Access Policy

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Facilities Access Policy

(Revised 10/07)

It shall be the responsibility of the Director of Technical Operations to apply the following policy in granting card access and/or providing keys to ECE facilities. Decisions may be appealed to the ECE Facilities Committee. A simple majority of the entire committee is needed to overturn any decisions. Approved by ECE facilities committee October 2007.

Master Keys and Card Access

o Reserved for Chair and appropriate Faculty and Staff members as deemed by the Chair or an appointed representative.

Research Laboratory

o Principal Investigators and Full Time Research Staff

o Unlimited Access Card or Key provided (Level 1)

o General Safety Training and Laboratory Specific Safety Training are taken and documented

o All Laboratory Safety requirements are completed.

o ECE Safety Checklist filled out and kept on file

o Graduate RA

o Unlimited Access Card provided (Level 1)

o General Safety Training and Laboratory Specific Safety Training are taken and documented.

o ECE Safety Checklist filled out and kept on file

o Keys require $10 deposit in addition to above.

o Undergraduate RAs (paid or unpaid)

o Card Access from 7:45 AM to 6:00 PM provided (Level 3)

o General Safety Training and Laboratory Specific Safety Training are taken and documented.

o ECE Safety Checklist filled out and kept on file

o Higher level of access may be granted, subject to review, at request of the Principal Investigator. (Level 2)

o Keys will NOT be provided for Undergraduates

Teaching Laboratories

o Faculty

o Unlimited Card Access (Level 1)

o Keys provided for current course instructor only.

o Graduate TA / Undergraduate Teaching Fellow

o Card Access from 7:45 AM to Midnight 7 days a week, only for lab current teaching assignment (Level 2)

o No keys will be given out for Teaching Laboratories

o Undergraduate Students

o ENEE 2XX and 3XX: Access provided from 8Am to 6 PM Monday through Friday in the presence of a TA or Technical Operations Staff, for students currently enrolled in course.

o ENEE 4XX: Card access provided from 8 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday for students currently enrolled. (Level 3)

General Use Facilities (Computer Labs Etc)

o Faculty, Staff and All Students

o Computer Labs inside A.V. Williams (Jasmine - 2448 & Sun- 1442 labs): Open from 8 AM to Midnight; card access for all with University ID other times

o Student Service Facility (0305 EAB): Card access from 7:45 AM to Midnight, 7 days a week. (Level 2)

o No keys will be given out

Office Space

o Faculty Staff

o Keys will be given for assigned office space

o Keys are to be returned upon vacating office space

o Graduate Students

o Card or Key Access will be given for assigned office space as appropriate

o A $10 deposit will be required for keys

o In order to redeem deposit keys must to be returned upon vacating office space

o Undergraduate students

o No Keys or Card Access as they should not be assigned office space

Levels of Card Access

Master Level: Reserved

Level 1: 24/7 + holidays

Level 2: 7:45 AM – Midnight + holidays

Level 3: 7:45 AM – 6:00 PM