MEC Support Resources

Overview

Management Education Center (MEC) support and resources

Article Sections

• MEC Door and Building Access
  • MEC Door Access and Card Access Schedules
  • Holidays
  • Classroom Door Access
• Printing
• VDI Support
• Huddle space and Breakout rooms
• Classrooms
  • Instructional Technology
  • Furniture
  • Whiteboards, Markers and Supplies
• MEC Scheduling and Room Reservations
• Digital Signage

MEC Door and Building Access

MEC Door Access and Card Access Schedules

Keys for offices can be requested from campus operations Key Request service.

Location	Door Access Schedule	Card Access Schedule (Employees Only)
Front Entrance	M-F 7am-7pm Sat 8am-4:30pm	M-F 7pm-10:30pm
Stair A and B to Levels 1 and 2	M-Sat 7am-10:30pm	No Card Access Needed
Stair A to Level 3	M-Th 9am-5:45pm	M-Sat 6:30am- 9am M-Sat 5:45pm-10:30pm F-6:30am-10:30pm
Stair A to Level 4	None	M- Sat Open to Close
Stair B to Levels 3 and 4	None	M- Sat Open to Close
Elevator to Levels 1 and 2	M- F 6:30am-10:30pm Sat 7am-5pm	No Card Access Needed
Elevator to Level 3	M-Th 9am-5:45 pm	M-Th6:30am-9am M-Th 5:45pm-10:30pm F-6:30am-10:30pm Sat 7am-5pm
Elevator to Level 4	None	M-Sat Open to Close
Office Suites	M-Th 9am-5:45 pm	M-F 6:30am-9am M-F 5:45pm-10:30pm Sat 7am-5pm
Classrooms	None	M-F 6:30am-10:30pm Sat 7am-5pm

Holidays

The Management Education Center building will follow the holiday schedule at Minneapolis College. The building will be closed on Minneapolis College holidays.   If you are teaching a course in a Minneapolis College classroom and Minneapolis College is closed or in a no class status, the class will move to remote/on-line instruction or can be scheduled at another location. Contact you college scheduler and campus operations scheduling for available options.  

Please check at the bottom of their Hours of Operation web page at https://minneapolis.edu/hours for their listed building closures for holidays.

Classroom Door Access

Classroom and door access at the MEC building is accessed by using a Metro State ID Card or a Minneapolis College Keyfob.

• Individuals who have access to MEC classrooms and offices using their Metro State ID Card:
  • All faculty assigned to teach at the Minneapolis facility
  • All Staff assigned to work at the Minneapolis facility

MEC Classrooms are accessed by using Metro State ID Card with the door card reader:

• Single tap the door reader with your ID Card - the door will open and relock once entered
• Double tap the door reader with your ID Card - If you wish to open the door and keep it unlocked
  • To use the double tap function:  Tap the card once, waiting 3 seconds, and tap again
  • The door will unlock and remain unlocked and the card access will turn green to indicate unlocked.  
  • If you wish to lock the door again, use the double tap function and the card access light will turn red to indicate locked.
• Door tap functions: video demonstration MEC Classroom Door Access

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Printing

Employee Print Options:

MEC Office Suites: Metro State owned and managed printers are available throughout MEC office suites, providing the same functionality as printers across all Metro State campuses. See details for: Metro-Print Universal Printing.

Student and Employee Print Options:

Printing is available for students and employees using computers located in the second floor MEC common areas and first floor of the Science Building for both Metro State and Minneapolis use.

• Locations:
  • MEC 2nd floor common areas
  • Science Building 1st floor
• Printer Tap method Card Readers displayed with Metro State logo
  • Metro State employees and students will need to tap their Metro State ID Card on the print card readers with Metro State University logo, as displayed in the graphic below.

• Note: Swipe card readers, without Metro State's logo, will not function for Metro State students or employees.

