Identification Card (1card)

All students, faculty, and staff are issued a College identification card, called the Sarah Lawrence College 1Card, and may also be referred to as the 1Card, Sarah Lawrence 1Card, ID card, SLC ID card, or SLC 1Card. A cardholder is any individual who is issued an official Sarah Lawrence ID, and an acceptor is any department or entity accepting the 1Card for the purposes of identification.

The 1Card is the property of Sarah Lawrence College and must be surrendered upon request by an authorized party. Sarah Lawrence College produces the card and maintains the database of cardholders. The College administers a set of card policies for the production and use of the card. Any and all cardholders and card acceptors must adhere to those policies for any use of the card.

All official members of the Sarah Lawrence community should obtain a Sarah Lawrence College ID card. Students/faculty/staff are required to have a Sarah Lawrence College ID card. The status and permissions granted to each cardholder are determined by their official College status within the Card Management System. A card will be issued only if the individual requesting the card is on file in the Card Management System. No person shall possess more than one Sarah Lawrence College ID card. This card is void upon termination or interruption of enrollment and/or employment. All individuals must show official photo proof of identity issued by a government office in order to obtain a Sarah Lawrence College ID card. Best forms of ID include New York State (or other state) driver’s license, state-issued nondriver’s ID, or passport.

The Sarah Lawrence College ID card is required for identification at Sarah Lawrence College. The card must be carried at all times and is nontransferable. It must be presented upon request of any law enforcement officer, Campus Safety personnel, or authorized College personnel.

The card may not be altered in any way. No individual or entity may alter the card for any reason. Students are not permitted to punch holes or add stickers to their ID card other than an official Sarah Lawrence validation sticker. The card may not be re-encoded. The cardholder and acceptor may be held responsible for any damage caused to equipment by an altered card. Any card found to be altered will warrant confiscation and possible conduct action by the College. Replacements for altered cards will be reissued at the cardholder’s expense. This fee will not be waived. It is the cardholder’s responsibility to prevent damage (see Caring for Your ID Card below).

ID cards deemed by a card office employee to be defective will be replaced free of charge. Cards deemed to be unusable due to normal wear will be replaced free of charge. Only designated card office employees may make the determination of a card’s condition.

Lost or stolen Sarah Lawrence College ID cards must be reported lost or stolen immediately at the 1Card website, https://my.slc.edu/1card, or to Campus Operations located in Andrews. Cardholders may be held responsible by any of the agencies using the card until it is properly deactivated. Once a new ID is produced, a previous ID card cannot be reactivated. All previous ID cards should be destroyed immediately, if found.

The Sarah Lawrence College ID card is issued to a cardholder for their exclusive use. It is not transferable for any reason. If a person tries to use a card that is not their own, the card will be confiscated and cut on sight. Authorities may also be summoned. Replacement of a confiscated card carries a fee that cannot be waived.

Any misuse or illegal acts involving a Sarah Lawrence College ID card will be investigated. The College will prosecute any violators of card policy or of any law pertaining to the card and the services attached to it.

You can obtain an ID Replacement at Campus Operations, Andrews House, at the purple door. The cost to produce a replacement ID is $40. Once a new ID card is produced, all other cards are deactivated and, if found, should be destroyed immediately. The replacement fee can be waived only if it is deemed by the card office to meet the criteria mentioned under Defects and Wear or if the ID was stolen and a police report is filed. (A copy of the police report must be submitted as proof.)

To ensure durability of the card, please refrain from:

• Using the card in any fashion that may damage it
• Punching holes in the card, which may result in denied access to buildings and some services (Don’t allow anyone else, including campus offices, to do so, either.)
• Placing the card on stereo equipment or computers or near any magnetic fields
• Placing the card in a pocket with coins, which will damage the magnetic strip

Sarah Lawrence reserves the right to require that a new ID photo be taken when a new ID card is produced if the card office staff feels that the current photo on file no longer resembles the cardholder or if it does not meet the photo requirements. Photos cannot include sunglasses, hats, head covering (nonreligious), headbands, bandannas, scarves, or any other wear that detracts from the face. Hands or other objects cannot be visible in the photo; only the subject’s shoulders and head should be visible. The subject’s expression should be natural, and eyes should be open and looking at the camera.

1Card-Cash is carried over from year to year, as long as the account holder is associated with Sarah Lawrence College. 1Card-Cash balances will be credited to the student’s account upon graduation or withdrawal from the College: Resulting balances over $20 will be refunded to the student; balances of $20 or less will be forfeited.

A $25 processing fee will be charged to the student account for each charge-back/retrieval/dispute request initiated with the credit-card company for deposit transactions on the 1Card-Cash account, in addition to the student’s ability to deposit online possibly being revoked,. Questions about any deposit or purchase on the 1Card-Cash account should be addressed first to Student Accounts.

Subscribers to a meal plan that contains Meal-Money will be allotted the value at the start of each semester. Meal-Money is nonrefundable and will roll over from fall to spring semester, with all Meal-Money balances being forfeited at the end of the spring semester.  Meal-Money balances will also be forfeited if there is a change in the student’s enrollment or meal-plan status at any point during the year.

Food, Beverage, and Vending Machines
Refunds for food, beverage, and vending-machine purchases must be handled directly with the respective vendor. Contact information and refund procedures are posted on each machine. Sarah Lawrence College does not process refunds for these transactions.

College-Operated Machines and Services
Sarah Lawrence College will issue refunds only in cases of college-operated machine malfunction or error. Examples of malfunctions include, but are not limited to:

• Laundry machine failing to start
• Poor print quality
• Copier/printer jams

Refund Request Procedure

1. Complete a refund request form, which are available at the Campus Operations Office, Help Desk, and Duplicating Services. All sections of the form must be filled out completely and legibly. Incomplete, illegible, or incorrect forms will be rejected.
2. Submit the completed form in person to the designated department listed on the form within three business days of the transaction.
3. Approved refunds will be credited only to the original account used for the transaction.

Cashier Transactions
For mischarges or refund issues related to cashier transactions, please address them to the Resident Director for AVI Food Systems, Michael Pierro at mpierro@AVIFoodsystems.com.

The College has partnered with local merchants to allow students, faculty, and staff to pay for items using their 1Card-Cash account on their ID card. A full list of merchants is available on the Campus Operations section of MySLC: https://my.slc.edu/ICS/Campus_Life/Departments/Campus_Operations/.

Lost and Found is located at Swinford Annex. All found items should be taken to Campus Safety’s 24/7 Desk at Swinford Annex.