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Get Your Campus Card

The Campus Card Office, located at the Student Services Area (MCB A-200A, formerly the Cashier's Window), issues the Simmons ID card, known as a Fenway Card. You may visit the office during business hours to obtain a Fenway Card. There is no charge for your first Fenway Card but if you need to replace a lost or stolen card, there is a $20 replacement fee.

Acceptable Forms of ID

To receive your ID card, please bring one of the following forms of identification to our office:

  • Driver's license
  • State ID
  • US or foreign passport
  • Military ID
  • INS I-1551 resident alien card

All Simmons University students can obtain their official Simmons ID Card from the Campus Card Office located at the Student One Stop (MCB A-211). Once you are registered at Simmons, your ID card is an important part of your Simmons experience. You will be able to access buildings with the card, and pay for food in the cafeteria or campus coffee shop (depending on which meal plan you utilize). If you are a part of the Nursing@Simmons or SocialWork@Simmons fully online FNP program, please visit the Simmons Online program page for specific information about obtaining your Simmons ID card. 

All students can submit their photo online prior to coming to campus and have the ID ready for pick up when you arrive on campus. 

To receive an ID card that reflects a first name other than your legal first name, visit the Registrar’s page for instructions to update the first name in your student record. 

There is no charge for your first Simmons Campus Card but if you need to replace a lost or stolen card, there is a $20 replacement fee. To receive your ID card, you are required to bring your Simmons ID Number and one of the acceptable forms of identification to our office.

Simmons University offers a number of online programs, including online Library Science programs, the online PhD in Behavior Analysis, the online PhD in Social Work, the Nursing@Simmons programs, the SocialWork@Simmons MSW program, the BehaviorAnalysis@Simmons program, the MPH@Simmons program, and the CompleteDegree@Simmons programs.

Additionally, Simmons has Western, MA campuses for Library and Information Science and Children's Literature students.

If your home campus is not in Western, MA or you are not in one of these fully online programs, please visit the students page to find information about obtaining your Simmons ID Card.

If you are a student in one of these fully online programs or you take all classes at our Simmons Western, MA campus, submit your photo and copy of your government ID online to obtain your Simmons ID card.

To receive an ID card that reflects a first name other than your legal first name, visit the Registrar's page for instructions to update the first name in your student record.

There is no charge for your first Simmons Campus Card but if you need to replace a lost or stolen card, there is a $20 replacement fee.

If you are an online student and have questions about obtaining your ID card, please contact your admission counselor, student support representative or academic advisor..

Verification

To obtain your Simmons ID we need to verify your identity. Acceptable forms of identification include:

  • Driver's license
  • State ID
  • US or foreign passport
  • Military ID
  • INS I-1551 resident alien card

To submit your a copy of your government-issued photo ID and a passport sized photo (see requirements below) for your ID card, please use this link.

Photo Requirements

Please make sure that your photo adheres to the following requirements:

  • Must have a white smooth background - no other people or objects in photo.
  • Must be in color (black and white photos will not be accepted.)
  • Sufficient lighting with no shadows.
  • Must be a full front view of your head and shoulders only with face filling at least 80% of frame.
  • Cropped from just above the top of head to collarbone.
  • Do not retouch or otherwise enhance or soften photo.
  • You must be looking straight at the camera (No side profiles).
  • No hats or sunglasses.
  • This picture is for identification purposes. The picture must clearly identify you as a person.
  • The file must be in jpg or jpeg format. Other formats will not be accepted.
  • File size cannot exceed 2MB.

To assist with making your photo meet the ID card photo requirements, you can use any photo editing software. If you do not have one here are some free online photo editing tools which you can use without downloading:

Review and Approval Process

This photo will be your Simmons ID card picture throughout your Simmons University online program. Please keep this in mind when selecting your photo. Photos that do not meet the guidelines set forth above will be rejected. Photo submissions are manually reviewed before any IDs are printed. If your photo cannot be used we will ask you to resubmit your photo.

Mailing

The Campus Card Office will verify your identity using the copy of your government-issued photo ID, which you will have already sent to Simmons prior to requesting your Simmons ID. Please see the "Verification" section above for more details. Upon verification, your Simmons ID card will be printed and sent to your mailing address. Please remember the Campus Card Office must receive a copy of your photo ID before we can issue your Simmons ID.

All Simmons University faculty/staff should obtain the document issued by the Human Resources office (Main College Building Room A-250) confirming that his/her personal data has been entered into the Personnel System. Faculty/staff should bring that document to the Campus Card Office at the Student One Stop (MCB A-211) to obtain an ID card. There is no charge for your first Simmons Campus Card but if you need to replace a lost or stolen card, there is a $20 replacement fee. To receive your ID card, you are required to bring one of the acceptable forms of identification to our office.

Annual Stickers for Employee ID Cards: No Longer Needed After thorough review, we have concluded that the annual stickers affixed to the back of faculty and staff ID cards are no longer needed. In recent years, these stickers have been optional for faculty and staff. As a result of advances in technology, the stickers are not needed for your ID card to be valid at any on-campus or off-campus locations and therefore it is no longer necessary to provide them. You may remove the most recent sticker from the back of your card at any time.

Please contact us at 617-521-2886 if you have questions or are aware of any reason you require a sticker for your ID card. We welcome any feedback and are available to assist as needed.

Please see the steps below to obtain a non-affiliate Simmons ID. The non-affiliate Simmons ID cannot be obtained until an account has been made and fully processed with HR.

To set up a supplier, departments will also need to complete a contract routing form & complete the supplier registration process. Information on that process can be found here.

  1. Submit the completed Contingent/Temporary Worker Information Form and signed appropriate Confidentiality Agreement to the Human Resources office (Main College Building, Room A-250) or [email protected]. Please reach out to HR for a copy of these documents.
  2. he Human Resources office will enter the non-affiliate worker's information into our HRIS System, Workday, and will provide a signed ID Card Authorization Form for the non-affiliate worker to submit to the Campus Card Office (MCB, A-211) once completed (please bring a form of valid photo ID when submitting this form). Please allow 2-3 business days for processing in Workday.