Debit card options expand on campus

With the addition of residence hall food service facilities, the WisCard debit card now can be used for a wide variety of purchases on campus.

The Wisconsin Union created a debit card program four years ago so participants could use their campus ID to purchase food at Union delis and restaurants. Now, users can purchase goods and services at 15 other campus locations, software from the DoIT Tech Store, and eat at any food service facility on campus. The latest changes target faculty and staff.

“By expanding the debit card service to faculty and staff, we hope to promote spontaneous meetings of faculty, staff and students in residence halls over meals, snacks or coffee,” says Keri Robbins, marketing specialist with UW Housing.

Jim Wysocky, Wisconsin Union information systems specialist, says WisCard will continue to increase service features to cardholders, eventually including the ability to make payments to accounts online.

For more information on WisCard, call 263-1964 or 262-1667.