Students have until the end of the day tomorrow to turn remaining funds on old print cards into JumboCash.
The deadline is part of the university's transition from the old system of Conway print cards and readers to a newer one that accepts only JumboCash, the currency of the debit program run by Dining Services.
The new setup, which features a touch-screen interface at every printing station, allows students to pay using their student identification cards.
The conversion marks yet another step in the effort to streamline methods of payment across Tufts' campuses, which previously saw the elimination of Dining Dollars vending points in favor of the unified JumboCash system.
To obtain JumboCash for old print cards on the Medford/Somerville campus, students can bring their Conway cards and student IDs to the Tisch Administration Office in Tisch Library or to the Ginn Library.
Students on the Boston and Grafton campuses can complete the changeover at their respective libraries, according to Tisch Library Administrator Paulette Johnson. The Lilly Music Library, located in the Granoff Music Center, is not equipped to handle the transition, she said.
According to Johnson, with both a student ID and a Conway print card in hand, the conversion process takes only moments.
So far, the process has proceeded smoothly, said Christine Kittle, head of library information technology support.
"We've had students come in pretty regularly" to exchange cards for JumboCash, Kittle said.
Kittle reported that the flow of students has been slow this week, a phenomenon she attributed to students' increasing familiarity with the new system.
"Most people have already needed to use a printer or copier" by this point in the semester and have already become acquainted with the new setup, Kittle said.
If students miss Friday's deadline, they will still have a chance to convert their Conway cards for a period of time at the beginning of the spring semester, as the university plans to open up the process again to accommodate students returning from study abroad programs. Additional windows of time may also be arranged, Johnson said.
The Tisch Administration Office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow.
