Please be conservative in your submission of items for copying. With over 30 instructors teaching in the Department each semester, photocopying costs consume an enormous amount of our limited operating funds. To the greatest extent possible, course materials should be made available to students via overhead transparencies or electronic media. The University regularly offers training seminars for developing a course website on WebCT, where worksheets, homework assignments, and other class materials can be posted. When funds are particularly scarce, or in cases of abuse by individuals, copy requests may be subject to approval by the department chair. Bear in mind that last-minute copy requests can be difficult to honor when there are many documents to do at one time, or if the machine breaks down. To avoid problems of this type, your request should be submitted 24 to 48 hours in advance. Please be considerate and plan ahead!
Office Supplies The department supply room is located across from the departmental secretary’s desk (first door on the right as you go down the hallway.) Inside, there are extra copies of course textbooks and ancillary materials, CD/tape players for class use, and a wide range of office supplies, including: grade books, pens, paper, white out, markers for dry-erase chalkboards, overhead pens, and blank transparency sheets. Because of the value of some of these items, the supply room is usually locked, and you must see either the administrative assistant or the student office worker for the key to enter. Tell Departmental Secretary if you need chalk or what you need when getting your supplies for the semester, but please do be considerate of others, and the high cost of office supplies, when doing so. If you notice that department supplies are running low on a particular item, please let the Departmental Secretary know.
Using the department web site: http://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/languages/ The department web site has information on our programs, courses, policies, and faculty, as well as news about our instructors and students.
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