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VDI Support

Instructions: Access Virtual Computer Lab

Huddle space and Breakout rooms

Two options are available for Faculty and Students to reserve huddle rooms and breakout rooms

• Option 1) use the touchscreen available at the room door entrance to reserve space
• Option 2) use Microsoft Bookings service by scanning the QR code located at the room entrance using your cell phone.
        Note: reserving space using the QR code and App:
  • Space is reserved in 30 minute intervals. Multiple reservations can be made if more than 30 minutes is needed
  • The room number must be selected to complete the reservation
• Support and Instructions for reserving space using Touchscreen or Bookings: MEC Room Scheduler Guide
• MEC | Classroom Technology Guide

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Classrooms

Instructional Technology

• MEC classrooms include standard classroom technology, as well as hyflex classroom technology to support traditional and hyflex delivery.
  • MEC | Classroom Technology Guide

Classroom Furniture

• Many of the classrooms have movable table and chairs. If classroom tables and chairs are changed or moved during classroom instruction, the meeting organizer or faculty will need to return the room to the standard room arrangement at the end of class.

Whiteboards, Markers and Supplies

• These supplies are provided by your college, as well as at pickup locations.
• Whiteboards and chalkboards need to be erased and cleaned at the end of each class period.

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MEC Scheduling and Room Reservations

Employee reservations for use of space at the Management Education Center for classrooms, common spaces and the Entrepreneurship Center (M.4500).

Type of Reservation	Space	Who to Contact
Meeting reservations can be made through the Metro service portal for meetings in classrooms	MEC Classrooms	Metro State or Mpls College Scheduling
Event reservations	First & Second floor common spaces Fourth Floor Entrepreneurship Center	Minneapolis College Scheduling
Catering	Required Mpls College food vendor	Tiffin Man Global Kitchen

• Event reservations should be made with Mpls College scheduling by email (central.scheduling@minneapolis.edu). Advance notice (minimum 2 weeks is preferred) when planning an event. They will notify the Minneapolis Public Safety if a space is normally locked during the time of your planned event and if needed should verify about parking for non-university employees and students.    
• Meeting reservations in classrooms can be made through Metro State reservations in the service portal or Minneapolis College scheduling by email (central.scheduling@minneapolis.edu).
• First and second floor common spaces located on the south side of the building are reservable spaces. Schedulers will review classroom schedules for adjacent rooms when considering approval for events scheduled in the common event spaces. 
• Food or catering support needs to be purchased through the Minneapolis College required food vendor.  Metro State department departments or colleges will need to create a requisition and PO in Workday for catering expenses

You can request a price quote for food through the Tiffin Man Global Kitchen web site catertrax (https://tiffinmanmn.catertrax.com/) under MCTC catering. You will need to register for a user name and password. If you want custom food options you can request an estimate from the owner, Jag Arora at jag.arora@tiffinmanmn.com.  If you have a specific budget per person provide that information in the catering request. They can prepare a variety of appetizers as well as a lunch buffet. Tiffin Man Global Kitchen specializes in Mediterranean and Indian food.

Tiffin man charges a $50 delivery fee for any Saturday or after-hours events.   

• Entrepreneurship Center - Additional seating for events held in the entrepreneurship space can be requested through Mpls College scheduling.

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Digital Signage

• Metro State staff planning an event involving Metro State staff or students only, should submit a Metro State Marketing Digital Display Request ticket with the applicable information. Marketing will assist in sign layout (if needed) and add the illustrator template with Metro graphic to the sign. Once the proof is approved Metro State Marketing will send it to Deta.Haililovic@minneapolis.edu to post on the digital displays. 
• Metro State Marketing will update the existing Digital Display Request service request form to identify if the digital signage request is for the MEC building, the St Paul campus signage or digital signage on both the Mpls and St Paul campus. 
• If the event being planned is a co-branded event where both Mpls College campus and Metro State is welcome to attend/participate then Mpls College can create the content. Those requests should be sent to the Mpls Marketing Deta.Haililovic@minneapolis.edu

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