Printing Resources

Before you Print, Think About Not Printing

We encourage all community members to consider alternative options before they print. Digital formats not only provide opportunities for collaboration and resource sharing, but they may also reduce environmental impacts. If you provide your materials in a digital format, your colleagues and students have the opportunity to decide whether or not to print the materials and how they might best store and use them over time.

Day-to-Day Printing Resources

Staff and faculty can meet most of their print needs by using printers and multifunction devices (MFDs) located around campus. Employees can release their print job on any network device. The MFDs in particular (those that can print/copy/scan) are designed for high volume and many have color printing capabilities. For jobs not requiring any specialty finishing, utilizing the on-campus fleet will generally be the most cost-effective solution. Printing through your LC employee account will charge your department budget at a rate of $0.05/page for black and white or $0.21/page for color printing. Information about these devices including FAQs and support contacts can be found on the Managed Print Services page of the Business Office’s website.

Course Materials

The campus bookstore, managed by Barnes & Noble, will continue to partner with XanEdu to provide copyright clearance and off-site printing for course materials. Contact Sophia Austel, Assistant Store Manager (sophiaaustel@lclark.edu), for more information. Watzek Library staff (reserves@lclark.edu) can also provide information and guidance on working with XanEdu and providing course materials in digital format. See the library’s information on course reserves and fair use for more information. For materials that do not require copyright clearance, printing through our relationship with FedEx Office is a good option (see FedEx Office Print & Ship Center, below).

IT Resource Lab

The Resource Lab provides low-volume specialty printing services such as posters, photo quality prints, thicker card stock, glossy paper, or even 3D printing services. Please be aware the Resource Lab relies on student workers; it has limited capacity and is not a professional printshop. The Resource Lab is available to consult on proof-of-concept and other specialized printing projects with the campus community as time permits. Information about current equipment and cost is available on the Resource Lab website.

FedEx Office Print & Ship Center

For the limited times when specialty finishing services are required, and the resources above do not meet your needs, additional services and support are available through our partnership with FedEx Office Print & Ship Center which can provide printing, pickup, and campus delivery services. There are two methods for placing orders through FedEx.

The FedEx Office Print On Demand platform is available for faculty and staff via a single sign-on using your Lewis and Clark credentials is the preferred method for submitting projects to FedEx Office. The platform offers the quickest production turn times, dynamic project preview, pricing, and tracking for your print and signage orders. Once logged in to your FedEx Office Print On Demand account, you can choose your product category and item, upload and configure your project, select delivery or pickup options, and complete the order. The Print On Demand platform offers options to pay via credit card or budget account, and the bill to budget account requires a PO/Billing Reference Number. Orders not being resold to students should be allocated to the ordering department’s budget and departments should use their departmental budget code for off-campus printing (XXX-XXXX-6520).

Print On Demand Orders production turn times:

Large Format Orders (for example posters, banners, and rigid signs) received by FedEx Office, Monday through Friday before Noon, should be available for pick-up within 2 business days at FedEx Office or delivered to campus within 2-3 business days.

Print Orders (examples include booklets, flyers, and course packets) received by FedEx Office, Monday through Friday before Noon, should be available for pick-up at FedEx Office within 1 business day or delivered to campus within 2 business days.

Please be sure to check with the FedEx Office location you’re sending your order to, on the exact delivery date and business hours, as each location may have varying business hours. Orders placed using the Print On Demand platform for in-store pick-up offer quicker completion timelines. If you have a rush project request, please contact the FedEx Office location to determine the earliest time the order can be completed.

For last-minute projects, you may consider using the walk-in service at the FedEx Office Print & Ship Center conveniently located down the hill at 7421 SW Barbur Blvd., telephone 503.245.0474, and email usa1190@fedex.com. Please note you may contact any other FedEx Office locations of your choosing.  For more detailed instructions on the use of Print On Demand, see the Print On Demand User Guide, watch the FedEx demonstration video, or view the recording of Zoom demonstrations with LC employees and our FedEx account managers. For current contract pricing, see our Print On Demand Pricing Sheet and Product Definitions. 

Users seeking additional assistance, please contact the following individuals:  

• Shannon Griffith, Regional Account Manager at shannon.martinson@fedex.com
• Brianne Brown, Regional Solutions Consultant brianne.brown@fedex.com

Course readers to be sold through Student and Departmental Account Services should be charged to budget code 300 5422 6000 - Copier Center in FedEx Print On Demand and can be shipped directly to SDAS at Lewis & Clark College - SDAS, 615 S Palatine Hill Rd MSC 150, Portland OR 97219. This Shipping Address (Section 2. Shipping Address>select Business recipient) and the Department Billing Code (Section 4. Payment>Payment Method>Select FedEx Account ending in *3980>enter Department Billing Code) can be entered at Checkout. Once your order is placed, please forward a copy of the order confirmation with final pricing to SDAS at accountservices@lclark.edu, so that the SDAS staff is aware of the incoming delivery, and can price the readers accurately for sales to students. Unsold course readers will be returned to the professor at the end of the term. Significantly over-ordered readers that go unsold may be charged back to the department.

Other Printing Resources

If you have a complex, design-heavy job that requires a commercial print shop, the professionals in the Office of Communications can connect you with local printers who know the institution and can help you bring your project to life. Depending on the project, the communications office might also be able to provide copy and design support.