Long-Term Laptop Program

Eligible Users:

Current Wartburg faculty, staff, and students who fully fill out the Request for Approval form are eligible to be considered for the Program. Please see the How to Get Approved page for information on how to complete the form and how we score applicants.

Please note that we have a limited supply of laptops.

Requirements:

• Users must complete and sign the Long Term Laptop Program Agreement before they are issued a laptop. The laptop will be loaned to the user for the length of time they indicated they had a need, within the parameters listed below.
• Laptops must be returned on-time by making an appointment with Renée Barney.
• Equipment must be returned in the same condition it was in when it was loaned.
  • Examples: Do not add stickers or remove any library labels.
• Fines will accrue each day a laptop is not returned past the due date*.
• Returning a laptop late could affect the user's eligibility to continue in the program.
• All laptops will be cleared of all software and personal data after each term.
• Users will need to reapply to the program after their approved loan period has expired.
• Users must agree to follow this policy and the Information Technology Services (ITS) policies that apply to them.

Loan Limits:

• Once approved, students will have access to a laptop for up to one term at a time, with the ability to get reapproved for up to two academic years (Fall, Winter, May). After the student has utilized the Program for two academic years, they will be expected to purchase their own laptop or utilize other computing resources on campus. 

• Once approved, faculty and Staff will have access to a laptop for up to one academic year at a time (Fall, Winter, May), with the ability to get reapproved.

Please see the More Resources page for information on how to purchase an inexpensive laptop and information about other computing options on campus.

*Students only.