Oklahoma City University and
CardSmith Launch New
StarCard Program
Oklahoma City, OK:
Oklahoma City University
(OCU) and campus card
service provider CardSmith
have announced the launch of
a new multi-functional ID
card for the University’s
Oklahoma City campus for the
upcoming academic year.
The new
StarCard will give
students convenient,
cashless access to a wide
range of campus facilities
and services including
dining locations, the
bookstore, print and copy
machines, laundry
facilities, and off-campus
merchants.
OCU is issuing a
newly-designed digital image
card to all students this
fall.
(See below.) The card
will continue to enable
electronic door access for
resident students.
The StarCard is powered by
CardSmith’s SaaS transaction
solution, enabling OCU to
provide upgraded card
transaction services without
local card systems or
software or dedicated
administrative staff.
The managed service
features advanced meal plan
and discretionary spending
account processing, on-line
cardholder account access,
on-line reporting, on-line
administrative access and
24/7/365 monitoring.
CardSmith will manage
a dedicated, toll-free
customer care service,
cardholder marketing,
financial settlement, and
www.okcustarcard.com
- a dedicated website in
support of the program.
A multi-year service
agreement brings the
University a comprehensive,
best-in-class service at a
fixed long-term price.
“OCU is very pleased to
bring this
upgraded service and
convenience to our campus
community this fall” said
Richard Hall, Vice President
of Student Affairs.
“The new card program
makes our campus more
efficient and provides a
significantly upgraded
service for our students,
parents, staff, and service
providers.
We chose CardSmith
because of their managed
approach to systems and
services and their expertise
in building card programs
with campuses like ours.
They designed a
solution specifically for us
by integrating their systems
with our incumbent vendors’
and providing cost-effective
technology for new
applications like print
management”.
“CardSmith is very pleased
to be working with Oklahoma
City University,” said
President Jay Summerall.
“We’ve enjoyed working with
the OCU team to get the new
StarCard up and running, and
are looking forward to a
full-scale launch in a few
weeks.
OCU is our 3rd
customer in Oklahoma, and we
look forward to further
expansion in Oklahoma and
the southwest.”
About CardSmith:
CardSmith is a campus card
solutions company serving
educational institutions,
campus service providers,
cardholders, card-accepting
locations, private label
card issuers, and closed
loop communities nationwide.
We provide the
market’s only “SaaS”
transaction management
solution and turn-key card
program management service,
delivering superior service
and performance for less
than 50% of the cost of
owning and operating a
proprietary card system.
For more information,
please visit
www.card-smith.com.
About Oklahoma City
University:
Oklahoma City University is
a coeducational, urban
private university located
in Oklahoma City, in the
Midtown district. The
university is affiliated
with the United Methodist
Church and offers a wide
variety of degrees in the
liberal arts and sciences
disciplines. OCU is the only
Oklahoma institution listed
in the top tier of the
regional, master's-level
university category by
U.S. News and World Report
magazine. It is also listed
in "America's Best
Christian Colleges" & "100
Best College Buys."
For more information,
visit
www.okcu.edu.
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