Labs & Equipment

Hamilton Hall Labs

All Greenlee School labs are equipped with Apple computers and relevant software (Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Cloud, Apple Final Cut Studio) for Greenlee, LAS and university students. Each lab also supports monochrome and color printing. No food or drink is permitted in the labs.

Procedures regarding Greenlee labs for the 2020-2021 academic year are below.

Questions? Call 515-294-3923 or email greenlee-lab@iastate.edu

Open labs by appointment (001, 007, 012)

The Greenlee School received permission to open some computer stations in our labs on an appointment-only basis for the spring 2021 semester.

• Greenlee students and those enrolled in Greenlee courses can reserve time on computers in the labs through booking.its.iastate.edu.
• Lab computers will be available for reservation during normal lab hours:
  • Monday through Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Saturdays and Sundays: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Default session length = 1 hour. Max. session length = 4 hours.
• To check in for your appointment, go to 0016 and a staff member will unlock the door.
• Updated face coverings policy (5/19/21)
• Please stay at your designated station in the lab at all times.
• Please clean your keyboard, mouse and desk area with provided disinfectant wipes before and after use. Keyboards are protected with plastic wrap, making them easier to wipe down. We also recommend washing or sanitizing your hands before and after use.

Classes in teaching labs (008, 010A, 010B, 171)

• Tables have been reconfigured where possible for physical distancing.
• Spaces not to be used have been marked with “Do Not Use” stickers.
• Computers not to be used have been turned around, keyboards tucked away.
• Please wipe down your keyboard, mice, and tabletop with provided disinfectant wipes before and after use. Keyboards are protected with plastic wrap, making them easier to wipe down. We also recommend washing or sanitizing your hands before and after use.
• Instructor bubbles have been marked on the floor with tape.
• Updated face coverings policy (5/19/21)
• Instructors will have seating charts.

Graduate student lab (004)

The lab located in Greenlee’s graduate hub is open to Greenlee master’s students for reserved use only for the 2020-2021 academic year. Contact Jan Lauren Boyles, associate professor and Director of Graduate Education, at jboyles@iastate.edu with questions.

Media Equipment

Greenlee has media equipment available for checkout for students currently enrolled in approved ADVRT, JL MC, or PR courses that incorporate multimedia projects in the coursework. Greenlee media equipment is available for check out in 016 Hamilton Hall.

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Spring 2021 procedures

• Greenlee equipment checkout will be available to students enrolled in Greenlee classes once class lists are received from instructors and processed. Instructors will be notified once this has occurred.
• Checkout will be contactless as much as possible.
• One student can be at the window in 0016 at a time.
• Equipment will be cleaned after each use and stored. Turnaround may be a day for some items if they cannot be wiped down sufficiently.

Questions? Call 515-294-3923 or email greenlee-lab@iastate.edu.

If you are a student enrolled at Iowa State (but not in approved Greenlee courses), you can check out media equipment at no charge from Iowa State IT Equipment Checkout at 91 Durham Hall. Laptop checkout is available in the Tech Lending Room in 101-F Parks Library. Learn more about university equipment and laptop checkout.

Adobe Software Availability

• If you’re enrolled in a Greenlee course that requires Adobe software, please contact your instructor for information on how to obtain access to the software.
• Adobe software will continue to be available in our Greenlee labs. See “Open labs by appointment,” above, for more information on how to reserve a time.

Laptop Recommendations

All students at Iowa State University are required to own or obtain a laptop computer or other device appropriate to their discipline. See the ITS information page about the requirement and LAS-specific recommendations.

Our Greenlee teaching labs are macOS-based. If you’d like your personal computer to have optimum compatibility with our lab computers, Greenlee IT has recommended the below models as most suitable for Greenlee majors’ needs. These specific models are not required purchases — they are only recommendations based on our experience moving to virtual learning in spring and summer 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

You may choose to purchase a Windows-based laptop as long as the minimum specifications for memory (16GB) and SSD storage (256 GB SSD) are met.

13-inch MacBook Air – Recommended Minimum

• 1.1GHz dual-core 10th-generation Intel Core i3 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz
• 16GB 3733MHz LPDDR4X memory
• 256GB SSD storage – Recommend purchase of external SSD drive for more storage.

13-inch MacBook Air 

• 1.1GHz quad-core 10th-generation Intel Core i5 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz
• 16GB 3733MHz LPDDR4X memory
• 256GB SSD storage – Recommend purchase of external SSD drive for more storage.

13-inch MacBook Air

• 1.1GHz quad-core 10th-generation Intel Core i5 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz
• 16GB 3733MHz LPDDR4X memory
• 512GB SSD storage

All products listed come with the following software:

• Photos, iMovie, GarageBand
• Pages, Numbers, KeynotemacOS

Note: It is highly recommended that you purchase AppleCare+, which extends your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and adds up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage. The default warranty coverage is one year and does not cover accidental damage.

Educational discounts are available if you purchase through ISU Bookstore’s Apple Store for Education.

To purchase through the ISU Bookstore’s Apple Store for Education:
1. Pick your base model and finish (silver, rose gold, or space grey).
2. Click the “Select” button to get to the customization screen.
3. Scroll down until you see the options for Memory, and select the “16 GB” option.
4. Under the Storage options, select the amount of storage that fits your budget.
5. Click the “Add to Bag” option.
6. Click “Review Bag”.
7. Next to the option “Add AppleCare+ for MacBook/MacBook Air for $229.00”, click “Add”.
8. Click “Check Out” when finished picking your options.