Hi! This is Tim Bostelle, the Head of IT for the Library with an update on the Student Technology Fee Committee (STFC) funded 3D Printing program. Last year, the STFC awarded the Library a brand new Prusa i3 Mark 3s 3D printer under the promise that the Library would initiate a “self-print” program for students. Read More…
Author: Tim Bostelle
Raspberry Pi Kits Available for Checkout in the Library
Welcome to Fall Quarter! I’m Tim Bostelle the Head of I.T. for the Library and I wanted to make a quick post about some of the equipment that we have available for students (sorry, only students!) to check out. Most of this equipment was purchased with your Student Technology Fees. In case you don’t know, Read More…
3D Printing Pilot Program Flies Itself!
In Spring 2019 the Library piloted a new 3D print program and it was a huge success. To use the library 3D printer under the old procedure students needed to submit an .STL file to me (Tim Bostelle, the Head of Library IT) via email. I would then decide if the object could be printed, Read More…
Hack@UWT – UW Tacoma’s first annual hackathon
Eyhab Al-Masri from the School of Engineering and Technology and the UW Tacoma Library are proud to announce the first ever UW Tacoma Hackathon, Hack@UWT set to take place on June 7th, 2019. Here’s the best part: You don’t need specialized equipment or a coding background to participate. Hackathon kits and training materials will be Read More…
Library STFC Update: Winter 2019
This is Tim Bostelle, Head of IT for the UW Tacoma Library, and I’d like to take a second to talk about equipment funded by the UW Tacoma Student Technology Fee Committee, the STFC. The STFC is a student-run organization which meets every year to decide how to use your Student Technology Fee to fund Read More…
Printing Changes in the Library
Major upgrades to mobile printing and the printing infrastructure in the Library arrived over the Winter break, courtesy of the Library, UW Tacoma Student Technology Fee Committee, and UW Seattle’s Creative Communications. Simplified Mobile Printing The first change is that students no longer need to download a driver for their laptop and instead simply visit Read More…
3D Printing is Back!
Fall quarter is here and it is a good time to remind folks that the Library has a 3D printer you can use. You can read more about the 3D printer, the materials we use to print, and the rules governing the printer over on the Learning and Research Commons web site. For students, prints Read More…