Mobile commerce app, Tapingo, has grown its install base to more than 200 college campuses nationwide. Now, the latest campus to join the company’s mobile ordering ranks is Texas Christian University.

The Student Services department at Arkansas State is backing an initiative that’s asking fellow students to donate unused flex dollars to the A-State Food Pantry. Flex dollars at Arkansas State are funds loaded onto student ID cards that can be used at any dining location or participating store on campus.

Stony Brook University has joined the growing roster of campuses to deploy reusable takeout containers in campus dining halls. As with other deployments, the initiative at Stony Brook is expected to cut both food and disposable container waste.

Marshall University students will soon be able to enter campus dining halls with their fingerprint, adding an alternative to the student ID card. Two campus dining facilities will be included in the biometric access system for now and students are currently engaging in the fingerprint enrollment process.

BadgePass has announced an integration between its enterprise campus card commerce system, TotalCard, and mobile food ordering app Tapingo. The partnership and system integration will enable all TotalCard account holders to seamlessly use Tapingo’s mobile ordering, pickup and delivery services.

Princeton University has made it easier for students to share a meal with each other thanks to a new electronic meal exchange program that encourages more interaction between members of the university’s various eating clubs.

A growing number of colleges across the country are recognizing student hunger, and the need for additional resources for low-income students that need a meal. The latest institution to join this trend is Rider University, where a program has been started that enables students to donate guest swipes from their meal plan to fellow students in need.