The magnetic strip on your Owl Cards can become worn, damaged, or demagnetized. The first thing you should do if your Owl Card has stopped working is to verify with your department that your access has not been changed. 

 

If you are certain that your access has not been changed you should:

1. Go to the Owl Card Center and ask that your card be "remagnetized".
2. If remagnetizing your card does not resolve the issue, we recommend getting a new Owl Card.

It generally takes less than one hour for your card to update in Card Access System.

FAU Campus employs 4 types of Card Readers.


Swipe your card with the magnetic strip facing AWAY from the machine / keypad as illustrated below.

 

            

 

 

Swipe your card with the magnetic strip facing TOWARD   the keypad / machine as illustrated below.

 

If you are having trouble with a Card Access Reader, please contact your Authorized Card Access Contact.

No. CCTV is NOT monitored 24/7 by FAU Police Department.  However in the event a Law Enforcement situation is unfolding on campus, cameras may be utilized by officers to monitor the situation. 

When you press a blue light button on campus you are connected directly to the FAU Police Departments communications / dispatch officer. The Blue Light Phones provide 2-way communication, allowing you to explain your emergency.  Click here for a map of the Blue Light Phones located on campus.