Center Support Services

The Customer Service team, housed in Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. Citrus Hall, provides support to the faculty and staff of CREC by offering event coordination, library resources, poster printing, and audiovisual support. For more information, please contact Sarah McCoy at sarahmccoy@ufl.edu or 863-956-8632.

Audio/Video Support

Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. Citrus Hall offers a variety of audiovisual equipment for your meeting or event needs. Our meeting rooms are equipped with the following:

Conference Room

• Ceiling-mounted projector
• Laptop available to use with projector (may use your own laptop if preferred)

Teaching Lab

• Ceiling-mounted projector
• Laptop available to use with projector (may use your own laptop if preferred)

Room 101

• Ceiling-mounted projector
• Podium with built-in desktop computer (may use your own laptop if preferred)
• Video recording capabilities
• Microphone(s) with built-in sound system

Room 102

• 2 ceiling-mounted projectors (ability to project on both screens simultaneously)
• Podium with built-in desktop computer (may use your own laptop if preferred)
• Video recording capabilities
• Microphone(s) with built-in sound system

Room 103

• Ceiling-mounted projector
• Podium with built-in desktop computer (may use your own laptop if preferred)
• Microphone(s) with built-in sound system

Portable Items (available for use in BHG or to borrow temporarily for meetings elsewhere on Center)

• Laptops
• Projectors
• Speakers
• Document Camera
• Webcam

For audiovisual support questions, please contact Jen Dawson at jdawson@ufl.edu or 863-956-5890

Business Cards

All business cards must be designed and ordered through UF/IFAS Communications. More information about business card types and options can be found on the IFAS blog.

Identification Cards

CREC ID Badge

All CREC employees are required to have a CREC ID badge. Requests can be made by contacting Sarah McCoy at sarahmccoy@ufl.edu or 863-956-8632.

Gator One Card

The Gator One card is the official identification of the University of Florida. This card is primarily used on main campus. Gator One card requests are available through the University of Florida Business Services.

Passports

The UF Passport Office is located in Gainesville. If you need assistance with applying for your passport or getting your photo, you can visit the UF Passport Office Monday - Friday between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm by appointment only.

If you need a passport or visa photo, there are several local businesses that offer photos services such as Walgreens or CVS. CREC does not provide passport or visa photo services.

Poster Printing

CREC is equipped with an Epson® large format printer that provides the ability to print posters and banners on either paper or fabric. All requests and files must be submitted through the online submission form. Only PDF files are accepted. Please submit requests 5 business days in advance.

Costs

• Use the calculator below to determine the cost of printing your poster. The printing fee is $5.50 per square foot.
• If you request a reprint due to content changes, you will be responsible for the extra charge.
• Paper posters up to 30 inches by 40 inches can be mounted onto foam board. An additional fee will be charged per board depending on board size.

Printing Request

• All requests and files must be submitted through the online submission form.
• Only PDF files are accepted.
• There will be no editing or resizing of the file. Poster file must be print ready. 
• Please submit requests 5 business days before the time needed.
• We will do our best to accommodate all requests, but any requests not given a 5 business day notice are not guaranteed.
• Local print shops
• Cromer Press (Haines City)
• Chilton Signs (Auburndale)
• Intense Ink (Haines City)

 Logo Usage (per UF/IFAS branding guidelines)

• The logo must be surrounded on all sides by clear space. The clear space should be no less than one-half the height of the “UF” monogram. Do not print graphics, rules, typography or other elements in this area.

• Minimum size: The size of the UF/IFAS logo should be not less than one inch in length, and proportions should not be altered.

• The two-color logo is always preferred. Both all black and all white may be used as a substitute if the official colors do not work or are not available.

Logo Options

• There are two logos available for use, UF/IFAS and UF/IFAS CREC
• Each logo has a full color or black and white options.
• Logos can be downloaded here.

Good examples

Bad examples

Poster Making Tips

• View your poster at 100% in your design software to make sure all graphics or images are not pixelated.
• Consider the Contrast: This means you use dark letters on a light background and light letters on a dark background.
• White space is not blank space. Posters that are uncluttered are easier to read.
• Don't scale up your graphics and photos. Printing pictures larger than they are will make your final product look pixelated or distorted.

For poster printing questions, please contact Jamie Burrow at jdyates@ufl.edu or 863-956-8648.