Applications and Services
StanfordCardPlan changes for students, faculty, and staff
Effective September 1, 2009, the StanfordCardPlan allows students to charge up to $1,000 per quarter at the Stanford Bookstore and other on-campus locations. The charges are added directly to the student’s University bill. In order to participate in the new StanfordCardPlan, students need to sign up in Axess.
On September 1, 2009, the StanfordCardPlan for faculty and staff changed to a copy- and print-only debit plan. Faculty and staff may deposit funds to the plan via cash-to-card machines.
For more information, see the Fingate web site.
The Cardinal Dollars program remains in effect for faculty and staff as well as students. Cardinal Dollars are prepaid dining dollars used only at Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE) dining locations, and retail locations.
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Access control
Many departments and facilities on campus use card readers on doors, turnstiles, and elevators to control access to buildings and rooms. Card readers include the familiar "swipe" type as well as proximity readers.
All newly-issued ID cards contain a special sensor that can be picked up by a proximity reader at a distance of up to 12 inches, providing faster access and meeting the needs of disabled students, faculty, and staff. And, since physical contact between the cards and the reader is eliminated, cards have a longer life span and readers require less maintenance.
Access can be restricted by day of the week and time of day, and can be set up to provide access on an individual basis, or by department or class list.
Privileges/entitlement
- The Stanford ID Card doubles as your library card. You must present your Stanford ID Card when checking out books.
- Vaden Health Center uses the Stanford Card to verify health plan service levels.
Residence hall meals
- When you live on campus in a University-managed residence, your Stanford ID Card doubles as your Dining Card.
- You can supplement the number of meals allotted under your dining plan with the purchase of optional Cardinal Dollars. Cardinal Dollars can only be used in residence dining facilities and expire at the end of the regular academic year.
- See the Dining Services Meal Plan Web page for more information on Cardinal Dollars and meal plan options.
Campus cafes
- Students participating in the StanfordCardPlan can use their Stanford ID Card instead of cash to purchase food at a number of locations around campus.
See the Fingate page for locations accepting the StanfordCardPlan as a payment method.
Copying and printing
Self-service photocopy machines and printers are available in Stanford University libraries and computing labs. For students, the copiers and printers accept the StanfordCardPlan. Students are encouraged to reserve a sufficient amount of credit on the plan for their printing and copying needs. For faculty and staff, funds may be added to a debit plan for printing and copying via cash-to-card machines.
Anonymous cash cards are also available at the cash-to-card machines. Individuals not affiliated with the University, or those students, faculty, and staff with no plan balances, may use these at copiers or at printers equipped with release stations (computers displaying print queues). Many printers in the central and branch libraries have release stations.
Cash-to-Card machines are located at:
- Tresidder Lair, entrance
- Green Library, opposite privileges desk
- Jackson Library at GSB, photocopying room
- Meyer Library, 1st floor by staircase
- Lane Library, lobby
- Sloan Math and Computer Science Library, photocopying room
- Swain Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Library, by sign-in desk
- Terman Engineering Library, near periodicals area
- Varian Physics Library, near photocopying room
Other campus retail
See the Fingate page for locations accepting the StanfordCardPlan as a payment method.
