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COUGAR CARD GOES PAPERLESS
The Cougar Card office has joined in on the campus�s green
movement. To do their part in creating a more sustainable
campus, the Cougar Card has upgraded its process to eliminate
excess paper.
Starting this semester, UH students, faculty and staff can skip
the hassle of filling out the carbon-copy forms in order to
receive their Cougar Card ID. Instead, customers will go
directly to the service station, give the customer service
representative their myUH ID number and a photo ID, and the
representative will then enter the information directly into the
computer. The Cougar Card agreement can be signed electronically
on the newly installed digital signature pads.
�Since we touch every member of the university (students, staff
and faculty) it is important for us to set an example everyone
can pursue,� said Elaine Hampton, Cougar Card supervisor. �Plus
it saves hundreds of dollars when we do not have to get the
forms printed or use manpower to scan them afterwards.�
Forms were also eliminated for lost card replacements and meal
plan changes. The Cougar Card office has been working toward
this transition throughout the summer. During summer new student
conferences, they cut down on paper by around 75 percent using
the new process. Hampton said the outlook is very promising to
become totally paperless by summer 2012 orientations.
The new digital process in the Cougar Card office has not only
eliminated unnecessary waste and saved money, but has also made
the process much easier on the customer. All the customer needs
to worry about now is smiling big for the camera.
For more information on the Cougar Card, visit
www.uh.edu/cougarcard.
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