student IDs with a different look and that will provide new accesses around campus.
Janet McLeod, Rogers Library administrative assistant, explained that the newly designed
cards are the first step to the “one card system”. While changing to the new system, FMU
officials decided it was necessary to give the new ID cards a distinct look that would separate
them from the old ones.
The new cards sport more visual details. Gone is the white backdrop and bare surroundings
of the previous student ID card. It now has an image of the university’s front entrance with the
statue of General Francis Marion as the focal point. The student’s picture is still seen as well as
their ID number.
In terms of text, the cards now have a larger, white font and a caption that identifies FMU
as “South Carolina’s comprehensive teaching university.”
Eventually, the cards will be used for more purposes than the previous ones, such as
vending and obtaining print copies. Uses such as checking out books, Patriot Bucks and debit,
scanning for meal plans and building access are still applicable the with cards.
One student, Olivia Bishop, sophomore business major, said the system will be better for
students overall because it will be easier to keep up with a single card rather than money and