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WT Print Shop Completes $65,000 in Upgrades
Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, cchandler@wtamu.edu
CANYON, Texas — Recent renovations have significantly increased the size and capabilities of West Texas A&M University’s on-campus Print Shop.
The extensive changes will be revealed during an open house from 3 to 5 p.m. Feb. 29 at the Print Shop, located on Russell Long Boulevard on the north side of WT’s Canyon campus.
“We are so excited for the WT community to see the significant changes this renovation has brought to the shop,” said Meghan Watts, Print Shop manager. “This greatly improves and expands on the many ways we serve the campus community.”
The $64,585 upgrade expanded the Print Shop from about 1,500 square feet to almost 2,400 square feet.
One workspace houses a flatbed printer, which can print on a variety of materials as large as 24 by 36 inches and 6 inches tall, and a wide-format printer, which can print on material up to 52 inches in width, including signage, posters, window or floor graphics and more.
Another workspace houses a new digital printer, which expands WT’s capabilities to print material up to 22 inches long by 12 inches wide, with the ability to print booklets like playbills or programs and to punch holes for spiral bindings, among other uses. A new cutting machine and foil/laminator also have been added to the shop, as has a folder/inserter for mailing.
Enhancing the capabilities of the Print Shop is in line with WT’s principal of having quality as the cornerstone, as laid out in the University’s long-range plan, WT 125: From the Panhandle to the World.
That plan is fueled by the historic One West comprehensive fundraising campaign, which reached its initial $125 million goal 18 months after publicly launching in September 2021. The campaign’s new goal is to reach $175 million by 2025; currently, it has raised more than $150 million.
About West Texas A&M University
WT is located in Canyon, Texas, on a 342-acre residential campus. Established in 1910, the University has been part of The Texas A&M University System since 1990. WT, a Hispanic Serving Institution since 2016, boasts an enrollment of about 10,000 and offers 59 undergraduate degree programs and more than 40 graduate degrees, including two doctoral degrees. The University is also home to the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, the largest history museum in the state and the home of one of the Southwest’s finest art collections. The Buffaloes are a member of the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference and offers 14 men’s and women’s athletics programs.
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