CR80News | Cards, not keys, needed to access Northern Michigan dorms

Friday, February 20, 2009

Another university is trying to beef up security, particularly with housing. Northern Michigan University, Marquette, is in the process of installing a new system for its residence halls that will require students to use their campus card instead of a key to gain entrance to the dorms.

Students wishing to enter their residence hall can swipe their ID card through a card reader, which then accesses that student’s information, verifies that the card belongs to someone who lives in that dorm, and unlocks the door. Students, however, will still need a normal key to enter their individual dorm rooms.

Northern Michigan University has selected Wells Fargo as the new financial services provider for the Wildcat Express Card, the university’s official campus ID card.

Beginning this fall, NMU students and faculty will be able to link their Wildcat Express Cards to their Wells Fargo checking and savings account for ATM and PIN debit card access. NMU’s University Center will also be home to a new Wells Fargo banking location and ATM.

Western Michigan begins registration for WMUAlert

Western Michigan University has launched the registration for a new emergency communication system, WMU Alert, which is designed to place thousands of phone calls to students, faculty and staff in the event of an extreme campus emergency.

Smart cards serve as keys to the Internet

In case of a massive cyber attack individuals around the world could be called upon to restart the Internet, according to BBC and Popular Science reports.

NTU taps Legic for student dorm access control, Singapore

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore recently placed an order with LEGIC Security’s for its CardLink solution to manage access to its campus dorms. Access to the campus’ 6,000 student dormitories will be managed by this new solution, which allows students to obtain their constantly changing access privileges at online reader and then carry it to (offline) standalone terminals.

New Schlage smart credential readers unveiled

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies announced the availability of a new line of Schlage contactless smart credential readers - operating on 13.56 MHz frequency – and designed to address the industry’s current requirements while providing a foundation and scalability for future applications.

Lebanese University makes way to campus card use

Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon has completed the first phase of a major project to issue students multi-functional student ID cards, according to a local news source.

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Cards, not keys, needed to access Northern Michigan dorms