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.

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.

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.

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.

Two higher education institutions in North Carolina have added their student ID cards to the list of approved forms of state voter identification. Campus cards from Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute and Lees-McRae College now join a list of 49 additional types of student and employee photo identification approved for use in the 2020 elections.

The University of Iowa is issuing temporary student ID cards for the purpose of voter identification at state voting booths. The temporary card features an expiration date needed to meet voter identification requirements in the state, and mimics the same aesthetic of the standard University of Iowa One Card.

Pointman USA, Pointman Corp, Pointman Technologies Inc, and its parent Company TIT Eng. Co LTD. has decided to cease operations in the Americas. The decision will see the company’s Camarillo, Calif. headquarters close its doors for the foreseeable future.