Some Campus Buildings Going Keyless

CatCards are taking the place of old-fashioned keys in an effort that will replace exterior door locks on campus buildings with a new electronic access system. Ten buildings are in the process of being converted to the keyless system.

Only exterior access doors of buildings will be converted, according to UA Facilities Management Director Christopher Kopach. Instead of inserting a mechanical key into a door lock, an employee or student will hold his or her CatCard in front of a reader and punch in a four-digit PIN.  read more »