Cathy Ekstrom, ext. 3262, room 330, will issue keys to building spaces upon request.
Faculty and staff who have offices or labs within the building are issued keys enabling them to access needed spaces; typically, these will include the necessary departmental submasters. In addition to enabling access to departmental spaces, a submaster also enables access to the building’s copier room (621) and the liquid nitrogen and supplementary cylinder gas storage closets on the first floor.
Students will be issued keys to specific spaces upon faculty authorization. Each student must fill out an authorization form, available from your department coordinator or Cathy Ekstrom.
After-hours access to most building entrances is provided through a card-key system, using your MiddCard. Unlike the dormitories and other campus buildings that offer proximity card access, the system for McCardell Bicentennial Hall requires users to swipe their MiddCards in the card reader slot located adjacent to the doorway.
Faculty and staff with offices or labs in the building are automatically added to the system by Cathy. Students will be added upon request by faculty, using the same form as for student keys. Student access automatically expires at the end of the term, or at another time specified by faculty.
Student access is normally limited to the east and west building entrances. Faculty and staff cards will also operate the loading dock and basement entrance doors.