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U students now have access to free Adobe software, including Photoshop and Lightroom.

But Tiffany Swenson worries most students dont know about this.

Its really just a lack of awareness, Swenson said. We want people to know these resources are here and they are available to them.

To inform students, Swenson planned Adobe Day at the U for today, Sept. 16 starting at 10:30 a.m. The event will have games, contests, download stations and three-hour classes taught by Adobe experts in the Marriott Library plaza.

Sahithi Chagandi, a graduate student in computer science, didnt know about the free Adobe products, but is now excited to download them.

I had no idea, but I think its great, Chagandi said. As students, we cant afford much, but we need access to a lot of tools to help us throughout our education. If those products are available for free, then it makes everything easier.

Andy Cheung, a sophomore in bioengineering, said having access to free Adobe products is important for U students.

It helps us do our work, our projects, and its just helpful overall in school and later in our careers, Cheung said.

Jasmin Davis, a member of the University Information Technologys Office of Software Licensing at the U, said one of the main goals of the Adobe Day events is to make students and faculty aware of the software available to them.

Davis said the university worked hard to establish a campus agreement with Adobe partly because John Warnock, the co-founder of Adobe, is an alumni of the U.

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Adobe Day Brings Free Software for U Students