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
07 Aug, 2020Syracuse weighs contact tracing via student ID cards
Syracuse University is exploring the idea of using student ID cards, among other measures, to keep track of student COVID-19 testing, and to ensure that students living off-campus are in keeping with university testing requirements. Syracuse is considering a team of up to 50 trained students to act as contact tracers.
31 Jul, 2020College of Charleston to repurpose dorm for student isolation
College of Charleston has outlined much of its return plan for this fall, including the decision to convert an entire dorm into an isolation facility for students that test positive for COVID-19. The dorm repurposing joins other measures being taken in dining halls and campus facilities for students as part of the college’s Back on the Bricks plan.
24 Jul, 2020U. of Georgia outlines COVID-19 testing plan for return to campus
The fall semester is just around the corner, as is the return to campus for students, faculty and staff. With this in mind, the University of Georgia has outlined its approach to COVID-19 surveillance testing and notification for its campus community that will begin on August 10, with the first day of UGA’s Phase Three reopening plan.
10 Jul, 2020Transact attendance streamlines processes at Dillard University
Financial aid disbursement can carry certain attendance requirements, and without accurate reporting that funding can be put in jeopardy. That’s precisely the experience for New Orleans, Louisiana’s Dillard University, where Transact has provided a new attendance system to replace the university’s dated, paper-based attendance tracking system.
19 Jun, 2020Stephen F. Austin State releases new housing guidelines for fall
Stephen F. Austin State University has made changes to campus housing guidelines amid COVID-19, including the lifting of a requirement for freshmen to live in on-campus residence halls. The freshmen housing requirement joins other changes designed to prevent the spread of the virus within residence halls.
19 Jun, 2020MIT poll surveys student preference for fall semester
A new survey conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology asked MIT students how they felt about the return to campus this fall. The survey results point to some concerns around the coronavirus and how the university will implement new safety restrictions this fall.
05 Jun, 2020Ticketing provider aims for safer student experience at high-traffic facilities
Campus ticketing solutions provider, AudienceView, has launched new software specifically for higher education that helps manage capacity in spaces where students congregate. The company’s new Campus Flow ticketing platform integrates with other critical university systems to create a packaged offering designed to support physical distancing measures.
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