To enhance a more user-friendly environment for students, faculty, and staff by providing a high quality, single card system that allows efficient access to all card-related services throughout Vernon College and to seek new and expanded uses of the card through improved, advanced technology.

The policy has a college-wide applicability.

Terms are defined as needed within this document.

The Chaparral Card is an official Vernon College picture ID card.  In addition to identifying the relationship with Vernon College, the card provides access to campus events and activities, residence halls/other buildings, meal plans, and the library.  Meal plans may only be used via the ID card or cash must be used to purchase a meal.

Permanent employees of Vernon College, defined as receiving benefits, are entitled to a free Chaparral Card as a condition of their employment.

Any individual that has been given an Emeriti status by Vernon College is entitled to a free ID card as a courtesy of past employment.

Any member of the College Board is entitled to a free card.

Any Vernon College affiliate member on-campus is entitled to a free ID card.

ID Cards are valid while cardholder still has an active status with the College

For ID card pictures, Vernon College requires individuals to remove any items not worn as part of their daily appearance (i.e. prescription eyeglasses). The only exceptions are items worn for cultural and religious reasons. All bandannas, hats, sunglasses and/or visors, etc. are to be removed before picture is taken.

A $15 charge will be obtained when a replacement ID card is issued.  All payments must be submitted to the Business Office before the time of issuance.

 Faculty and Staff are entitled to a free replacement card.

• Extreme hardship cases - very rare; apartment fire for example

• If the card is not returned by the ATM during a transaction

Faculty/Staff, Students, and other college cardholders do not have to surrender their cards upon discontinuing their employment/association with Vernon College. We have an automatic privilege assignment/removal process to enable or disable the ID card. If the card has the banking option, disabling the card would not deactivate the banking feature of the card.

To report a lost or stolen card, please call 1-866-348-3435, 24 hours a day.  Vernon College provides replacement services of ID cards.  If the ID card is also an ATM card, the individual will be asked their social security number and birth date for verification purposes before the card is canceled.

08/2008