Campus Cards, College and University Identification and Security

Some have issues with combined student ID, banking card

Thursday, May 27, 2010

More and more colleges in Ohio are turning their student IDs into bank cards, which critics say is a red flag for young spenders, according to a local news report.

One college student says the new cards will result in students spending a lot of money, buying late night meals at local restaurants. Another student stated that she had enough trouble keeping up with her other cards, and would likely pass on using the campus card’s debit functionality.


School administrators note that with the cards students cannot accrue debt, because they can only spend what money is in the account. “It is strictly an ATM or debit cards,” said on university vice president.

Administrators also added that the debit-enabled campus cards are in fact safer than most debit cards because they also include a photo of the cardholder.

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A report from the Tufts Daily reveals that the new ID cards will be issued to returning students prior to the start of next semester following a change in the ID numbers used by the new Integrated Student Information System (iSIS).

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Pasadena City College’s Associated Students are faced with the decision to incorporate a US Bank debit card function to students’ IDs.

The PCC Courier reveals that under the US Bank proposal, all future student ID cards at the college will feature both the US Bank and MasterCard logos on the front of the card along with the student’s photo and ID number.

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The Board of Directors for the National Association of Campus Card Users approved a resolution endorsing and adopting the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUCO) best practices for student debit card options and recommending that its members follow the practices.

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NXP announced with ALIOTH, a Russian government and payment cards solutions provider, the launch of a multi-application contactless smart card solution product called SCOne based on NXP’s SmartMX2 microcontroller with banking, transport ticketing and eGovernment functionality.

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