Campus Access Services

​The Jacket Express Card is your official form of identification and an essential part of campus life. Every registered student is assigned a card during orientation. It should be carried at all times and presented upon request to any University official.

The Jacket Express Card is your key to campus-wide privileges. It provides security and ease of use. It is used to access many campus facilities, including residence halls, the rec center and library. It can be used for meals, books and numerous other items on campus, and allows admittance to numerous campus events and activities.

Every registered student is assigned a Jacket Express Card during orientation.

Cards can also be obtained during normal business hours at Campus Access Services, located at the Strosacker Union, first floor, next to the candy counter.

A signature and valid photo ID (i.e., driver's license) is required when picking up your Jacket Express Card.

If you lose your Jacket Express Card, visit Campus Access Services to obtain a replacement card. A fee will be charged for a lost card replacement. All lost cards become inactive at the time of replacement and cannot be reused.

Several meal plan options are available to commuters and residents. Each semester, a student's Jacket Express account is loaded with a predetermined number of meals and flex dollars. Flex dollars can be used for books and other on-campus purchases.

Students living in BW residence halls or BW apartments must carry a meal plan on their Jacket Express account. Commuter students have the option of choosing a meal plan or opening a flex dollars account.

View details on student meal plans, flex dollars, and dining hall locations.

Flex Dollar account balances are displayed on most card swipe devices on campus. Account information also can be obtained through Campus Access Services.

Students can request to add to their Flex Dollars account by completing an online form or stopping by in person at Campus Access Services.

To deactivate a lost Jacket Express card or view your account balance or transaction history, login on to myjecard.bw.edu. You can also view your meal plan balance for the week.

Any balance remaining in the student’s Flex Dollars account will be carried over from fall semester to spring semester.  All student accounts will be closed at the end of spring semester or upon withdrawal from the school, and any remaining balance on these accounts are nonrefundable.

A Jacket Express Card account is available to each registered student. The card is the property of Baldwin Wallace University and has been issued for the card holder's use only. Proper identification and signature are required to obtain a card. The card is non-transferable. Lending the card to anyone or possessing another person's card is a violation of University regulations and will result in confiscation of the card and possible loss of privileges.

The University is not responsible for any loss, theft or misuse of the card. A fee will be charged for the replacement of a lost or stolen card. Cash withdrawals from a Jacket Express account will not be permitted. The Jacket Express account cannot be used for dues, fees or memberships.

A Jacket Express account is not transferable, and the card must be presented in person. Additional identification or signature may be required for certain purchases or account adjustments. The card holder is responsible for any transactions that occur on the card prior to the account(s) closing.

Under normal conditions you will not be able to overdraw your Jacket Express account(s). If under certain unusual circumstances, an insufficient balance condition might occur and the condition is not cleared, the insufficient balance amount will be billed to the card holder's BW student billing account.

The University will disclose information to third parties about the account holder's account or the transfer made only: (1) to comply with court orders or other applicable laws, or (2) if the account holder gives written permission.

The card holder is responsible for deactivating their lost or stolen card by going to myjecard.bw.edu and may be responsible for transactions that occurred prior to deactivating their card.

The terms of this agreement commence when the card has been issued and account(s) have been activated. The card and account(s) will expire upon termination of enrollment. The University has the right to stop card activity for financial or academic resolution.

Jacket Express account holders may request, between August 1 and July 31 of the current academic year, a printed statement of transactions by going to Campus Access Services in Strosacker Hall (Student Union). Jacket Express account balance information is displayed at most locations where the Jacket Express card is accepted and at myjecard.bw.edu. Errors or inaccuracies with a card holder's account will be corrected in person at Campus Access Services.

Any balance remaining in the student’s Flex Dollars account will be carried over from fall semester to spring semester. All student accounts will be closed at the end of spring semester or upon withdrawal from the school, and any remaining balance on these accounts are nonrefundable.

All students are eligible to receive a BW parking permit.

• Those who operate vehicles on campus are required to:
  1. Register their vehicle(s) with Campus Access Services.
  2. Purchase a parking permit.
• Please apply for your permit prior to your arrival on campus.
• All resident students with less than 25 credit hours are required to park in the Fairgrounds Parking Lot 24 x 7.

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Commuter: $40 per semester; $80 per academic year
Resident: $70 per semester; $140 per academic year

Accessible parking spaces are reserved close to access ramps and building entrances. BW students and employees may use state-issued handicap permits or University-issued temporary handicap permits in conjunction with BW parking permits only. The University verifies registered owners of University and state-issued handicap permits and requires a copy of the registration paperwork provided by the BMV to all state handicap permit owners. All permits, including handicap permits, are valid only for the individual use of the registered owner.

• The City of Berea has established a business district which allows parking for patrons of the downtown establishments only. BW faculty, staff and students are prohibited from parking in this district while on the BW campus.
  • Downtown Berea Parking Map
• No parking on the fire hydrant side of the street.
• No overnight street parking (2-6 a.m.) in the city of Berea.

If you have a scheduled visit on campus, you should receive a printable temporary permit with your email confirmation. If you do not receive a confirmation with a printable permit, please contact the department you are visiting.

Guests of students may park in student lots without a parking permit.

• Any citations they receive must be turned into our office by the BW student.
• Citations not turned in may result in the vehicle being immobilized.
• BW reserves the right to limit guest parking during peak class times.

Parking permits, including accessible permits, are nontransferable. Any person who provides false information, registers a vehicle belonging to another student, illegally sells, transfers, alters, reproduces, or uses a permit not intended for his/her use may be subject to a fine and disciplinary action as well as possible towing. This could also result in loss of parking privileges and forfeiture of all parking permit fees.