One-Card to replace building keys
and campus cards

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by April Schulthies

Campus buildings should soon be electronically keyed for entrance with the One-Card, under a new AT&T system that updates locks while offering many other services.

According to University Controller Steve Katz, the One-Card should simplify the hectic rush to grab the keys to your office in the morning. Soon you may not have to keep track of a campus identification card, library card, photocopy card, AT&T calling card, and various campus building keys, because the One-Card can do it all.

But the One-Card is not just about simplification. It is also expected to increase campus safety by providing police officers with the names of those who enter buildings after hours along with a record of the date and time entrance occurred. This record can be used in police investigations.

Katz noted that lost One-Cards can be deactivated, reducing the possibility of break-ins and theft. He said that currently a lost key is a security problem, since rekeying a building is the only way - and an expensive one - to prevent unauthorized use of a lost key.

The One-Card's usefulness doesn't end there. The versatile One-Card eventually may be used at the bookstore and Health Center's pharmacy. You should also be able to buy lunch and make purchases from on-campus vendors using the One-Card

Scheduled for implementation in fall 1999, the One-Card should replace all student, faculty and staff identification cards by the end of spring 2000. AT&T will visit Fresno State this month to plan carding events and make recommendations for installation of the card's reading devices. New cards could be issued as early as this summer.

Plans for the One-Card include possibly generating a class roster with the card's digital student photos attached, making it easier for faculty to put names with faces at the beginning of each semester.

While faculty and staff will not have to pay for their initial One-Card, students will pay $5 for the One-Card instead of the current $2 identification card fee, with $1 of the fee supporting financial aid. If you lose your original card, expect to pay a $10 replacement fee.

"The One-Card was implemented to provide a range of services," Katz said. "The program may even generate revenue as people sign up for and use the AT&T calling card and long-distance savings features of

the One-Card." He added that the university will get a percentage of the income AT&T receives from its new customer base.

Katz said that at least 10 other CSUs are already using One-Cards, some of which have given their cards unique names: California State University, San Bernardino, for example, dubbed its card the "coyote1card." Katz said "dog tag" is under consideration as a possible name for Fresno State's One-Card.

According to Katz, recruitment for a One-Card coordinator closed at the end of April; the coordinator position could be filled as early as June.

The One-Card will be keyed for external doors only at first, with labs possibly being keyed next.

Katz said the program is designed to be self-supporting. The purchase order for the required equipment was issued March 1999 after President John D. Welty approved a recommendation by the campuswide technology committee, IETCC (Information and Educational Technology Coordinating Committee).