CR80News | Lost your campus card? It will cost you

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

You need it to take tests eat, and make other purchases. So what happens when you lose your student ID card? At most colleges you pay a replacement fee. For Louisiana State University students, that amounts to $15, a figure some students don’t like. Getting a card to last the eight semesters a student attends college could be problematic for some.

“It seemed a little expensive to replace,” said one LSU student.. “I have to have it to take tests and eat.”

Yet, it’s hardly a cash cow for LSU, since it costs the university $11.49 to produce each card. The remainder of that $15 replacement fee goes into a fund for software and equipment upgrades.

Some 6,600 students contributed to that fund last year, LSU’s The Daily Reveille reported. Read more here.

WVU shows some love for all-in-one campus IDs

It’s more a students’ photo identification. It’s an all-in-one solution for campus access, services and events. The Mountaineer Card, the official campus card for West Virginia University, is an essential part of student life, according to The Daily Athenaeum, the university’s official student newspaper.

Equitrac releases updated print management solution for education market

Equitrac, a Plantation, Fla. provider of print management and cost recovery software, has rolled out Equitrac Express and Equitrac Office version 4.2 which aims to reduce document costs, increase document security, and eliminate waste.

UCF expands card service offerings for students

University of Central Florida has expanded its card services to offer students more options when using and managing their student ID cards, according Central Florida Future.

Loyola expands campus card program

Loyola University, Chicago, is offering more buying power for its students through the campus card program, allowing them for the first time to take the card off-campus at local dining establishments. The program will start small, focusing on a handful of restaurants.

Mandatory meal plan spurs student lawsuit

Three Auburn University students aren’t thrilled with the school’s mandatory meal plan. They’re so “not thrilled” that they’ve filed suit against the university, claiming the plan violates restraint of trade and Alabama law.

Students travel smart with cashless bus fare, Jamaica

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is pushing for more student commuters to use its smart card system for paying fares on buses, according to the Jamaica Information Service.

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Lost your campus card? It will cost you