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Redesigned Chicago Card allows for easier identification, building access

Friday, May 16, 2008

The University of Chicago has launched an “improved version” of its Chicago Card for faculty, staff and students. The new design features a vertical orientation, allowing it to be attached to a lanyard. Also, most of the information previously included on the front of the card, such as the library bar code and the ID number, will now be on the card’s back.

“The new Chicago ID card is the result of an extensive, collaborative effort across campus to create a card that enables improved identification and university affiliation for card-holders,” a college IT official told the University of Chicago Chronicle. Read more here. [end] 

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