Security Technology

Technology in use

The Security and Technology Center oversees all technology on campus being used for security purposes such as security cameras, alarms, digitally-locked entryways, student ID management and more.

Hours of Operation and Location

Hours of Operation: ID cards are made 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday - Friday

We are located in the Parking and Transportation Office in Kendall Hall with the Public Safety Office.

For questions or more info, contact Security Technology at sectech@harding.edu, or call 501-279-5678.

About student ID cards

All students are required by the Student Handbook to carry a Harding Student ID card at all times. The ID card also serves many purposes on campus. It can be used:

As a library card (Brackett Library)
To take a test in the testing lab. The testing lab requires a student ID.
For package delivery at Campus Mail. They must scan your student ID to deliver you a package.
To gain admission to University athletic events.
To utilize the athletic facilities on campus.
To enter resident halls.
To enter certain academic buildings and laboratories across campus.
As a campus dining card.

To learn more about your ID card, see our Getting to Know Your ID Card guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

Replacement Card Fee: $10

We will charge this fee to your student account.

If you attend one of the Bison Bound sessions, you will receive your ID before you leave. We can also take a photo for the ID card at any time before that as long as you have been accepted to Harding University and appear in the system. We will need to know your H# to assist in getting your photo tied to your ID card profile in the system.

If you do not attend Bison Bound, you can come by the Public Safety office in Kendall Hall once you arrive on campus for the semester.

Your new ID card will be kept at the Public Safety office until the start of the semester. They will not be mailed to you. Just stop by Kendall Hall once you arrive on campus.

You will keep your same ID card as long as you are a student at Harding University. You will not be issued a new card at the start of every school year.

No. There are components inside the card that allows you access to several doors across campus, including the exterior entrances to the residence halls. If a hole is punch in the card, some of those components may break, causing the card to become disabled. You will have to purchase a replacement ID card for a $10 fee.

There are components inside the card that allows you access to several doors across campus, including the exterior entrances to the residence halls. If the card cracks or breaks, some of those components may break, causing the card to become disabled. Aramark uses the magnetic strip on the back of the card for your meal plan and DCB. As long as the magnetic strip is not damage, it will still work for meals. However, it is recommended that a new ID be purchased.

You do not. If you find an old card that has been deactivated after being replaced and it is not damaged; it can be reactivated in the card access system without costing you anything.

Yes. Cell phones should not affect the programming of the components of the ID card.

You do not need a new ID card. This is an issue in the Aramark Dining Services system. There is nothing wrong with your ID card. You’ll need to visit the Campus Dining Office located in the Heritage Building near the cafeteria to have the issue resolved.

You do not. Our system communicates with the database used by Housing. Access to the dorm you live in is added to your card automatically at the beginning of each semester. You do not have to do anything.