PrintStar, OCU’s on-campus print shop, is closed indefinitely, but students still can get items printed.
A sign was posted on the doors of the PrintStar office Jan. 16 alerting students that the shop is closed until further notice. Any student needing to pick up course packs, print jobs or headshots may go to the campus mailroom to do so, according to the notice.
The closure came after students received emails that PrintStar’s management company, RK Black, hired new personnel. An RK Black official later said PrintStar is closed because of understaffing.
University officials are uncertain when the printer will reopen, said Lori Walker, director of auxiliary services.
In the meantime, students can have items printed off campus, Walker said. Print orders may be submitted via email at production@rkblack.com or by calling the OCU Print Shop at 405-208-5665.
“Completed print jobs will be delivered to the Mail Center daily by courier and you will be notified when they are available to be picked up,” Walker wrote in an email.
Dane Drennan, music theater freshman, said he used the mail order service to print out music for the upcoming opera L’amico Fritz.
“They told me it would be delivered at the end of the day, but I never got a notification that it was delivered. A few days later I went to the mailroom and they told me that it had never been delivered, so we called and it turns out there was some mix up where my score was printed but never delivered,” Drennan said. “However, they were really apologetic about it and had the score printed again and delivered right away, I got it about 45 minutes later.”
PrintStar’s closing inhibits students’ ability to go about their normal day, said Johnny Richards, film production senior.
“I feel like PrintStar was really convenient, and now that it’s shut down, it’s going to cause some issues for the everyday student just trying to get their work done,” Richards said.
An RK Black official said they are happy with their relationship with OCU and plan to reopen as soon as the staffing issue is resolved, according to an email to Walker.
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