Robert Lydic, vice president of PAC OEM business at Allegion, discusses the mobile credential movement, its rapid acceptance at an increasing number of campuses, and the growing momentum around the technology. Hear Allegion’s tips for preparing for a mobile ecosystem on your campus, and how to find the true value in mobile credentials.

Allegion’s Jeff Koziol talks about the company’s longstanding partnership with Touchnet and how the pair have worked together over the years to deliver strong, university-specific solutions. Koziol also discusses more recent trends, specifically the move from traditional plastic cards to digital credentials on mobile devices, and how wireless technology is being deployed on campuses.

Two higher education institutions in North Carolina have added their student ID cards to the list of approved forms of state voter identification. Campus cards from Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute and Lees-McRae College now join a list of 49 additional types of student and employee photo identification approved for use in the 2020 elections.

Starship Technologies’ march on college campuses continues this week, with the addition of the University of Houston to the company’s autonomous robot delivery service. The Starship robots will now deliver food and drinks from participating merchants to students on the Houston campus.

The National Association of Campus Card Users (NACCU) is now inviting those within the industry to submit their nominations for the Association’s 2020 Awards. Nominations can be submitted by campuses or by vendors who would like to nominate their clients to be recognized for their recent achievements, with awards presented at the 27th Annual Conference held in Austin, Texas on April 19-22.

The University of Iowa is issuing temporary student ID cards for the purpose of voter identification at state voting booths. The temporary card features an expiration date needed to meet voter identification requirements in the state, and mimics the same aesthetic of the standard University of Iowa One Card.

Starship Technologies has added another university to its growing list of campus clients, with the announcement that the University of Wisconsin-Madison will deploy the company’s robot delivery system on campus. UW-Madison will deploy a fleet of 30 Starship food delivery robots this week, and will open the delivery service to its 66,000 students faculty and staff from a roster of university-run, on-campus dining locations.