual presentation. 

  • Make sure to submit your request for event technology support, which MUST BE SUBMITTED TO US AT LEAST 14 (FOURTEEN) DAYS BEFORE YOUR EVENT.  

  • Please feel free to contact us with questions.  There are no stupid question, and we'd love to hear from you!

Services CET Provides

  • Set-up of equipment 30-45 minutes prior to event start time. It is important that event organizer(s)/presenter(s) arrive on time for setup. If the organizer(s)/presenter(s) is unable to arrive on time, please notify us via email beforehand. In the event that no prior email communication is received and the organizer(s)/presenter(s) arrive less than 10 minutes before the scheduled start time, an additional fee will be added. 

  • Note: some complex setups may require a minimum or additional amount of setup time, we’ll let you know in advance if this is the case.

  • Staff to operate technology: If you need a support technician to stay for the duration of your event, we can provide one person to do this (Cost/Fees) 

  • Video Recording (not a live broadcast, instead people can watch it later).  CET is not in charge of distribution of recordings, in order to access a recording you need to contact Penrose Library Archives. 

    • We’ll send the video to the Whitman College Penrose Library Archives

    • CET has 2 (two) business days to process recordings and upload them to the archives drive.

  • Faculty/staff job position search recordings:

    • Please submit an Event Support Request Form a minimum of (2) two business days when the support needed occurs during Business Hours and (5) five business days if support is needed during Non Business Hours (see “Service Hours and Availability” for more on hours)

    • Candidate recordings are recorded by a member of the search committee. By creating a Zoom Meeting and then downloading the recording once finished (CET is not involved in this process). 

      • Please make sure in your zoom meeting settings that you have it set to record to the CLOUD.

    • Recording permission forms are not required to record candidate searches. 

    • CET Late Fee is WAIVED for Candidate Searches - please make sure to get your request in according to the timeframes listed in the first bullet of this section.

    • CET will assist with setting up only; it is the search committees responsibility to log out of devices at the end of the interview.

    • As long as the set up time for the interview falls within business hours (M-F 8am-5pm) there is no fee associate. 

  • Streaming your event:

    • Vimeo Livestream - this is a video stream that has no interactivity, it is only available to be watched live (i.e. viewers can not chat, ask questions, etc)

    • Zoom Webinar - this is an interactive video stream, which allows for two way communication (including chats, questions, etc).  Note that Zoom Webinar is not the same product as Zoom Meetings.

    • Zoom Meeting in Auditoriums - typically we do not recommend, nor support, a normal zoom meeting in an auditorium space; however there are times that it will make more sense to schedule the zoom component of your event as a zoom meeting rather than a zoom webinar. Please discuss your event needs with CET prior and always select zoom webinar on the event support request. CET will provide the proper guidance if a meeting is more ideal than a webinar. With that being said, we want to make it clear that if you will be having any Zoom component as part of an event held in one of the available auditorium spaces on campus, there is a fee and CET is required to stay for the duration of the event. 

    • Video/Film showings - includes DVD/Blu-Ray, online videos, streaming services

Services CET Does NOT Provide

  • Storage of video recordings

  • Video or audio editing.

  • Distribution of recordings (for example, selling, duplication, etc).  Recording distribution available via the Library Archives

  • More than one support technician per event.

  • Creation of Zoom Meetings.

  • Management/Facilitation of Zoom Webinar Chats and/or Q&A

  • Advancement of PowerPoint or other presentation slides.

  • Responsibility for sound cues.

  • After the room lights are initially set for your event, we will not run/change room lighting

  • Hunting down recording permission form(s) from speakers/performers/their agents.  The event sponsor is responsible for coordinating the prompt submission of this form(s).

Event Equipment CET Can Provide

  • Laptop for presentation (Mac and Windows available)

  • Microphones

    • Lectern stationary mic

    • Wireless handheld mic

    • Wireless lapel mic

    • CatchBox Throwable mic for audience

  • Presentation projection/display (example: powerpoint)

  • Presentation remotes (laser pointing, advances slides)

Equipment CET Will NOT Provide

  • Additional lighting.  We only turn on what is already readily usable in your event’s venue.

  • Portable sound systems for outdoor events.  Please contact Conferences and Events for this request.

CET Event Support Hours and Availability

Hours

CET is available to support events during the following times:

  • During “Business Hours”: weekdays 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

  • During “Non-Business Hours”: times that do not fall during Business Hours

Request Due Date:

We are only able to accommodate late requests at our discretion based on staff availability.  If we accept your late request, you will be charged a $150 late request fee on top of the other regular costs/fees. 

Exceptions can be made for faculty/staff job position searches, where we need a minimum of (2)two business days when the support needed occurs during Business Hours and (5)five business days if support is needed occurs during Non Business Hours.

Costs/Fees For Services and Equipment

Equipment costs

FREE.  We do not charge for the use of equipment.

Services costs

All services EXCEPT streaming:

  • If your event is during Business Hours and you need us to:

    • … set up technology but not stay during the event: FREE (if we're helping in a space that already has installed technology)

    • ...set up technology but not stay during the event in a non-tech equipped space: $75 (an example would be Cordiner Foyer)

    • … set up technology AND stay throughout the whole event in a tech-equipped space: $25/hour

  • If your event is during Non-Business Hours:

    • ... set up technology but not stay during the event: $50/hour, 1 hour minimum

    • ... set up technology AND stay throughout the whole event: $50/hour*

* You or your group will be charged a minimum of one hour for set up/takedown in addition to the run time of your event.   If your event "straddles" business hours and non-business hours, you or your group will be charged based on the separate fee schedules for the respective times.  To avoid confusion, please contact us for details.

If you want your event streamed (Vimeo Livestream or Zoom Webinar/Meeting):

  • Fees are as above (non-streaming services), plus an additional $75 (business hrs) / $150 (non-business hrs) streaming flat fee.  

Trial runs/Practice Sessions (all services)

  • Trial runs/practice sessions will be charged out our hourly rates.

Contacts:

 

Haley Lowery ← Not sure who to talk to?  Start with Haley.

ILT Administrative Assistant

Email | Phone: 509-527-5257

 

Tristan Rupert

CET Consultant

Email | Phone: 509-527-5417

 

Nora Marie

CET Consultant

Email | Phone: 509-526-3033

 

Jon Loney

CET Manager

Email | Phone: 509-527-4972

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