College of Communication Equipment Center (COM-003)
Summary 🟡 ✓
- Owner Unit: College of Communication
- Sub-unit: College of Communication Equipment Center
- Content Type: infrastructure
- Campus/Location: Loop (14 E. Jackson / Daley Building, First Floor — Jackson Lobby)
- Last Verified: July 29, 2026
Description & capabilities
The College of Communication Equipment Center provides cameras, lighting setups, microphones, audio recorders, and related production tools so students can build practical skills in videography, photography, and audio/sound production for DePaul-related course work and student media. It is distinct from the Jarvis CDM Loop Equipment Center ("The Cage") and from the VARC Lab VR/AR checkout pool.
Access status
- Level: yellow (
Negotiated Access) - Rationale: Intended for DePaul-related College of Communication course assignments and student media unless instructor-authorized; other requests via Equipment Center email.
- Access URL: myresources.depaul.edu/communication/student-resources/cmn-equ…
- Contact name: Viplav “VJ” Gaurav
- Contact email: CommEquipmentCenter@depaul.edu
- Verification date: 2026-07-29
- Source URLs:
- myresources.depaul.edu/communication/student-resources/cmn-equ…
Verification
- Status: confirmed (
âś“) - Confidence: 90/100
- Rationale: Official College of Communication Equipment Center page documents location, contact, hours, access policy, and equipment categories.
- Last verified: 2026-07-29
- Evidence:
- My Resources Equipment Center page with location, hours, contact, and policies
- Packet capture
sources/inbox/2026-07-17-college-of-communication-equipment-center/source_snapshot/page.html(vaulted as depaul/SRC-001553)
Equipment
Find this resource from the Equipment catalog or site search (e.g. “3D printers”, “laser cutter”, “NMR”).
| Category | Specific equipment |
|---|---|
| Cinema and broadcast cameras | Cameras (videography/photography checkout; models via Equipment Center) |
| Cinema lighting (LED, HMI, tungsten) | Lighting setups for student production |
| Microphones | Microphones for audio and sound production |
| Field audio recorders and mixers | Audio recorders |
| A/V and camera checkout | College of Communication portable production gear checkout (cameras, lighting, microphones, audio recorders) |
Related equipment categories
Taxonomy bridges to related capability elsewhere on campus (search these terms or open the catalog anchors):
Equipment access (via linked resources)
| Resource | Notes |
|---|---|
| CDM-017 | Loop SCA Equipment Center (Cage) — related cinema/A/V checkout pool; distinct college inventory |
| CSH-022 | Nursing simulation skills recording adjacency — clinical observation video/audio capability bridge |
Source: College of Communication Equipment Center My Resources page (packet 2026-07-17). Last verified: July 29, 2026.
Contacts (resource-level)
- Website: College of Communication Equipment Center
- Email: CommEquipmentCenter@depaul.edu
- Phone: (312) 362-7616
People & contacts
Named contacts from the people registry when publicly documented.
- Viplav “VJ” Gaurav (Contact) — CommEquipmentCenter@depaul.edu · Profile
Documented Relationships
College of Communication student production equipment checkout. Related but separate from COM-001 VARC Lab and CDM-017 Loop Equipment Center. Parent engagement context: COM-002 Center for Communication Engagement.
Linked Relationship IDs
- COM-001 - Virtual & Augmented Reality Communication (VARC) Lab
- COM-002 - Center for Communication Engagement
- CDM-017 - Loop Equipment Center ("The Cage")
- PER-138 - Viplav “VJ” Gaurav
Notes
Spring 2026 published hours: Monday–Thursday, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Exact camera/recorder models are not published on the captured page; inventory is category-level pending a fuller roster.