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Change is often hard, and just as often good. “Good” seems
to be the word for the new “smart ” ID cards that
will be required of all HPU students, faculty, and staff, beginning
with the 2003-04 school year.
Aug. 18 through Sept. 19, HPU will be issuing the mandatory
new student “Unicard” IDs at locations on both campuses.
Downtown: the Sea Warrior Center, located in the ground floor
of the Blaisdell Hotel, 1154 Fort Street Mall; at the windward
Hawai‘i Loa campus: Atherton Library, third floor of the
Cooke Academic Center. |
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After Sept. 19 the new IDs will be processed at Meader Library,
1060 Bishop St. and the Atherton Library on the Hawai‘i
Loa Campus.
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| Justin Itoh, associate vice president
and chief information officer for Information Technology Services
said “the old cards were no longer a reflection of HPU.” |
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| What’s unique about the new ID
cards is their smart card technology. Instead of the familiar
magnetic strip, the Unicard has a complete computer chip inside
that allows it to store enormous amounts of information. |
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| Itoh believes that “HPU is the
one if the few schools in the state using smart card technology.” |
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| Recurring complaints about the old laminated
ID cards not fitting into student’s wallets will be a thing
of the past. The new Unicard IDs are standard credit card size. |
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| Student concerns about school ID cards
using a student’s social security number as an ID number
have also been answered. Unicard will use new computer-generated
student numbers. |
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| The Unicard will also be used as a “Print
Express” for printing pages in the computer lab. This will
save students the $5 fee now charged for the Print Express card.The
new ID card, is required to access services of the University
libraries (Atherton Library and Meader Library), the Computer
Center, the Learning Assistance Center, the Educational Technology
Center, and the Tutoring Centers. |
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| The new card acts as a library card
and an access control key for the Computer Center. It is required
for all activities such as voting in student elections and accessing
student services. |
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| It also entitles full-time students
to free or reduced-rate entrance to athletic events and ASHPU
functions. |
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| Itoh said, “eventually the Unicard
may be a meal card or be incorporated into TheBus system. There’s
no limit with the smart card.” For more info call Student
Life, 544-0277. |
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