AIMM Equipment Cage and Lighting Studio

AIMM Equipment Cage

Students can check out equipment from the Equipment Cage in AIMM 216. Available equipment includes still cameras, video cameras, tripods, sound and lighting kits, portable audio recorders, and more. To be approved for checking out equipment, please inform your professor so they can add you to the list to be approved for rental permission. Equipment is reserved through WebCheckout, which you can use to browse available equipment and make reservations for renting.

Contact Information:

Brett Ratner, ratnerb1@tcnj.edu
(609) 771-2123

Hours of Operation

The cage and lighting studio are open during classes and closed between semesters and on holidays*.

Fall 2025

• Sunday Closed
• Monday 12:30 pm – 5 pm
• Tuesday 12:30 pm – 5:30 pm
• Wednesday 12:30 pm – 6 pm
• Thursday 12:30 pm – 5:30 pm
• Friday 12:30 pm – 5:30 pm
• Saturday Closed

*Hours subject to change based on student worker availability/class

Digital Imaging Center (Room 214)

• The hours of the Digital Imaging Center are the same as the cage.
• If you need to print, ask the cage tech to unlock the room and retrieve your folder from the cabinet.
• Classes have priority for the room, so if a class is scheduled, please find an alternative time to print.

Equipment Checkout

• Students may borrow still cameras, video cameras, tripods, lighting kits, audio recorders, and more.
• To gain access, inform your professor so they can request rental approval on your behalf.
• Once approved, use WebCheckout to view and reserve equipment.

Late Policy

• Equipment is considered late when it is not returned on the agreed-upon day and time specified during checkout.
• If the equipment is more than an hour overdue and the student has failed to contact the equipment cage worker via email (theaimmcage@gmail.com), the student will receive:
  • A late penalty
  • A strike on their record.

Printing and Paper Policy

• Bringing your own paper is NOT permitted.
• Each student will be provided with a folder and a few sheets of paper. When this paper runs out, you are responsible for paying for more.
• To purchase more paper:
  1. Forms can be found on both sides of the door of 214.
  2. Forms require a signature, which a professor or a cage worker can provide.
  3. Students will then take the form to Green Hall, room 119, to pay for the paper.
  4. Bring both the form and the receipt to the cage. The cage worker will give the student the correct amount of paper.

Lighting Studio Reservations

To reserve the lighting studio for a project, please visit the Equipment Cage during the open hours listed above.

Tech Support

If your primary TCNJ computer needs service/repair, please contact the TCNJ Help Desk or call (609) 771-2660.

For Faculty

Reserving 214

• Professors can reserve the Digital Imaging Center for their class.
• To do so, go to the Digital Imaging Studio Google calendar and create an event for your class.
• The lockbox has two keys: one to access 214 and one to unlock the cabinet containing the papers.

Printing Paper Policy

• Please tell your students that bringing their own paper is NOT permitted.
• If your class has a lab fee, each student will get a folder with a predetermined amount of paper.
• When this paper runs out, each student is responsible for purchasing their own paper through the cage and Green Hall.
• Forms can be found in the plastic sleeve on the door of 214.