HS Building Management manages badge access for Magnuson Health Sciences Center, Foege Building, Health Sciences Education Building, and South Campus Center.
The Health Sciences facilities are secure facilities. It is expected that community members have some form of badge ID on them when using the facilities. Some departments may require their personnel to display their badges at all times. There are three types of badges that are used in the Health Sciences zone.
Badge Types
Almost all staff, faculty, and students are eligible for a UW Husky Card. Husky Cards serve as your building access badge and identify you as a UW community member.
Husky Cards automatically come with access to Magnuson Health Sciences Center, Foege Building, Health Sciences Education Building, and South Campus Center perimeter doors. You do not need to request this access if you have a Husky Card.
To obtain a new or replacement Husky Card, please visit the Husky Card Services information page. Once you get your Husky Card, it will take a day for building access to begin working. HS Building Management does not print Husky Cards. We can only change access on active Husky Cards.
Access is automatically discontinued when personnel leave the UW. HS Building Management updates card access by request when personnel transfer departments.
Only designated building access coordinators (BACs) may request additional access on a Husky Card. Please review the Building Access Coordinator (BAC) page for more information.
Contractors, guests, and vendors are not eligible for Husky Cards. Departments may request a Health Sciences access badge on their behalf. This badge grants building access and serves as photo identification.
HS Building Management prints Health Sciences access badges. Access badges are active for one year from the date of issue. After expiring, access badges may be renewed annually. Access badges cost $25 per print. Access badge renewals cost $10.
Only designated building access coordinators (BACs) may request access badges. Please review the Building Access Coordinator (BAC) page for more information. Printed access badges are available for pickup in T283.
Health Sciences photo IDs are supplemental to Husky Cards. They serve as photo identification only and do not grant building access. Departments may require that personnel carry Health Sciences photo IDs.
Photo IDs cost $10 per print.
Only designated building access coordinators (BACs) may request photo IDs. Please review the Building Access Coordinator (BAC) page for more information. Printed photo IDs are available for pickup in T283.
HS Building Management does not process access requests for animal research spaces. To request access to an animal research space, please contact:
- Comparative Medicine/OAW: Center for Laboratory Animal Training and Resources, clatr@uw.edu
- WaNPRC: Sabira Brown, sjbrown7@uw.edu
HS Building Management can assist with access issues. Please contact us if you have any questions. Some common issues:
- If your card doesn’t work on the first tap, wait 5-10 seconds and try tapping it again.
- Make sure to take your card out of any wallet or case it is stored in while scanning.
- Even small cracks or bends in the card may cause it to stop working. If your card is damaged, you must get a replacement Husky Card or access badge.
- Cards may stop working with age or use.