by Audrey Taggart-Kagdis, Union marketing sales manager
The K-State ID Center and Information Technology Services announces the conversion of the “smart chip” technology to the prepaid Cat Cash system effective Monday, Oct. 5. At the start of every fall and spring semester, $10 in funds is placed on each student’s eID to be used for limited free printing at participating university computing labs ($5 during the summer). Once those funds are exhausted, the student will now use Cat Cash rather than reloading at a “smart chip” station.
“Transferring this service over to Cat Cash has allowed for a significant savings in technology expenses as well as the consolidation to one standard payment system on campus,” said Craig Johnson, assistant director of the K-State Student Union.
Students need to bring their IDs to the ID Center in the Union to have any remaining “smart chip” funds transferred over to a Cat Cash account.
Other locations accepting Cat Cash are listed below.
| K-State facility accepting Cat Cash | Locations |
| Residence halls | • Resident Hall laundry facilities • Kramer, Moore, and Van Zile Quik Cats • The Bakery at Derby |
| Durland Hall | Café Q |
| K-State Student Union | • Bangz Hair Workx (lower level of the Union) • Bluemont Buffet • Caribou Coffee • Cats’ Den Convenience Store • Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina • Subway (Union location only) • Union Bookstore • Union Business Office • Union Copy Center • Union Foodcourt • Union Recreation Center • Union Program Council (UPC) |
| Hale Library | Bookend Café |
| Trotter Hall | Vet Med Café |
For more information, see the Union website at union.k-state.edu or call the Union ID Center at 785-532-6399.
