Office Support

IT Support

H&S IT contracts with University IT and employs a talented team of project managers and developers to support the school. They can assist with desktop support and IT consultations. More information on the support provided 

For urgent issues or work stoppage, please visit Stanford Services or call the Stanford UIT Service Desk at 650-725-4357. 

Printing & Photocopying

All departmental copy machines are managed by Cardinal Print. A copy machine is located in the front office for staff and lecturer needs, another print machine for faculty use is located in the faculty lounge, and a third print machine for graduate student use is located in the graduate lounge. 

You can scan, print, or copy by scanning your Stanford ID card at the machine or logging in with your SUNet ID and password. There are two methods to send documents to a copy machine for printing: 1) upload your document to My Print Center or 2) install a Cardinal Print Driver on your device. More Information on Cardinal Print. 

Teaching Assistants or Teaching Affiliates can receive a Cardinal Print allowance for small volume printing and copy fees incurred in support of teaching. To request the allowance, please contact the Assistant DFO. 

Please note: Course Readers may not to be copied on department copy machines. See the section on course reader preparation for further information.

Copier & Printer Use

The printers in the main office, faculty lounge and graduate lounge are for general Department business.  All regular faculty should have a printer in their office for daily use to print personal and research material. The department's printers are shared by many, so no large volume printing or photocopying for research purposes is permitted. These needs should be taken to an offsite printer and the receipt submitted for reimbursement. 

The Department covers the cost of paper for faculty printers. Toner and ink needs for faculty printers should be purchased with research funds. If you have any questions about purchasing a printer or toner for personal/research printing with your research funds, please contact the asparling [at] stanford.edu (Finance Associate).

Please copy and print in black and white or gray scale whenever possible. Color copies and prints cost the department 9x more than black/white.

Mailbox & Mail Policies

• Outgoing mail boxes are located at the reception desk in the Main Office. All outgoing mail posted by the department must be for department or faculty research business.
• Incoming mail boxes for faculty are located in the faculty lounge. All lecturer staff have a mailbox in the Main Office during the length of their appointment. 
• Domestic mail weighing over 13oz and international mail over 1oz needs to be taken to the Post Office. Postage may be purchased with an individual PCard or the receipt submitted for reimbursement from your research account.

FedEx 

• FedEx mailing supplies are kept in the cabinets of the Main Office Supply Room.
• Faculty wishing to mail packages via FedEx for research in-house must do so through Stanford’s online Fedex account. Each faculty member may be set up with their own FedEx account, which ties directly to their research account. Please see the Assistant DFO for further information and training.
• Alternately, you can take your package directly to FedEx and pay with your PCard or be reimbursed for these expenses.
• If a shipping label is needed for department business mailings through FedEx, the request to create a label may be brought to the Assistant DFO or Finance Associate (with detailed business purpose) for processing.