Upcoming plans to improve Bowdoin's OneCard include the capability to fund students' OneCards online and to use the card at local stores.
As the OneCard system moves online, features of the OneCard system that were once tedious will become simpler.
"I'm excited to report a Web deposit system for what eventually would be the Miscellaneous Account and Bookstore Account together is being worked on now," said Chelsea Reid, OneCard Coordinator.
Reid added that students can currently check their OneCard balances online at onecard.bowdoin.edu, as well as deactivate a lost or stolen card.
The OneCard office is still looking for student input on which stores to include in the system. Reid underscored the importance of this, saying that access in town is the "primary goal of Bowdoin's OneCard Office because it seems to be what students want most."
Finally, the OneCard may soon no longer need to be swiped for entry into residential buildings. Though some buildings already use proximity readers to determine access, Reid said that Bowdoin "has initiated a plan to install proximity readers as the standard for exterior doors across res halls."