The CoA+A is committed to keeping you connected and equipped with the right tools essential for your educational success in an ever-evolving digital landscape. We provide cutting-edge resources and constant IT support to ensure every faculty member, staff and student has the technological foundation they need to thrive.
Whether you are a prospective or current student, faculty, or staff, there are several support options for IT assistance. Our team of experts in the Office of OneIT aims to deliver you the best possible services, helping manage access to and support for core campus technologies, including wired and wireless networks, computers, software, telephones and more.
Welcome to UNC Charlotte! This info helps students get started with University technology resources.
This IT list helps UNC Charlotte faculty get started with University technology resources.
Access key training resources designed to support staff use of campus technology.
UNC Charlotte has a laptop requirement for all incoming students. Your own laptop will allow you to access the tools needed in your coursework throughout your degree program.
You may bring a laptop you already have or purchase one from any vendor. Explore the laptop bundles through NinerTec. The School of Architecture and certain art majors have their own specific requirements.
Our state-of-the-art facilities are equipped with a wide range of software and hardware to support various creative endeavors. Whether you’re working on 3D modeling, image manipulation, video editing, music composition, audio editing, CAD, GIS, BIM, or high-quality, large-format printing, our IT infrastructure has you covered. Department-specific labs offer specialized software such as Autodesk, Adobe Premiere, AutoCAD, ArcGIS, Gamemaker, Revit, Rhino and Sibelius tailored to specific disciplines.
With 12 student computer labs spread across our college buildings, we strive to meet the evolving needs of our users. Our labs, classrooms and production facilities are integrated with our curriculum and are updated annually to ensure students have access to the latest technology in creative design and production. Our college support IT team is dedicated to addressing the specialized needs of equipment in our facilities.
We’re committed to providing convenient and efficient printing services to enhance your academic experience at CoA+A. The Storrs Print Lab is operated by student staff assistants and is dedicated to serving the needs of our student community. We offer printing services for minimal fees covering paper and ink costs. You can find our office, where print jobs are distributed, in room 230C of the Storrs building. Adjacent to the print lab office, you’ll find the open access computer labs in rooms 230B and 222B. These labs offer 24 Apple and Dell computers for all CoA+A students to use. Access is available 24/7 using your 49er ID card.
The Storrs Print Lab is equipped to handle a variety of printing needs, from US Letter to 44″ photo reproductions. While we strive for optimal color reproduction, we recommend conducting a test print before submitting your final prints to ensure accuracy. All printing is managed through PaperCut, a dedicated system for student printing. Students can purchase “top-up” cards using their 49er card and enter the card number into their PaperCut account to access funds for printing. Balances can be transferred between students within the PaperCut system and unsuccessful print jobs incur no charges. Refunds for unused funds can be requested via the College’s PaperCut system. For more information on accessing your PaperCut account or any other inquiries, our staff at the Print Lab office are here to assist you.
Hours: Sundays, 4-9pm; Monday-Thursday, 9am-9pm; Friday, 9am-3pm; Saturday-CLOSED. Please note that hours are subject to change, especially during university holidays and peak usage times like final reviews. Updated schedules are posted around studio areas in the Storrs building and other relevant locations.
The Visual Resources Collection (VRC) of the CoA+A develops and manages a sustainable collection of digital images, sound and video resources used in the educational service of teaching and learning, research, public events and programming collaborations. Located within the Charles C. Hight Architecture Library in the Storrs Building, the VRC is a college and University resource with holdings of 145,000 digital images.
Established in 1979, the collection has expanded to meet the needs of required and elective courses for both undergraduate and graduate programs. Image holdings include collections for major historical periods from the time of ancient and prehistoric cultures through the 21st century. The VRC provides images for classroom and research purposes, archives student digital work, aids in College fundraising, supports student multimedia projects and collaborates with other departments and communities.
See online collections at JSTOR: There are millions of primary sources available in JSTOR. The VRC collection includes almost 12,000 images, sound and video files of CoA+A student and faculty work, from the 1970s through the present, as well as 133,000 commercial art and architecture images; account registration required.
Use of Student and Faculty Work: CoA+A may use digital copies of student and faculty work for educational purposes, including archival, teaching, research, recruitment, promotion and fundraising. The Student Works Form and Faculty Non-Exclusive License serve as notification of this protocol and your rights.
The CoA+A has established guidelines for saving digital images. The Visual Resources Collection (VRC) collects images of student work in order to create an archival resource for publication, teaching and promotional purposes.
We also welcome high-resolution architectural images taken during travel (especially of new architecture) to add to the collection. Please follow the guidelines below when shooting and turning in images.
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To submit images for possible inclusion in the Visual Resources Collection, please email Visual Resources Lecturer Jenna Duncan for a Media Donor Agreement.
Faculty and students may submit photographs, audio or video recordings, or other digital representations of their work to the Visual Resources Collection. If you own materials that you find useful in the classroom, consider donating them to the VRC. Offered resources must not duplicate resources currently in the VRC and must be accompanied with appropriate identifying information. Minimum information includes: creator’s name, title / subject name and location, creation date, date photographed, photographer’s name.
To donate materials to the VRC, email them to jduncan@charlotte.edu, send them through inter-office mail, or bring them to the VRC.
When you donate materials, you are agreeing to the scholarly use of those materials by the COA+A community. They may be used in various formats; they may not be added to the collection. The Media Donor Agreement must be filled out and signed when materials are donated to the VRC.
(1) In keeping with copyright fair use guidelines, the VRC does not produce or reproduce resources for personal use. Only resources needed for classroom use and teaching purposes at UNC-Charlotte will be processed and added to the VRC collection. No resource will be processed unless it is also to be added to the VRC collection.
(2) The VRC exists primarily to support the curriculum. For this reason, faculty may submit image requests based on the need for new images for teaching and research.
The CoAA Visual Resources Collection will acquire and make available images in accordance with the United States Copyright Act (U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, U.S. Code Title 17) and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte University Policy 315, Copyright Policy.
The CoAA Visual Resources Collection will rely on the Educational Fair Use Guidelines for Digital Images, developed by CONFU: Conference on Fair Use, as well as the Image Collection Guidelines of the Visual Resources Association in its efforts to comply with United States copyright law.
Reproduction, distribution, downloading, copying, or publication of images may be subject to restrictions. For clarification on use limitations, see the Digital Image Rights Computator (DIRC), the Copy Photography Computator, or contact Jenna Duncan.