Where to Use Your Card
Where to Use and Care for your Bison One Card
The Bison One Card is the official University ID card for students, faculty and staff; it must be carried while on any University campus.
Please review the sections below to learn where you can use and how to care for your Bison One Card.
Care for your Card
Do not Damage
Do not punch holes in or deface your Bison One Card. Your card contains a magnetic stripe inside that grants access to campus buildings through electronic card readers.
Secure your Card
Store your Bison One Card in a secure location, such as a wallet or handbag and away from other magnetic cards that may deactivate the card.
Special Cardholders
Lanyards and other cardholders are often helpful – Barnes & Noble @ Howard University has a variety of lanyard options.
Where to Use your Card
By Accounts
Name (click link for info) | Type | Campus Building | Dining Dollars | Bison Bucks | Book Vouchers | Online |
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Blackburn Cafe | All you care to eat | Blackburn | ✔️ | ✔️ | Bite app | |
Bethune Annex Cafe | All you care to eat | Bethune Annex | ✔️ | ✔️ | Bite app | |
Halal Shack | Mediterranean, Middle Eastern Cuisine | Blackburn | ✔️ | ✔️ | Bite app | |
NuVegan Cafe | Vegan Soul Food | Blackburn | ✔️ | ✔️ | Bite app | |
Restaurant @ Blackburn | Sit Down Lunch | Blackburn | ✔️ | ✔️ | Bite app | |
Simply To Go @ Blackburn | Convenience store | Blackburn | ✔️ | ✔️ | Bite app | |
Wow Cafe | Cajun Cuisine | Blackburn | ✔️ | ✔️ | Bite app | |
Pandini's | Italian | Blackburn | ✔️ | ✔️ | Bite app | |
Hilltop Burgers | Burgers, Food Truck | Food Truck | ✔️ | ✔️ | Bite app | |
Jazzmans | Brew, Bakery | Administration | ✔️ | ✔️ | Bite app | |
Market @ Blackburn | Convenience store | Blackburn | ✔️ | ✔️ | Bite app | |
Market @ Bethune Annex | Convenience store | Bethune Annex | ✔️ | ✔️ | Bite app | |
Market @ West Towers | Convenience store | West Towers | ✔️ | ✔️ | Bite app | |
Bison Brew | Brew, Bakery | Undergraduate Library | ✔️ | ✔️ | Bite app | |
Bookstore @ Main Campus | Books, Tech, Clothing | Bookstore | ✔️ | ✔️ | Website | |
Bookstore @ West Campus | Books | Bookstore | ✔️ | ✔️ | Website | |
Campus Connection | Printing, Mail, etc. | Service Center | ✔️ | Website | ||
Beverage Vending Machines | Pepsi, Water, Juice (by Pepsi) | various buildings | ✔️ | |||
Snack Vending Machines | Snacks (by Canteen) | various buildings | ✔️ | |||
Grubhub Campus | Convenient Online Ordering | various locations | ✔️ | Website |
Libraries
Check out materials from the Howard libraries as well as print from computers and make copies.
Bookstore
Purchase textbooks, academic related materials, or to redeem a book voucher.
Meal Plan
Use a Meal Plan at Howard Campus Dining locations.
Bison Bucks
Use Bison Bucks to pay for food and services at participating dining and retail locations.
Howard Shuttle
Ride Howard’s Shuttle Bus Services.
Laundry
Residence Hall laundry services.