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State-owned, inventoried equipment may be assigned to individual students via the authorization form if they are employed by the University; students that are not employees require a sponsoring faculty member. Include the name and signature of the sponsor on the authorization form under 'Individual Requesting Authorization.'
Appropriate Use
Department/unit heads will help ensure appropriate use of off-campus equipment by their faculty, staff, and students by advocating compliance with policy and encouraging defensible uses of off-campus equipment; heads will correct misuse when discovered.
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