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RUconnection Card - Employee Information
All Employees
Please be prepared to present a form of government-issued photo identification (ID), such as a driver's license or passport, and any documentation as noted below. A paycheck stub is not a valid form of ID for proof of identity.
There is no cost to obtain an initial Faculty/Staff RUconnection Card. Lost or damaged cards are subject to a $15 replacement fee.
New Employee Orientation
If you attend the New Employee Welcome and Benefits Orientation through University Human Resources, you will have an opportunity to have your RUconnection Card issued during the program. The hiring manager in your department who enrolled you in the program will provide necessary information to University Human Resources regarding the issuing of your card.
Employee Information
Type 1 Employees (regular salaried)
A Faculty/Staff RUconnection Card can be issued anytime after you receive your first regular paycheck* (nonadvance). You must have a valid, permanent Social Security Number to have an ID card issued. If you are not yet in the payroll system, you may use the RUconnection ID Card Request Form to obtain an RUconnection Card.
Full-time Faculty/Staff RUconnection Cards provide access to Rutgers University libraries, computer labs, RU Express accounts, and recreational facilities.
Type 4 Employees (casual staff/hourly)
Hourly staff (Type 4) who need access to facilities to perform job duties may only receive an RUconnection Card upon the submission of an RUconnection ID Card Request Form from their department head.
Hourly staff RUconnection Cards provide access to Rutgers University libraries, computer labs, building access, and RU Express accounts, but not recreational facilities.
Type 4 cards are issued for up to a year, after which they must be renewed by again submitting a signed request form with updated information, and surrendering the expired card. Incomplete forms (without validity dates) and/or unsigned forms will not be accepted.
Type 5 Employees (student/hourly workers)
Student hourly workers are not eligible for a Faculty/Staff RUconnection Card. Students will be issued a Student RUconnection Card, if they do not already have one. Please see the student carding information webpage.
Type 6 Employees (teaching and graduate assistants)
Type 6 employees enrolled in Rutgers educational programs have the primary status of student, and thus are not eligible for a Faculty/Staff RUconnection Card. Please see the student carding information webpage for information on how to get a Student RUconnection Card.
Type 6 employees who are not enrolled at Rutgers may receive an RUconnection Card anytime after the appointment start date, with a letter from their department chair indicating both the Type 6 and nonRutgers student status. Please call ahead for more information.
Type 7 Employees (part-time lecturers)
An RUconnection Card can be issued to you anytime after you receive your first paycheck.* If you are not yet in the payroll system, you may use the RUconnection ID Card Request Form to request an RUconnection Card. You must renew your ID card at the beginning of each academic year by exchanging your expired card for an updated one. Proof of appointment renewal will be required.
Students who are also part-time lecturers are only eligible for a Student RUconnection Card. Please see the student carding information webpage for information.
Part-time lecturer RUconnection Cards provide access to Rutgers University libraries and computer labs. Part-time lecturers who are union eligible may also have access to recreational facilities.
Type 8 Employees (coadjutant casual)
Part-time coadjutant faculty (Type 8) are not eligible for a Faculty/Staff RUconnection Card. You may be sponsored as a visiting scholar by a department head if library or computer lab access is necessary to perform job duties.
Type 9 Employees (post doctorate fellows and others)
An RUconnection Card can be issued to you anytime after you receive your first paycheck.* You must have a valid, permanent Social Security Number to have a Type 9 RUconnection Card issued. If you are not yet in the payroll system, you may use the RUconnection ID Card Request Form to request an RUconnection Card.
Graduate Fellows are eligible only for a Student RUconnection Card, which requires course registration. Graduate Fellows are not eligible to receive Faculty/Staff RUconnection Cards. Please see the student carding information webpage for information.
Other Type 9 employees are not eligible to receive an RUconnection Card.
| Resources To Help You | |
| Employee RUconnection Card Information | 732-932-3020, ext. 4060 |
| Student RUconnection Card Information | 732-932-8041 |
| RUConnection Request Form | |
| RU Express Office | 732-932-8041 |
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* First regular paychecks are those issued under permanent Social Security Numbers, for which all required deductions are made from the gross salary. We cannot issue RUconnection Cards using temporary Payroll ID numbers (999-00-XXXX).
