Bearkat OneCard Changes Payment Options
The Bearkat OneCard Office will begin giving students more
options for the destination of their payroll and refund checks
with a new payment engine starting Wednesday (Nov. 1).
That day, an updated Bearkat OneCard Web site, found at http://www.shsu.edu/onecard/,
will allow students to choose separate accounts in which they
can have the two forms of funds deposited.
This change is being made in response to student reactions
to the change made in August to have all student employees’
refunds and payments directly deposited onto the Bearkat OneCard,
according to OneCard director Kristy Vienne.
“What we heard at that time was that a lot of students
wanted the ability to send their payroll payment to a different
place than where they were sending their refund (from scholarships
or residual checks from student loans), but we didn’t
have that ability,” Vienne said.
“We just want students to know that we’ve heard
them, we’re responding to their needs and we’re
giving them that option,” she said. “We understand
that they have different financial needs, and we want to honor
their needs.”
While the change won’t affect students who have both
types of funds sent to the same place—which is what
the program will default to without students changing it,
the change may affect students who had begun receiving their
payroll checks a few days early as a result of the Aug. 1
changes, according to Vienne.
“We’ve been sending our files to the bank three
days ahead of time, so that everybody would get their check
at the same time (because some banks process direct deposits
slower than others),” Vienne said. “Because we
were sending it so early, some students had their money before
payday, and they’ve grown accustomed—in August,
September and October—to getting their money early.
“It was just a kink in the system that some people got
it before payday, but now everybody will get it on payday,”
she said.
Though the change will take place Nov. 1, students will not
see the changes until the Nov. 15 payroll.
Those who want to change their refund or payroll options should
make the changes at least two days before the payroll date
to ensure that the money is sent to the right place.
For more information, call 936.294.CARD (2273) or e-mail bearkatone@shsu.edu.
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SHSU Media Contact: Jennifer
Gauntt
Oct. 27, 2006
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