
September 9, 2009
Posted by Emily at 7:42 PM
The new school year is brining changes to dining services at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Once confined to the on-campus dining halls, students can now use the revamped program to eat at popular restaurants off-campus with a simple swipe of their student ID cards. The Rensselaer Advantage Dollar works like a debit account, allowing students to add money to their student IDs and use them at the off-campus eateries.
Now when students venture off campus, they only have to bring one card with them and parents can easily add money to their students’ cards opening up a wide range of dining possibilities. The school is hoping to expand the program in the future to include convenience stores, supermarkets and other retailers.
RPI is the latest in a host of schools offering added dining bonuses to the features of student ID cards. Many student IDs on campuses across the country can also be used to receive discounts at local businesses.
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