University of Michigan - Flint

UM-Flint students, faculty, and staff can obtain a new or replacement Photo ID card (Mcard) by going to one of the UM-Flint Mcard Stations which are open during normal lab hours (see list of stations below).

At the beginning of every semester, ITS distributes Mcards in the UPAV (near the bookstore).  For the next distribution period, please consult http://blogs.umflint.edu/its/category/mcard/.

A valid gov't issued picture identification card (such as a driver's license) is necessary to obtain your Mcard.

• Prove that you are a current student
• Picture identification for student services on campus
• Functions as a library card and a debit card for using the copiers in the Frances Willson Thompson Library
• Picture identification for UM-Flint Recreation Center
• Functions as a debit card for the Dining Dollars meal plan account in the Riverview Dining Room and the University Center Food Court (Stacks Deli, Grill 155, and Smart Market)

• Faculty and staff who pay for parking on the UM-Flint campus can easily use their Mcard for parking in the faculty/staff parking facilities on the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor campus.

ITS distributes parking permits and/or validation stickers to students registered for the current semester in conjunction with the Mcard distribution at the beginning of the semester (preferred method) in the University Pavilion next to Subway.

New Students (registered for the current semester):  Please be sure to bring your Picture ID along with the Make, Model, and License Plate Number for your vehicle to receive your Mcard Student ID and Parking Permit.

Returning Students who already have their Parking Permit(registered for the current semester):  Please bring your Mcard and Parking Permit to receive your validation sticker.

Temporary Student Workers (not registered for the current semester): Parking permits for temporary appointments are available at the DPS administrative office. Parking permit form for Temporary Workers

Students can also obtain their parking permit during the remaining portion of the semester at the Mcard stations in the open computing labs at 206 MSB and 3174 WSW.

 Mcard Parking Permit Stations are located in Open Computing Labs - see Lab Hours

• 206 Murchie Science Building (MSB)
• 3174 William S. White Building (WSW)

There is a $10.00 fee to replace Mcards that are lost, stolen, or damaged.  You must pay the fee at the Cashier's Office, located at 261 University Pavilion, and bring the receipt to the Mcard Station before the Mcard can be replaced.

No fee will be charged for Mcards that must be replaced because of name or department changes, expired cards, or a card that no longer functions due to normal wear.  When requesting a no-fee replacement, your old Mcard must be returned at the Mcard Station prior to receiving the replacement.

Note: All photo ID and non photo ID cards are property of the University of Michigan and must be surrendered upon request.

Found Mcard

If an Mcard is found and returned to the Mcard Station, an email will notify the cardholder of where they can retrieve it.

Previous Mcards

Once a replacement Mcard is issued, all previous Mcards become invalid.  If a cardholder locates a previously lost Mcard (after a replacement card is issued), the previously lost card cannot be re-activated or used to turn in to an ID Issuing Station to avoid paying a replacement fee or receive a refund.

A team of ITS staff worked throughout 2005 to implement the use of the Mcard Photo ID card at the UM-Flint campus.  Faculty and staff were issued their Mcard starting in Fall 2005. The team began by identifying two locations in Open Computing Labs that would serve as Mcard Stations.  The team also has worked on ordering startup supplies such as card stock, color ribbons and card readers.  Other tasks include documenting policies and procedures and training lab consultants to use the Mcard Station equipment. 

Each station is made up of a camera, a computer with the Photo ID software installed and a card printer.  The placement of these two stations was targeted for May 2005, so that testing with the cards could be done in the Library for checking out books and printing and in the Recreation Center for use of the facilities.  Another implemented and planned usage for the Mcard is card swipe door entry for campus buildings, using the Mcard for debit purchase, and entry to parking ramps.  In the future, other campus-wide or department-specific uses for the card can be adopted.

ITS used employee University Photographs (on file with University Relations) to print cards for all faculty and staff, and the cards were delivered to the departments in Fall 2005.  ITS takes pictures of new faculty who attend a New Faculty Orientation each August, setting up a mobile Mcard station at the New Faculty Orientation Resource Fair.  ITS began issuing Mcards to students in Winter 2006 semester and sets up a mobile Mcard station in the University Pavilion at the beginning of each semester.

In Fall of 2007, ITS assumed the responsibility of distributing parking permits to students.