CR80News caught up with Entrust Datacard’s VP of Software Product Management and Identity and Access Management, Dan Sanden, to talk about how the company is decoupling the card issuance process with remote photo capture and printing via its server-based TruCredential software, and then we take a peak under the hood of the company’s most advanced card printer.

The National Association of Campus Card Users (NACCU) has revealed its new brand identity and guiding principles, which includes a new value proposition, Strategic Priorities, logo and tagline.

Auburn University’s on-campus convenience stores are set for a makeover both in name and design this coming fall, following a successful proposal by food-service vendor Aramark.

Duke University has taken a major step toward a greener campus with its decision to eliminate all forms of disposable plastic in all 34 of its campus dining locations.

An initiative at the University of Iowa is enabling students remaining on campus during the summer months to lease dorm rooms on a short-term basis. The lease-gap program is the result of an agreement between student government and Iowa’s University Housing & Dining.

College campuses are now playing home to Gen Z, those born between 1995 and 2012. This new wave of students — along with their habits and expectations — is beginning to alter the way universities operate, and that includes the campus card office.

The University of Melbourne is using a new mobile app to modernize the way it responds to campus maintenance requests. The app, Snap Send Solve, enables any member of the campus community to photograph and send maintenance alerts directly to the proper campus department.

Orientation is in full swing at campuses across the country, and while it may be too late for some campuses to prep their incoming freshmen, it’s never too early to start circulating important considerations for future arrivals. Two University of Virginia student orientation leaders offer their top items to help incoming freshmen better navigate their first days on campus.

It’s grown increasingly difficult to ignore the rise and impact of mobile apps on campus. Not all are relevant to the campus card space specifically, but an increasing number of mobile apps are reaching many of the same touch points that the student ID card does. This idea was the inspiration for our “Next-gen apps merge campus ID and student life” piece from 2015.

There are a plethora of considerations that can all play into important decisions around card technology, access control hardware, future solutions and industry trends. It’s important to ask questions, seek information and consult with professionals who know their stuff. That’s the idea behind ColorID’s Identity Summit events. Hosted regionally across the country, ColorID will be visiting San Francisco, Calif. Tuesday, July 24th to put on their latest event.