[Faculty Handbook Category #1]
You will be issued an identification card called an Ole Card, which is an all-purpose card that can be used to enter buildings to which you have been given access, to check out books from the libraries, to gain admittance to Tostrud athletic facilities and sporting events, and to serve as a debit card at the Bookstore, Print Center, Post Office, Lion’s Pause, and all Bon Appétit food service outlets. Ole Cards can be obtained at the Buntrock Commons Scheduling Office. The first card is free. If you lose your card, you can replace it, but you will be charged a replacement fee. Read more about the Ole Card at wp.stolaf.edu/olecard/.
In addition to an Ole Card, you may be issued keys that give you access to certain protected areas on our campus. All keys issued to employees will remain the permanent property of St. Olaf and are issued to you solely for the purposes of performing work-related duties. You must keep any keys that you are issued in a safe place at all times; you may not lend the keys to anyone but your supervisor; and you may not copy your keys. All keys have a unique serial number stamped into the key bow that is registered to the specific employee who was issued the key, and the Locksmith records this unique serial number. Employees who have keys are expected to sign a Key Agreement and to follow the terms of the St. Olaf key policy found here: wp.stolaf.edu/facilities/keys/.
You must immediately report misplaced, lost, stolen, or damaged keys to your supervisor. Upon separation of employment, you must return all keys to the Human Resources Office.
updated 1/1/2026