Getting a lift with the student ID
Deciphering the challenges of transit on campus cards
Bringing snail mail up to speed
Automation, student IDs streamline the campus mailroom
Re-evaluating revalue: Online vs. metal box
How campuses are topping up student ID accounts
19 Mar, 2021New Mexico Tech develops contact tracing app
New Mexico Tech has developed its own COVID-19 contact tracing app for students, faculty and staff to leverage around the campus community. The MinerSafe app is intended to help rapidly prevent coronavirus outbreaks should anyone on campus test positive.
19 Mar, 2021Transact reveals its Distinction Award winners
Company honors universities for using technology to better the campus experience
Integrated campus payment, ID and commerce solutions provider, Transact, has revealed the winners of its Transact 360 Distinction Awards. Announced live during a virtual Transact 360 Annual Users Conference, the annual awards honor those institutions that display a passion for leveraging technology to improve the campus and student experiences.
12 Mar, 2021UC Davis entices spring break ‘staycations’ with gift card initiative
The University of California at Davis has revealed a spring break grant program that will reward students who stay on campus during spring break week with $75 gift cards. This time last year, spring break across the country was marked by sharp spikes in COVID-19 cases, with some institutions doing away with the mid-semester hiatus altogether.
12 Mar, 2021George Washington amends res hall visitor management policies
George Washington University has made changes to its residence hall visitor management policies that will keep the campus in line with COVID-19 restrictions. Students living in on campus housing can now invite one guest from their residence hall into their room at a time.
05 Mar, 2021Rice reinstates meal swipe donation program
Rice University has brought back its Guest Meal Swipe Donation Program after halting the initiative during the Fall 2020 semester. The meal swipe donation program was designed to help address food insecurity for Rice students by enabling on-campus undergrads on 20 meals-per-week plans to donate any unused meal swipes to off-campus peers.
03 Mar, 2021Entrust launches new ‘Visitor Management as a Service’ solution
New cloud-based solution offers secure, compliant approach to visitor management
Trusted identity, payments and data protection provider, Entrust, launched its new Adaptive Issuance Visitor Management as a Service (VMaaS) solution. Entrust’s VMaaS is a cloud-based solution that enables a more modern, trusted approach to enterprise visitor management and security.
25 Feb, 2021Transact expands staff in India, successfully completes annual PCI assessments
Transact has been busy both domestically and abroad, headlined by an expanded workforce at its Chennai, India location and the recent completion of its annual PCI compliance assessments. The added personnel in Chennai brings the total staff to 70 individuals at the company’s IT product development hub. The annual PCI assessments, meanwhile, include successful completions of the SOC 2 Type 2 examination, PCI DSS assessment, and penetration tests.
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