Service Center Policies
Policy/Procedure
The Service Center fulfills all in-house document design layout, printing, and bulk mail requirements for the
Dickinson College Community. The Service Center produces high quality, professional documents at costeffective, competitive prices. We are located in the lower level of the HUB.
Design
The Service Center specializes in design layout of brochures, programs, posters, pamphlets, marketing
literature, forms, newsletters and more.
We offer the following services for your convenience:
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Consultation to gain understanding of requirements, ensure consistency with Dickinson's
organizational goals including image, and advise, if applicable, on nonprofit aspects of product
Combining photos, printed or electronic text, clip art, and logos to produce the finished product
Guaranteed customer satisfaction
In-house resources, providing low cost and convenience
Print
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Mail
We offer personal consultation for all size print jobs (e.g., sending your projects directly to our
printers via the campus network).
Starting from hard copy or electronic form, we can print in color, black and white, or a
combination of both on a variety of paper types and sizes.
In addition to printing custom design pieces, our printing services include letters, financial
reports, tickets, course packets and more.
We provide the following finishing services:
o collating
o stapling
o folding
o binding (velobind, plastic spiral, coil and, heat seal tape)
o perforating
o scoring
o drilling
o padding
o cutting
Please use our online printing order form, available at
www.dickinson.edu/operations/servicecenter/print.html.
Our new state-of-the-art equipment provides:
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Addressing directly on the mail piece
Bar coding for significant cost savings
Tabbing for self-mailers
Automated envelope "stuffing" with capability for multiple inserts
Accommodating varied products and quantities
Processing bulk mailings in compliance with U.S. postal regulations
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Service Center Web Site (www.dickinson.edu/operations/servicecenter/)