CR80News | Kansas University ID cards get make-over

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

The new KU ID card prototype.

After ten years with the same look, Kansas University students are getting a new student ID card that now meets visual identity standards established by the school. Those standards include a university logo and type font consistent with other university materials.

Current students can exchange their old cards for a new one for free. They will be charged $15 if they do not have their old ID to exchange. However, the current ID card will still be valid at least for a year.

The KU Card Center collaborated with Commerce Bank and a Kansas City, Mo. marketing firm to develop the card’s new design. The cards are being introduced at the first new student orientation this week and all incoming freshmen will receive the new card.

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.

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Heartland adding uses for campus IDs

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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.

Lebanese University makes way to campus card use

Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon has completed the first phase of a major project to issue students multi-functional student ID cards, according to a local news source.

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Kansas University ID cards get make-over