The University of Alberta wanted a way to make sure students who needed the H1N1 vaccines were receiving them. Fred Emery, vice president and general manager at Heartland Campus Solutions, talks about how the university used its OneCardVerify system to make sure the authorized students received the medication.
The Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a science, engineering and technology company, has announced the winner of their self-sponsored Biometric Research Competition hosted by the University of Kent in the UK and the UK Biometrics Institute.
Three Auburn University students aren’t thrilled with the school’s mandatory meal plan. They’re so “not thrilled” that they’ve filed suit against the university, claiming the plan violates restraint of trade and Alabama law.
Duke University launched a mobile application for iPhones that enables students to find out news around campus, the closest dining hall and hours of operations. The university also wanted to add some campus card functionality to the app as well, says Matthew Drummond, director at the DukeCard Office.
University Business Magazine and Higher One are honoring seven colleges and universities in their summer 2010 Models of Efficiency program, to honor institutions of higher learning that meet the education business and technology challenges of today’s campuses.
The University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. has deployed an application to make sure only students ride the school’s bus system between its campuses in St. Paul and Minneapolis, says Read Winkelman, vice president of sales at CBORD.