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Smart ID cards can increase automation, efficiency on campus

Monday, October 10, 2011

From universities to primary schools, campus cards offer several ways for institutions to raise the level in automation and efficiency. Administrators can do away the manual tasks and piles of paperwork.

According to Zebra Technologies, campus card technology serves as a foundation and provides support for an array of school amenities including campus security, point-of-sale, administration and enrollment services, and campus dining and meal programs.


Students can leverage their campus card’s pre-paid spending account, much like a debit card, to pay for meals. Parents or students can access online accounts to view transactions, establish automatic allowances, and replenish funds to be used at campus vending machines and in dining halls. Students can also use these funds to pay for books, parking, copy/print, and laundry.

Campus cards with contactless smart card technology and tamper resistant laminates enable administrators to improve campus security. Issuing an ID card to all faculty, students, staff, and visitors allow security departments to monitor and control who has access to what, where, and when.

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Northwestern University is eliminating what it calls “an antiquated system” with the discontinuance of its CashStripe program, which students use to transfer cash to their WildCARD to pay for print jobs and buy products from select vending machines.

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Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and campus card service provider CardSmith have announced plans for an expansion and upgrade to the school’s campus ID card program.

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U.S. Bank and Oakland Community College, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., have launched a combined campus ID and prepaid MasterCard program for the school’s 78,000 students and 788 staff members.

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Identive Group will be showcasing its near field communication solutions for students and campuses during the National Association of Campus Card Users Annual Conference in Seattle, Wash.

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