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Safer campus security with touchless access control, contactless credentials

Measures campuses can take to plan ahead for post-coronavirus campus life.
Source: Allegion

Available now, the eighth version CBORD’s CS Gold campus one-card system provides new flexibility and customization options for universities.

26 May, 2020HID initiative offers universities valuable resources, promotions

HID Global is offering its higher education customers a new support program to help provide valuable information and guidance for campuses plotting technology migrations. The program will draw from HID experts to provide support and resources that address things like creating a connected student experience, credential issuance, tightening campus security, and prepping for mobile.

22 May, 2020Penn State to offer storage, shipping for student belongings

Penn State students have a new alternative to the move-out process this summer, as the university is now offering to pack, store and ship student belongings. The program is intended to offer assistance to those students who are unable to return to campus at this time to move out in person.

22 May, 2020Embry-Riddle to use student ID card with regular temperature checks this summer

Embry Riddle University is implementing a plan for students to return to its Daytona Beach campus next month for summer classes. The plan will implement a number of measures including the use of the student ID card to facilitate daily temperature checks for students.

22 May, 2020Transact Mobile Credential fully available for Google Pay, Android devices

Transact Mobile Credential is now fully available for use via Google Pay on Android devices. The integration with Google Pay was initially revealed in early 2020, and now students, faculty, and staff can use their Android mobile phones to easily access facilities and make contactless payments on and around campus.

15 May, 2020Michigan institutions plan for fall return to campus

A host of universities in the state of Michigan are beginning to lay out plans for students to return safely to campus in time for the fall semester. Some of the early measures that Michigan colleges are discussing provide an early snapshot of what life on campus may look like for students.

15 May, 2020Mercer adds Mobile Credential for Google Pay

Mercer University announced the availability of its Bear Card Mobile Credential for Google Pay. Building on the initial 2019 launch of the mobile Bear Card, students, faculty and staff can now use their Android mobile phones to easily access facilities and make contactless payments on and around campus.

15 May, 2020Safer campus security with touchless access control, contactless credentials

Planning ahead for post-coronavirus campus life

While it’s unclear when schools will welcome back students, campuses need to be prepared for a new normal. Allegion’s Rob Lydic discusses two solutions to consider — contactless credentials and touchless access control hardware — and their ability to help reduce contact transmission and cut the number of surfaces that people touch on campus.