Media Services Fees

Overview of Fees

User Services provides audio and video (A/V) support for campus events, manages A/V components of technology classrooms and teaching spaces, and offers checkout, delivery, and setup of several types of audiovisual equipment for students, faculty, and staff members.

Staffing and services can be provided to support events in most locations on campus*, including classrooms, auditoriums, meeting rooms, performance spaces, indoor and outdoor athletic fields, reception spaces, etc. Common venues and buildings include the UB Ballroom, Blackstock, Emison, Hoover Hall Dining Areas, Hoover Hall Wallace Stewart Dining Room, Indoor Tennis and Track, Julian Atrium, East College Meharry Hall, Neal Fieldhouse, Prindle Auditorium/Great Room, etc.

*Note: Support for events in the Green Center for the Performing Arts (GCPA) and Music on the Square is provided by Performing Arts Production Staff. Find information about arranging for events in those venues at Green Center Performance Hall and Music on the Square Rental and Technical Fees.

Charges for Curricular Events & Activities - Services are available to the campus community for curricular or instructional purposes at no charge. In addition, services and equipment for most DePauw Athletic games/matches and Commencement are typically not charged. Consumable supplies (e.g. CDs, DVDs, etc.) are available "at cost" as noted below.

Charges Non-curricular Events & Activities - Non-curricular services (e.g. individuals, student groups, and non-DePauw community members) or events supported at the Social Center at The Inn at DePauw are available as noted below.

User Services does not provide support for bands or DJ's.

Staffing Fees

The charges for personnel time is billed separately from the rental fee. The billing rates for staff time are outlined below. 

• User Services Staff Operator On-site in most locations: $25/hour

• User Services Staff Operator On-site in Neal Fieldhouse: $50/hour

• Student Operator On-Site: $15/hour

Equipment and Technical Fees

The charges below for equipment are the same regardless of space.  These charges are in alignment with those charged by the Performing Arts Production Staff.