Don Dollars is an account you can add money to and use your Mastodon card to make purchases. Login to goPFW, go to your "Home" tab, choose "Don Dollars account: First Time Users", and follow instructions. You will need to accept and sign an Account Disclosure Statement to open and activate your account. We will open your account within 24 hours from the time we receive your consent to the terms and conditions. Once your account has been opened you, or a family member, can add money to your Don Dollars account.
Parents/Guardians - click "Make a guest deposit"
Kettler Hall: outside the Bursar's office.
Walb Union: accross from the East entrance close to the bookstore.
Helmke Library: First floor by the elevators.
For Meal Plans at Purdue Fort Wayne please click here.
Fitness: Fitness Center privileges are included with student fees. Gates Center access is updated electronically with class registration each semester for students, and manually at the time of purchase for spouses, dependents, and students who opt for a semester without classes.
Student Recreation Center: Your Mastodon Card is required to use the billiards and table tennis equipment on the second floor of Walb Student Union.
Intramural Sports: Your Mastodon Card is used to verify student status for participation in Intramural Sports. Swipe your card before entering the gym to play each game.
You can use your Mastodon card to make copies at any of the copy machines on campus.
(Note: If you are a guest or a visitor and wish to use a copier, you can purchase a guest card for $1.00 (exact change only!), and make a deposit at the Mastodon card station to make copies on campus.
You will be able to use your Mastodon Card to access rooms and buildings that have been equipped with electronic access control.
To submit a request for door access, click here.
On your first visit, Helmke Library circulation desk staff will activate your borrowing privileges by linking the bar coded Mastodon card to a personal data file.
Swipe your Mastodon Card to easily have your account information brought up at Bursar, Registrar, Financial Aid, Tutoring & Advising, and ITS Help Desk. It is also accepted as proof of identification.
The Mastodon card is your official Purdue Fort Wayne University identification card. We are conveniently located at the CCT office in the Walb Student Union building. We are open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Students enrolled in the current semester and faculty and staff who are recognized in the human resources system are eligible for a card. Also, alumni and associates (family members of students, faculty, staff, and alumni; or community members) who purchase a membership to the Gates Fitness Center or who need to use the Helmke Library may obtain a Mastodon card.
To obtain a Mastodon card, please know your Purdue Fort Wayne ID number and one document from the chart below.
Please note: Only original documents or certified copies can be accepted.
A $20.00 replacement fee will be charged to any card lost, stolen or damaged within 4 years; exceptions may be made for defective cards.