CR80News | New law forces changes to BYU student cards

Friday, January 16, 2009

Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, is starting to re-issue some 50,000 ID cards to students, faculty and staff to comply with a new state law which places restrictions on the issuance of photo IDs.

One of the new requirements is that the college display on the card’s face that it can only be used on campus. The new cards will also have more security features and will identify the bearer as an administrator, faculty member, student or employee. The cards will also carry an expiration date. For faculty and staff, that’s six years, while students and their spouses will have to renew every two years.

It’s more a students’ photo identification. It’s an all-in-one solution for campus access, services and events. The Mountaineer Card, the official campus card for West Virginia University, is an essential part of student life, according to The Daily Athenaeum, the university’s official student newspaper.

Mandatory meal plan spurs student lawsuit

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.

Colleges enable campus IDs for ATM debit transactions, California

Students at UC Davis and California State University, Sacramento now have the ability to link their campus ID cards to US Bank and Wells Fargo, respectively, according to the Sacramento Bee.

UNT Mean Green student ID cards

The University of North Texas recently placed an order with USFI for 13,000 biodegradable PVC student ID cards for their campus. The Green Student ID Cards are similar to the look and feel of ordinary student ID cards, but are made of earth friendly, biodegradable PVC.

GPS tracks Chicago area school bus riders

The Palos Heights School District 128 in Chicago is using GPS technology to track its students allowing the district to keep up with the student–when he or she first entered the school bus and when the student exited the district’s care.

E. Africa university adopts software system to manage activities

Kyambogo University, located in Uganda, has introduced smart cards for students and developed a software suite that will organize and track all campus activities, according to the Daily Monitor.

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New law forces changes to BYU student cards