The CWU Connection Card Policies

• The card is the property of CWU.
• The card must be carried at all times and presented to University officials upon request.
• Unauthorized Use
• • Unauthorized use of the card warrants confiscation, fine (up to $100.00) and/or disciplinary action.
  • Examples of unauthorized use of the card include allowing other people to use your card or trying to use a card that is not yours.
• Loss of Card
• • Please report loss of your Campus Connection Card immediately so that it can be disabled.
  • Central Washington University is not responsible for meals or money spent on a lost debit card.
  • Replacement Cards are available at the Central Connection Card office.
  • There is a replacement cost of $20.00 ($35.00 for Kamola and Sue Lombard students.) Any time a new card is issued, your old Connection Card will no longer work.
  • When cards are replaced, the old card is inactivated and will no longer work. Cards can not be reactivated. If you find a lost card after you have purchased a replacement card, the old card can not be reactivated.
• Damaged Cards
• • Cards that show signs of normal wear and tear, that no longer work, can be replaced for FREE as long as the card is brought into the office. We cut up the card and it is not returned to the student.
  • Cards that appear to be damaged because of improper usage will be replaced at the standard rate of $10 ($35 for Kamola and Sue Lombard). Improper usage includes the following: hole punches, excessive bending, tape, stickers, bite marks, and writing on the card.

Dining debit plan policies

Visit Dining Services for the latest information.

Laundry Policies

To use the Connection Card at laundry facilities, you must deposit money into your general debit account. The Housing office activates your account for this usage.

Door Access Policies

To gain access to doors unlocked by the Central Connection Card, you must contact ORS for laundry/dorm access or the Facilities Management Lock Shop (963-2917) for other facility access.

General Debit Plan Policies

• The General debit plans are not credit plans. Money must be placed in your account before you can spend it.
• To place money in your account, go to the Cashier's Office in Barge Hall (pay with cash, check, or credit card,) the Central Connection Card office (pay with cash, check, debit or credit card,) or the card system value terminal in the Holmes Dining Room (pay with exact cash only.)
• When making purchases that exceed the amount in your debit account, you must pay then remaining amount with cash, check, or credit card (depending on the location).
• The Connection Card draws from different accounts. Money can be added to a General Debit account along with money on a Residential meal plan or a Freedom plan.
• Using a Connection Card at a Dining location takes money from Dining accounts first, then deducts from General debit accounts.
• Any other location (Library, Laundry, Bookstore) takes money from general debit accounts only.

University Store debit plan policies

The University Store only accepts general debit plans.