Ordering New, Replacement or Renewal Security ID Badges
Each department is responsible for ordering Security ID Badges for new employees, contract staff, visitors and volunteers, and for renewing expired badges. The department Security Coordinator is delegated with this responsibility, as well as the task of retrieving and distributing badges if the department follows the batch process. Employees retrieving new Security ID Badges will be required to take a photo. All photos expire after 5 years, in which case a new badge will need to be ordered.
Security ID Badges for People Who Work in More than One Department
Faculty and staff who hold appointments in multiple departments will be issued a Security ID Badge that identifies them with their primary department. This rationale is based upon employment status that is continuous nature.
Students who hold multiple positions in unrelated areas will receive a Security ID Badge from each department. This rationale is based upon employment status that is transient in nature. Students are the only persons who may require multiple badges.
Guest Badges
Badges for people who are not employees of the University are ordered as guest badges by the department. The department Security Coordinator is responsible for ordering and retrieving the necessary quantity of guest badges. Guest badges can be checked out to individuals, and after being checked in, may be reassigned to other individuals. Badges that are returned in a condition acceptable for reuse will remain in the possession of the department to be later distributed to other guests. Damaged badges will be sent to the U Card Office to be destroyed, and the Badge Management System (BMS) will be updated accordingly.
Paying for Security ID Badges
Each department is responsible for the cost of new and replacement Security ID Badges for employees, contract staff, visitors and volunteers. The U Card Office will bill departments $6.50 per badge via the University Financial System. A valid financial account must be furnished before badges are produced.
Retrieving Security ID Badges from the U Card Office
Departments may employ one of two processes for obtaining Security ID Badges, as approved by the Department of Central Security (DCS):
- Individual process- Departments will direct employees to the U Card Office to obtain their Security ID Badges.
- Batch process- The department Security Coordinators will pickup the Security ID Badges in batches and distribute them accordingly. The Security Coordinator must pick up badges at the U Card Office within in 30 days of production. Badges that are not picked up in 30 days will be deactivated and destroyed.
Notes: Individuals and department Security Coordinators are required to provide government-issued identification to the U Card Office Staff in order to receive Security ID Badges.
Canceling Badge Requests
Badge requests that are no longer needed must be deleted from BMS the same day the order was placed. However, there is no guarantee that the order will be canceled due to ‘near-real time’ processing. Badges that are printed even though the request was retracted will need to be destroyed, and the badge’s status must be updated in BMS.
Lost or Damaged Security ID Badges
Employees are encouraged to notify their department Security Coordinators as soon as possible in regards to a missing Security ID Badge. The department Security Coordinator will update the Badge Management System (BMS) and request a replacement badge. All badges reported as lost or stolen will be immediately and permanently deactivated.
Employees are required to inform their department Security Coordinator when a badge is damaged. The Security Coordinator will then request a replacement badge. Upon issuance of a replacement badge, the damaged badge must be surrendered to the department Security Coordinator.
All found and damaged Security ID Badges should be returned to the following address:
U Card Office
Coffman Memorial Union, Room G22
300 Washington Ave SE
(612)626-9900
The U Card Office will destroy these badges and record the action in BMS.
Termination
Security ID Badges are deactivated and destroyed when employees are terminated from the position for which the badge was issued. Upon notification of termination, the department Security Coordinator will conduct an exit interview and complete the Security Access Checklist. The employee is required to return the Security ID Badge to the coordinator on the last day of employment in the position for which the badge was issued, or as is most practical to achieve department needs.
Temporary Leave for Faculty or Staff
Security ID Badge privileges will be temporarily suspended for faculty and staff who are temporarily away from work due to approved absence such as medical leave, sabbatical, etc. The department Security Coordinator will change the Badge status in BMS to hold status, which will remain in effect until the coordinator is notified of the employee’s return to work.
Temporary Leave for Student Employee
Student status is considered temporary in nature and any leave from employment (semester breaks, medical, etc.) will result in termination of Security ID Badge privileges. Thus, the department Security Coordinator will retrieve all student badges prior to semester break. Students who end or leave their student status for any reason must return their Security ID Badge to the department from which the badge was issued.
Expired Security ID Badges
For faculty and staff, Security ID Badges expire three years after order date or upon termination of employment. Security ID Badges for students will expire one year after order date. The badge expiration date is printed on the badge. Badges are deactivated automatically on the expiration date. New badges will be ordered by the department Security Coordinator.
Note: The BMS will not date badges to expire in June, July or August due to the workload at the U Card Office during these months. The expiration dates for badges ordered in the following months are as follows:
May 15- badges ordered June 1-July 15
September 15- badges ordered July 16-August 31 |
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