Saint Joseph’s University has deployed mobile ordering from Transact, providing students with the “Hawk Hill 2 Go” app. The initiative provides a mobile ordering service that gives students the ability to order from any of the stations in the university’s on campus Campion Food Court.

The University of North Georgia is already seeing the financial difference from moving to a managed copy/print system at the start of the semester. In the few short months since launch, the university has reported saving more than $1,200 and the equivalent of 1.6 trees worth of unclaimed print jobs since making the switch in August.

Last year posed a number of unforeseen challenges for universities across the country, as COVID-19 required campuses to pivot and problem solve in new ways. One bit of problem solving at Duke University implemented a COVID symptom monitoring process that deactivated student ID card access with the university’s Transact system if students did not complete daily symptom monitoring and surveillance testing.

The University of Delaware has turned to identity solutions provider, IDEMIA, to leverage the company’s Mobile ID for age verification and identification at the university’s football stadium. The new event access solution is the result of a partnership with the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles and the University of Delaware Athletics, and makes UD one of the first campuses in the country to provide students and fans with a digital tool to verify identity without a physical driver’s license.

Campus credential and payment solutions provider, Transact, has announced three new software integrations with food-service companies Apex Order Pickup Solutions, Panasonic, and Starship Technologies. The integrations mark a clear focus on technology based food-service additions to diversify Transact’s food order processing with smart lockers and robot delivery.

Access control solutions provider, ASSA ABLOY, has launched an online 360° virtual tour that allows universities to see how security and access control solutions can be used to create a sustainable, safe, and healthy learning environment. The virtual tour offers an immersive virtual experience for university decision makers to better see how ASSA ABLOY’s solutions suite could benefit their campus.

A system malfunction at Trinity University rendered the university’s Tiger Cards unable to access campus buildings and dorm rooms. Thanks to the quick response of the campus police department and Trinity’s Tiger Card Office staff, the university was able to set up stations to reprogram the student cards by the following morning.

Brigham Young University has added online photo submission to its card issuance process as a means to shorten the amount of time students spend waiting for their campus card. Online photo submission has been one of the most universally beneficial advancements for card offices, and BYU joins a large roster of campuses to have some form of photo submission solution available to students.

The University of Pittsburgh’s off-campus program is gaining momentum once again, with students and other members of the campus community taking full advantage of the university’s partnerships with local merchants. A change in Pitt’s meal plan programs last year that allocated 25% of dining dollars to be available for use at off-campus vendors saw the “Pitt Eats Local” dining program build strong connections with local businesses and entice students into the surrounding community.

The benefits of moving to mobile credentials on campus are well documented, but a recent TouchNet blog looks at the topic of mobile from a slightly different angle, posing the question: is your campus ready for NFC mobile credentials? The move to an NFC mobile credential promises to boost convenience and security for student transactions, but there’s some significant prep work that needs to take place before a campus provisions its first mobile credential.