OneCard Services

What This Service Is

The OneCard is Bowdoin's official campus ID card. It serves as your photo ID, building and door access credential, dining card, library card, and more. The OneCard office manages card issuance, physical access permissions, key distribution, and vendor and department card issues across campus.

Who It's For

All current Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students may use this service. Requests to add or remove building or door access on behalf of others must be submitted by a supervisor, department head, or authorized department coordinator. Students who need access for coursework or employment should have their faculty member or supervisor submit the request on their behalf.

How to Get Started

Select the offering that best matches your request:

  • Need to grant building or door access, or issue physical keys to someone? Use Request Card Access or Keys.
  • Need to end previously authorized card access for a departing employee, student, or contractor? Use Remove Card Access.
  • Have another OneCard question — such as a lost, damaged, or stolen card, or a vendor or department card issue? Use Submit a General OneCard Request.

Not What You're Looking For?

  • PaperCut printing balance or account: Managed through PaperCut directly — not through the OneCard office. See Updating your OneCard for PaperCut in the Related Articles section.
  • Bowdoin account, password, or MFA issues: See Faculty, Staff, and Student Accounts in the Service Catalog.

Service Promise

The OneCard office will respond to requests as soon as possible. Response times vary by request type. For urgent needs — such as an immediate access revocation or a lost card requiring same-day replacement — contact the OneCard office directly at (207) 721-5199 or [onecard@bowdoin.edu].

Provided By

OneCard Office, Bowdoin College. For urgent issues, contact the OneCard office directly at (207) 721-5199 or [onecard@bowdoin.edu]. For general IT support, contact the Service Desk at (207) 725-3030 or visit the Tech Hub in Smith Union.

 
Request Card Access or Keys Remove Card Access Submit a General OneCard Request

Related Articles (1)

Updating your OneCard information for PaperCut
How to associate a replacement OneCard with your PaperCut account so you can resume tap-to-release printing at campus multi-function printers. Use this article whenever your OneCard is replaced — for example, if the original was lost, stolen, or damaged.

Service Offerings (3)

Provide Card Access and/or Keys
Use this request to grant building or door access, or issue physical keys, to a Bowdoin faculty member, staff member, or student. Requests must be submitted by a supervisor, department head, or authorized department coordinator.
Remove card access
Use this request to end previously authorized card access for a Bowdoin faculty member, staff member, student, or contractor. Requests must be submitted by a supervisor, department head, or authorized department coordinator.
Submit a General OneCard Request
Use this request to contact the OneCard office about anything not covered by the other offerings — including lost, stolen, or damaged cards, vendor and department card issues, and general questions.