University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
OP-T2-38: Materials Exchange

The mission of the Surplus Property office is to coordinate the collection, processing and disposal of unneeded or unused surplus property generated on the UWSP campus or from other state agencies. Every effort will be made to accomplish this in an environmentally and fiscally responsible manner beneficial to both our campus and community. The Surplus Property Office was started in June of 1995. The goal was to handle the large amount of university property that each year was catalogued as either obsolete, unusable in present programs, overstock or outdated. Through various federal and state programs, surplus items from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point have ended up in such places as Mexico, Bulgaria, Nicaragua, the West Indies, St. Thomas and other islands located in the Caribbean. The program has grown to not only serve the University, but also many other state or federal entities that require the disposal of surplus property. UWSP offers students a unique and cost effective service through the Text Rental Department. Students check out books in the beginning of the semester, and return them on the last day of finals. Students save approximately $200.00 - $400.00 per semester with UWSP Text Rental Program.