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= Wayne State University OneCard (Student & Staff Identification Card) =

The OneCard at Wayne State University is an identification card that allows students and staff to universally access facilities throughout the campus as well as make transactions and apply certain rewards at many partnering locations in the Metro Detroit and Southeastern Michigan area. 

History
Wayne State University's OneCard was introduced to students in the Fall of 1999; the fiscal year of 2000. A team of five individuals created this new feature for the university giving students convenient several options on the Wayne State University community campus. The first creator and previous director: Timothy Demos, was the leader of this project. [10] In 1999, the OneCard could be accessed at 15 student parking lots, used for library copy machines, and available to guest students. Wayne State University’s OneCard expanded its features adding the options to use the card at vending machines, check-out books, attendance for courses, time clock for employees, and door access to secure building readers. At the end of 2011 and beginning of 2012, parking was on the move where they added a new feature along with OneCard. The new feature was a parking RFID (Radio frequency identification) tag with a secure sensor bar code that allowed hands free access without swiping OneCard to enter an assigned parking lot/structure. 

Uses and Information
As a prominent tool and identification method used throughout the Wayne State University campus, OneCard is administered to students during the freshmen orientation which takes place every August. During the orientation, students receive their OneCard and are taken on a tour that shows students exactly how and where to use the OneCard throughout campus. The Onecard doubles as an identification card as well as a debit card. Each card has the three unique identification codes of the student printed on it as well as a bar code. The three codes consist of: an access id (two letters and four numbers), and two other identification numbers (one is a 9 digit banner ID while the other is a 16 digit barcode number).

The uses of OneCard include entering parking lots/structures, printing transactions, paying for food at participating restaurants on campus, as well as using the Warrior Dollars program. For those that choose to do so, there is an option to apply a meal plan to be used with OneCard and therefore get meals at a discounted rate on campus. Another feature of OneCard is staff/students are able to add money to their cards using the many CSVT (Cash System Value Terminals) machines on campus or online with a credit/debit card. 

Advantages and Perks
Wayne State University OneCard offers numerous savings, benefits, and parking convenience. Some advantages include swiping the magnetic strip for parking access, showing your OneCard to save at local businesses, and using it as an ID card for access into certain facilities. Wayne State University has partnered with many local businesses that recognize that the students, faculty, and staff members would like to save. Wayne State University is expanding more businesses to partner with in order to offer savings for the OneCard holder. In midtown, there were many shops that added functionality to accept the OneCard for the convenience of staff, faculty, and students. Currently, Wayne State University’s OneCard can be used at over 21 restaurants and offers an abundance of convenient business services that surrounds campus grounds where the card can be used to save at partnered businesses. Just in the heart of Downtown, you can show your OneCard and save at the finest Hotels such as the Detroit Marriot-Renaissance Center. Being part of Wayne State University’s community can be valuable since there are all the many advantages that come with it.

Alumni One Card Benefits
As an alumni, there are numerous benefits from having an alumni OneCard. The alumni OneCard can be used to purchase food and for parking in any of Wayne State UniversitY parking structures. Funds can be uploaded onto a OneCard and can be used anywhere across campus. There are discounts also available to alumni OneCard holders such as 15 % off from the Hilberry Theatre and 20 percent off of Bonstelle Theatre tickets. There are library benefits, such as free borrowing privileges and computer terminal access for research. The $50 annual borrowing fee is waived by the library. There are discounts one can receive from Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and many more for health and dental care. Alumni have access to both the Mathai and Mort Harris recreation centers for a discounted rate. The alumni association sponsors travel programs as a means of continuing education and recreation for alumni and friends which allows them to meet and share their experiences together.