Kenyon Card Office

New Students / Employees

• Your K-Card will be issued at start of employment or enrollment.

• A photo is required (online upload).

• Email cardoffice@kenyon.edu from your Kenyon email account once your photo has been uploaded.

• You will be notified once your card is ready for pickup at Chalmers Library circulation desk.

Upload or Update Your Photo

• Go to kcard.kenyon.edu.

• Log in with Kenyon credentials.

• Select “Submit ID Photo.”

Photo Requirements

• Submit a recent, color photo (taken within the last 6–12 months).

• Face the camera directly with your full face visible and centered.

• Ensure even lighting with no shadows or glare.

• Remove hats, sunglasses, or items that obscure your face.

Photo Guidelines

• Photo must be clear, in focus and high resolution.

• Do not use filters, heavy editing or altered images.

• Avoid busy backgrounds, group photos or cropped images.

• Only you should appear in the photo.

• No headphones, props or distracting objects.

File Specifications

• Accepted formats: JPG.

• Ensure the image is properly oriented (not rotated sideways or upside down).

• If you do not see that the photo was accepted, try cropping the image in K-Card after uploading.

• Report your K-Card as “Lost” at kcard.kenyon.edu.

• Email: cardoffice@kenyon.edu.

• Pick up your replacement K-Card at the Chalmers Library circulation desk.

• There is a replacement fee of $20, charged to your student account

You are responsible for any charges made with your K-Card before reporting it lost.

For students, your K-Card can function like a prepaid debit account.

Add Money

• Through your tuition bill (optional deposit)

• At the Kenyon College Bookstore (cash/check)

• Official payment system

Check Balance

• Ask the Bookstore cashier

• Log in to kcard.kenyon.edu

Key Rules

• No overdraft (charges require balance)

• Funds roll over year-to-year

• Refund issued after graduation or withdrawal

Where You Can Use Your K-Card

• Campus locations (Bookstore, Village Market, etc.)

• Other local businesses (restaurants, shops, etc.)

View the full list of participating businesses.

• Tap your card on a reader to unlock doors.

• Access depends on your role and permissions.

• Email cardoffice@kenyon.edu with any access issues.

Visitor or Contractor Access

• Requests are handled through the Kenyon Maintenance Department: Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., at 302-B College Park Street.

Student Organizations Building Access

• Use the K-Card Access Form found on KCon.

Special Event Access Request

• Use the Event Service Form.

• Ensure you complete the Space Access (outside of regularly scheduled building open hours) section near the end of the form.

If you are hosting an event in Archon Auditorium in Oden Hall, please request the interior doors to the auditorium be unlocked — this space is kept locked unless a special request is made; if you are hosting an event in Archon Auditorium after 5:30 p.m, please request the parking garage entrance doors to Oden Hall be unlocked — these doors are locked after 5:30 p.m.

• You can use your phone to access buildings with the same permissions as your K-Card.

• Mobile ID does not fully replace your physical card.

• View the installation instructions: Android | iPhone

Gambier

• Kenyon College Bookstore

• Campus Auto

• Wiggin Street Coffee

• Gambier Deli

• Village Market

• Kenyon Inn

• Village Inn

• Campus laundry facilities

• Birds of a Feather

• Marlow Salon Spa

Mount Vernon

• Almost Famous Sweets & Sodas

• Bickerdyke Table and Tap

• CVS Drugstore

• Deans Jewelry

• Domino's Pizza

• Mazza's Italian Restaurant

• The Pub Kitchen and Tap

• Salon 361

• Southside Diner

• Summit Axe Throwing

• Truckin Trav Street Food