For some, the image of a student locker still evokes thoughts of cutout celebrity photos taped inside rusty metal boxes. But on modern college campuses, lockers are being re-envisioned to serve a real need for busy students. Today’s lockers often feature sleek designs to integrate into high-end buildings, while new technology is replacing metal keys […]

Between athletics, special events, student organizations and simple classroom attendance, efficient verification on college campuses is an absolute must. But challenges – high throughput demands, diverse locations and fraudulent entry – make executing this vital function challenging. An increasing number of campuses have found an answer in Vision Database Systems’ PockeTracker application – a powerful and efficient verification and attendance tool.

When students at Sarah Lawrence College replace a lost student ID card, they unknowingly get a little added security in the form of mutual authentication. Now, every new ID card issued by the Yonkers, New York-based college is now equipped with a contactless chip embedded within.

When a card office is in need of on-site service, placing a call for local depot service or to the printer manufacturer is typically in the cards. It’s often a lengthy and stressful process that can leave card issuance down until a replacement or loaner printer can be shipped. ColorID has recognized some of the inefficiencies in this process and with the company’s new CHOICE Support Program is seeking to personalize service support for each institution’s needs. The program marks a first in that it sees a depot service provider offering on-site support, something only previously offered by local systems integrators.

Like many universities George Mason is rapidly expanding its campus, constructing new facilities and residential halls, and deploying new services on a virtually continuous basis. The latest renovation for the commonwealth of Virginia’s largest public university is an overhaul of the outdated Mason ID card system. The campus worked with HID Global and parent company ASSA ABLOY, to design a cost-effective, end-to-end ID solution that will leverage smart card technology and forge a new one card system.

Debit and credit cards, as well their mobile equivalents, are giving campus cards a run for their money at vending machines on many campuses across the country. Although providers of traditional closed-loop campus card systems may be losing their once exclusive grip on cashless vending sales, most say the migration to open-loop payments is contributing to a rising tide in unattended sales.

Re-carding an entire population is a dreaded prospect for any campus card office. It’s a massive project that can be time consuming, tedious and costly, so here are some things to consider when mass issuance is in the cards.

In this free webinar, administrators from Towson University and the University of Arizona explore how mobile food ordering bolstered their campus dining and card transaction systems. Learn how you can leverage mobile ordering to prepare for the mobile future of campus services, improving convenience for new students, enticing older students back to campus dining, and fighting back competition from external food and payment offerings.

A partnership between SIA, NCSA, HID Global and other security vendors has produced a set of guidelines designed to help K-12 school officials navigate the often complicated security implementation process. The idea behind the guidelines is to provide a valuable resource to K-12 school administrators who often lack an extended knowledge of the security technology available in today’s market.

Smart cards remain a largely under-utilized resource here in the US, but European universities like Spain’s Universidad de Cantabria have been leveraging smart card technology for decades. Based in Santander, Spain, Cantabria has acted as a proving ground and flagship for Santander Universities’ smart card system that has since been implemented at universities throughout Europe and the rest of the globe.