As technology becomes more sophisticated, it’s crucial that card offices keep up with the current technological trends. Cameras are no exception. When purchasing a camera for the card office, there are more factors to consider than just the camera’s price alone.

From simple wear-and-tear over time, to extreme instances like using the card as an ice scraper, it’s virtually guaranteed that students will do some kind of damage to their credential. ColorID’s Mark Degan gives a rundown of the card accessories that campuses should consider to help extend the life of student credentials.

New York’s Saratoga Springs School District is issuing new bus cards to students that will help monitor arrivals and departures from bus stops and campuses. The RFID cards will help enable parents to check in real-time if their child has boarded the correct bus and was dropped off at school premises.

When producing ID cards, it’s crucial to have a comprehensive repository of identity data for your students, employees and staff. But many institutions don’t have this single source of identity data in a centralized system.

Card offices often invest a lot of time and money into securing their data and inventory, but even the simplest issuance procedures and practices may be unintentionally putting personal information at risk. The Identification Systems Group (ISG) offers ideas and suggestions for institutions on how to improve card security, as well as secure data and personal information.

At Clemson University, the TigerOne card office’s latest endeavor is creating a new access control system, a pursuit that began in 2012. As part of the overhaul, the university’s card office will begin to unify existing access systems and phase out prox credentials and readers across campus.

Jennifer McNeill from the University of Alberta shares ideas, experiences, and suggestions on how to create excellence in your card program. Using the Disney Model as a guide, she explains how you can improve your card program to create a better experience for your students.

There are a number of reasons for an institution to initiate a campus recard. Card office personnel also need to consider the method by which that recarding process will take place. But regardless of the institution or its reasons, knowing when and how to navigate the recarding process can be daunting. John Meriano and Deric Waite from Quinnipiac University offered their advice and experiences based on their university’s recent campus recarding at a presentation given at NACCU 2017.

Ohio University’s OneCard office was in need of a security overhaul when the results of a 2015 system audit uncovered some potential susceptibilities. Josh Bodnar, the director of Access, Transaction, and Video Services at Ohio shares how the OneCard office now secures cardstock, materials and workstations, as well as tracks ID card production.

The University of Texas is restricting access to on-campus buildings for those without a UT ID card. The new access policies will lock down most campus buildings from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am, permitting access to only those without a valid student ID card.