A law approved in North Carolina that would make student ID cards an official form of voter identification has been met with initial reticence by universities across the state. Now, Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute in Hudson, NC has announced its intention to not sign an attestation form that would allow its student ID cards to be eligible as voter identification.

The University of Arkansas’ University Recreation department has reported a positive correlation between freshmen usage of rec facilities and student retention and academic success. The university used card access transactions at rec facilities and identified positive relationships among freshman who utilized campus rec and those who achieved higher GPAs and retention rates.

Under a North Carolina bill approved last year, the university student ID card has been added to the list of acceptable forms of voter identification. But colleges and universities in the state are postponing signing an attestation document that would make their campus cards official voter IDs, as university officials try to interpret the law and its ramifications.

Cloud technologies are giving people access through their mobile phones and other devices to a variety of new experiences, while making their environments smarter and more data-driven. The modern campus is now undergoing unprecedented change with the advent of identity- and location-aware building systems, virtual assistants, and “personal IoT” solutions that recognize people and customize how they access buildings and the services and resources they need.

The issue of voter identification, and how to execute it, is a topic of discussion that’s crossed paths with the campus card before. Now, Texas could be the next state to make the student ID card a valid form of identification at the voting booth, following a bill proposed by Texas State Rep. Erin Zwiener, D-Driftwood this week. The bill would allow Texas college students to vote after presenting a campus card alone.

The University of Utah is now revisiting its access control policies for campus residence halls and updating its guest policies following the death of student on campus last October. In total, the security overhaul has plans to consider upwards of 30 campus safety recommendations.

Students at San Diego State University can now use their SDSUCards to grab a quick snack from campus vending machines after the university added vending functionality to the student credentials. The university has decided to bring vending purchases back to give the SDSUCards more functionality around campus.