USM Laptop Program

The university will provide maintenance for the laptop during its one year warranty period.  Afterwards the student should consider purchasing an extended warranty from Dell.
Laptop specifications

Transfer Students

Full-time transfer students can buy into the laptop program for $625.  Once you buy into the program the laptop is your responsibility and you are not required to come in for inventory and check-in.  USM can help you with software problems as long as you are a student and USM will help you with hardware problems during the initial warranty period. 

Laptop Distribution
Student Life will schedule students for laptop distribution and an orientation to the USM campus technology. Students must bring the following documents to the distribution session:

• USM ID card
• Printed copy of class schedule
• Upperclassmen buying into the program must bring a receipt from the business office

Rights/Responsibilities
Students are required to sign a Laptop Agreement before they are issued a laptop.
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Mandatory Inventory / Check In
Near the end of each of your first two semesters you must bring your laptop to Information Services for inventory.  If you have registered for the next semester and have a $500 credit towards tuition you can keep your laptop over the Christmas break and will not have to come to check-in.  At check-in, USM will check the serial numbers against our inventory to verify that you still have the same laptop that was issued to you during laptop distribution. We will store your laptop over the break if you have not registered and do not have a $500 credit to your account. 

At the end of the Spring semester you will need to bring your laptop in for inventory one last time.  During that inventory we will transfer ownership to you and it is yours to keep.  We recommend that you contact Dell and extend your warranty.

You will be notified about the inventory and check-in schedule through your USM email account and announcements on eSpire. USM will charge your account $500 should you fail to inventory/check in your laptop as scheduled.

Stolen or Missing Equipment
In the event that your laptop is stolen or missing please notify Security at x6446 and Information Services at x6420. You will need to complete a security report and provide a copy to Information Services.

If you are off campus when you discover that your laptop is missing you should to notify the local police. If the laptop is stolen along with other items as the result of a break-in or auto theft the laptop must be included as one of the items on the police report. Inform Campus Security and Information Services and provide both departments with a copy of the local police report.

Your account will be charged up to $500 for a lost or stolen laptop.
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Account Charges
As noted above, you are required to inventory and possibly check-in your laptop at the end of your first semester with USM. If you fail to inventory / check-in your laptop during the designated period you will be charged $500 and a hold will be placed on your account. Once you successfully complete the check-in process, the $500 charge will be removed and you will be charged $75 for late processing. The hold on your account will be removed after you pay the $75 late charge.
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Appeal Process
If you wish to appeal any charges pertaining to this program may do so by contacting the Director of Information Services at (913) 682-5151 ext. 6230.
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Transfer of Ownership
The laptop is yours to keep once you complete 2 consecutive semesters with USM. Please contact Information Services to complete the Transfer of Ownership Form. Download Agreement

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