The Department of Equipment Management provides the following services to the university community:
- Oversees USC’s inventory of capital assets
- Records and tracks all sponsor-owned and any capital equipment (defined as moveable equipment with an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more — including tax, freight, installation, accessories and extended warranties — and a useful life of more than one year)
- Tags newly acquired, donated or government-funded or government-furnished equipment in the Capital Asset Management System
- Manages the oversite of the biennial, university-wide physical inventory
- Generates the university’s depreciation schedule
- Provides guidance to departments, faculty and staff on equipment-related matters
- Serves as a liaison with internal and external auditors
- Submits equipment-related reports to sponsors and other entities