About

In the summer of 2008, a Tech Fee proposal for a student podcasting studio was approved. The Student Association, Incorporated (SAI), via its Multimedia Access Center (MAC Lab), makes both the studio equipment and the portable equipment available to students and student groups.

Caleb Brown and Shaun Chapman developed the Hive as the primary source of Cal U student-created content on the web. The Hive Podcast Community features both audio and video clips that can be viewed online, subscribed to in iTunes or a feed-reader, and can be downloaded for use on a portable media player.

Studio time can be reserved in 1 or 2 hour blocks by contacting the MAC Lab one week in advance to guarantee availability.

MAC Lab staff will:

• help you use the equipment
• help you brainstorm ideas
• help you upload to YouTube/iTunes/the web
• link your audio/video file(s) to The Hive (content subject to review/approval)
• host your university-related audio/video file(s)

The MAC Lab will NOT host your non-university-related content.

Training

Everyone who wishes to use the podcast equipment will be required to watch a short training video and sign an agreement of the stated policies.

Equipment Loans

The camcorder and the portable audio recorder are available for lending.

• Students must show a valid CalCard.
• Equipment must be reserved at least 3 days in advance, or its availability is not guaranteed.
• Loans are for a 24-hour period ONLY. Failure to return equipment in a timely manner may prevent you from making future loans.

Reserving Lab Time

• Students/groups must sign up for lab time 1 week in advance to guarantee availability.
• Time can be reserved in 1 or 2 hour blocks.

For more information, contact Pam at 724-938-4515 or email delverne @ cup.edu.