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Feature of the week: CBORD clients use GET for dining reservations, ‘healthy return’ solutions

CBORD was hard at work throughout the summer months – and that work continues – launching dining reservations for campus clients across the country.

CR80News Chats: Crowd capacity control and mobile solutions this fall

Transact’s Scott Dennison, discusses tangible challenges that card offices and the auxiliaries will face this fall, notably the use of mobile technology to manage social distancing in high-traffic areas.

22 Sep, 2020Marshall University goes mobile credential only for student IDs

Marshall University has taken the decision to move exclusively to mobile credential on its campus, making the Marshall Mobile ID the only form campus credential being issued to students, faculty and staff. Marshall is a Transact Mobile Credential campus, and began provisioning the Marshall Mobile ID last summer.

18 Sep, 2020Nelnet Campus Commerce partners with GradGuard for tuition insurance

Nelnet Campus Commerce has announced a new partnership with GradGuard on a tuition insurance policy designed to benefit both higher education institutions and their students. Tuition reimbursement, particularly related to room and board fees, has become a hotly contested issue in recent months after early campus closures last spring forced students away from universities and out of on-campus housing.

16 Sep, 2020Entrust Datacard rebrands as Entrust

After more than 50 years, the Datacard name is being retired from the company moniker as the company continues expansion in digital security realms. Card issuance will remain a major focus, but the new name reflects the world’s rapidly rising need for trust and security in all things digital.

15 Sep, 2020Transact webinar to cover mobile solutions for campus re-openings

All attendees receive free lunch via Door Dash gift card to support local businesses

Card system vendor, Transact, will host a webinar detailing a number of mobile solutions suited to helping university campuses re-open and manage the new normal. With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to impact higher education, universities have needed to quickly adopt new and creative practices to keep their students, faculty, and staff safe.

11 Sep, 2020Arizona State deploys Starship robot delivery

Arizona State University is the latest institution to turn to robot delivery from Starship, with a fleet of 40 autonomous robots being deployed on the Tempe campus. Assisting in the initiative is ASU’s food-service provider, Aramark, who has partnered with delivery robot provider Starship Technologies to provide the program to higher education institutions.

11 Sep, 2020Vanderbilt University adds mobile credential to Apple Wallet

Vanderbilt University is now enabling students, faculty and staff to add their Commodore Card, the Vanderbilt student ID, to Apple Wallet for use via their iPhone and Apple Watch. Vanderbilt, a CBORD campus client, is leveraging CBORD’s GET app to add student credentials to Apple Wallet, as well as reader hardware from HID Global to support the full range of transactions across the Nashville campus.

10 Sep, 2020HID Signo readers awarded Security Today’s 2020 New Product of the Year

HID Global’s new Signo line of access control readers has been awarded New Product of the Year for 2020 by Security Today magazine. Recognized in the Access Control Devices/Peripherals category, the new access reader line was chosen for features that foster an adaptable, interoperable and secure approach to access control.