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ID Card Information

How Do I Receive My Card? | What Does The Card Do? | How Do I Use The Card?
How Do I Replace The Card? | What If It Doesn't Work?

Caldwell College started issuing new ID cards to Faculty, Students, and Staff in the fall of 2003. The new cards have a digital picture on them and are used to identify the card holder as a student, faculty or staff for reasons of security. The ID card office is located in room 103 on the first floor of Werner Hall.

How to receive your ID card:

To receive a card you must be:

  • A registered student
  • An active staff or faculty employee

ID Card Office Hours

  • 8:00am to 3:00pm Monday - Friday
  • By appt. call 974-618-3259

What the card can do:

If you are a resident student, your card will:

  • Let you into your dorm.
  • Allow you to use your meal plan.
  • Allow you to use the library.
  • Have a yellow border around your picture.

If you are a Commuter, Continuing Education, or Graduate Student your card will:

  • Allow you to use the library.
  • Have a blue border around your picture.

If you are a faculty or staff member, your card will:

  • Allow you to use the library.
  • Have a red border around your picture.

How to use the card:

For the dorms, face the magnetic strip towards the LED lights and swipe in a downwards motion. If you have access the green permit light will come on and the door will unlock. If you should have access and the deny light comes on, contact your dorm director.

For meals, face the magnetic strip towards the keypad and swipe from left to right. If the message that appears is incorrect, let your dorm director know.

How to replace a card:

Go to the ID card office during open hours or make an appointment. If you have damaged your card, bring it with you. If you are a student, fill out the form provided at the office to determine how you will be charged for the new card. The charge for students replacing their card is $5. The damaged card will be taken and destroyed. A new card will be made for you while you wait and your old one will no longer work.

If the ID card is not working:

For dorm access:

  • If you swipe the card and the red deny light comes on, contact your dorm director
  • If you swipe the card and the green permit light comes on but the door does not open, call safety and security at 3289.
  • If you swipe your card and nothing happens, try it again. Press a little harder against the swipe. If there is still no response, contact your dorm director to receive another card. The magnetic stripe has been demagnetized.

For meal plan:

  • If you are a resident student and you receive the message that you have no meal plan, contact your dorm director.

For questions contact Campus Safety at extension 3289