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Using Your ID Card

There are many ways you can use your ID Card on campus, like accessing campus facilities and local museums, using your meal plan, checking out library resources, and using Plaid Cash.

Read about the services and resources that can be accessed via your ID Card. 

Meal Plans

ID Cards are used to access student meal plans at dining facilities on and near campus. A full list of campus dining locations may be found on the Dining Services website.

Questions or issues regarding dining account transactions should be directed to idplus@andrew.cmu.edu. All other questions regarding dining should be directed to Dining Services at dining@andrew.cmu.edu.

Arts Pass

Through the sponsored Arts Pass Program, ºÚÁÏÉçÇø students may use their ID Card to gain free admission to a number of museums and other venues in the Pittsburgh area. Students are encouraged to experience these popular Pittsburgh attractions. For more information about the Arts Pass Program, visit the Office of Community Engagement and Leadership Development website. A ºÚÁÏÉçÇø student ID Card must be presented for admittance.

Recreation Facilities

Cardholders may use their ID Card to gain access to the many on campus. Card access is granted to the Cohon University Center (CUC) fitness facility, the swimming pool, racquetball courts, the fitness rooms in the CUC, the outdoor basketball court and Tepper Fitness Center. Students, faculty, staff, and sponsored cardholders may use the recreational facilities at no charge.

Campus Libraries

Library Accounts

require a valid ID Card to check out books.

The 9-digit account number printed on the bottom of the ID Card is entered into an online account management system. This number is needed to renew and request books online.

Printing & Scanning

The libraries also have . Both of these require valid ID Cards with appropriate funds available on the card. View Plaid Cash for information about depositing funds for use via an ID Card. In lieu of an ID Card, patrons may also purchase a separate Print & Copy Card.

Campus Building Access

Many of the buildings around campus have access control readers on their exterior doors in order to ensure security after hours and on weekends. By default and as members of the campus community, all cardholders, including students, faculty, staff, and sponsored individuals, have access to these buildings:

For questions or issues regarding building access, contact Computing Services.

Departmental Controlled Access

Campus Housing Access

Access Hardware Malfunctions

Printing & Copying

Campus Printing

Computing Services and Hunt Library maintain publicly accessible printing stations on campus. The ID Card may be used for the Campus Printing system. Each semester, enrolled degree-seeking students and faculty and staff members are allocated a print quota of $40, which can be used to pay for printing in the Campus Printing system. These funds are distributed on a "use it or lose it" basis. Once the print quota is depleted, an individual may supplement it by depositing money into their Plaid Cash account. Printing quota balances can be monitored by visiting the . 

Sponsored cardholders are not issued a print quota; however, they may use the Campus Printing system by depositing money into a Plaid Cash account. Print jobs may be submitted as a "guest" user, and Plaid Cash will be used to pay for the service.

For more information, visit the How to Print page.

Copying 

Copying is available at select printer locations and in Hunt Library. Copies are available at a rate of $0.10.

Departmental Printing & Copying

Departments can purchase Print/Copy Cards from The Computing Services Help Center to have printing and copying charged to an Oracle string. Departments may also purchase a Print/Copy Card for an individual. Departmentally supplied funds are non-refundable and may be used only for printing and copying. To request a departmental Print/Copy Card, complete the Departmental Deposit Request form and return it to the Computing Services Help Center.