Student Organizations
Marketplace for Student Organizations
This is an introduction to the product called TouchNet Marketplace for Student Organizations.
Marketplace allows you to set up a system for people to purchase products (T-shirts, conference registrations) by credit card. The funds can be deposited into a revenue account associated with an Agency Fund. We cannot do expense credits with Marketplace. It is usually fairly easy to get the site up and running, but you should allow at least two weeks before you plan on selling the product. The option for student organizations within Marketplace is called uStore. uStore allows users to create a generic web store with "products" that can be purchased online via credit card. Touchnet hosts the secure payment gateway so no credit card info is stored by GT. Credit card payments are processed to the Agency Fund/Peoplesoft project number/revenue account designated. 2% is retained for the credit card fees that GT is charged as the merchant. For example, if the product cost were $100, $2 would be reserved for payment of the merchant fees. Web expertise is not required to create a store with the uStore option, as long as a generic store will work for you.
If you decide to proceed, please fill out the Marketplace template form. The Director of Student Involvement will then approve the account and forward it to the Student Affairs IT Manager who will set up the account and contact you. Please plan to allow at least 2 weeks for approval. We will need your revenue account and Peoplesoft project number before you can use the store. If you don't already have a revenue account with the Office of Student Involvement, you will need to contact the Student Oganizations Accountant. You should test the store before going live by making a small $ purchase. Only credit cards can be used, so please do not enable any other methods of payment. Georgia Tech will retain the merchant fees (2%) when transferring the revenue to your account.