Alumni cards open doors for services, engagement
Card offices increasingly called upon to share issuance expertise
On the flipside
Card backs provide valuable real estate for students in need
Holograms on campus cards
Why holographic elements could be a good fit for the campus credential
Re-carding a campus
What to consider when mass issuance is in the cards
09 Jan, 2020BadgePass acquires Alabama Card Systems
BadgePass, Inc. has announced its strategic merger with Alabama Card Systems, effective immediately. The move will see the latter be absorbed under the BadgePass name. The acquisition of Alabama Card Systems marks the seventh merger or acquisition in the last five years.
13 Dec, 2019UNC Chapel Hill weighs in on student IDs for voter identification
Card now meets state regs, future cards will require stamped expiration dates
A recent announcement from North Carolina’s State Board of Elections reported that student credentials from all UNC campuses would be eligible forms of voter identification for state elections. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has now weighed in on the inclusion of the UNC One Card in the initiative.
06 Dec, 2019New batch of North Carolina student ID cards granted voter ID compliance
The North Carolina State Board of Elections released a new list of student ID cards that will now be accepted as valid forms of voter identification in state elections. The list includes all University of North Carolina system campuses along with other institutions that had previously submitted their campus cards for approval but were denied.
06 Dec, 2019U. of Washington considering crisis hotlines on student ID cards
Washington state legislators are being joined by some University of Washington students to promote the addition of crisis hotlines to student ID cards issued by institutions in the state. Spearheaded by a proposed bill in the Washington state House of Representatives, first introduced last spring, the policy would see the contact information for resources like suicide hotlines printed on the backs of campus cards.
04 Dec, 2019UConn, ColorID recards entire university, regional campuses
Husky One Card office works with ColorID to reissue 33,000+ cards
The University of Connecticut is issuing new campus cards, after making the decision to recard its entire population over the summer. CR80News recently caught up with UConn and ColorID, who assisted on the project, to talk about the new Husky One Card and the recarding process.
22 Nov, 2019Wisconsin bill to mandate suicide hotline on student ID cards
Lawmakers in the Wisconsin state senate have proposed a bill that would mandate the printing of suicide prevention hotlines on all student ID cards issued in the state. Senate Bill 496 applies to all academic levels in the state, including colleges and universities.
15 Nov, 2019Longstanding Touchnet, Allegion partnership benefits university campuses
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.
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