US Bank Corporate Card (T & E)

The U.S. Bank Travel and Entertainment Card (T&E Card) is a university-liability card issued to UCSB employees who travel or entertain on behalf of the university and should be utilized for all travel and entertainment related expenses (airline tickets, hotel charges, car rental, meals, etc.). The card CAN NOT be used for personal expenses.

In general, departments should limit authorization for a T&E Card to faculty, career (non-probationary) staff, and contract staff only. Student employees and limited status employees are not eligible for a Corporate Card unless exceptional approval from Travel Accounting has been obtained.

Cardholders shall not charge other people's travel charges to their card, unless they are a group travel leader.  Cardholders are allowed to charge their department's entertainment to their card (e.g., catering charges for an event).

The goal of the program is to provide a reduction in the need for out-of-pocket expenses for university travelers. This program also streamlines the creation of travel expense reports in Concur as all card expense will show up prepopulated in the Concur system. 
Travelers who have been issued T&E cards are strongly encouraged to use such cards whenever possible to reduce departmental and administrative costs associated with processing cash advances.

The cardholder is solely responsible for the allocation of expense to travel expense reports. It is the cardholder's responsibility to review their expense and allocate them to a travel expense report within twenty-one days after the completion of a trip.