George Washington University has expanded its use of card access at more on-campus residence halls and dorm rooms. The GWorld campus card will now be available to all but one campus residence hall for students to unlock their doors, providing an alternative brass keys.

In this installment of NACCU’s “It’s All About the Data” video series, Georgia Southern University’s Director of Eagle Card Services, Richard Wynn, discusses how the card office can contribute to the all-important task of student retention. In the video, Wynn discusses key areas of focus like dining and meal plan data, student usage trends, and the evolving ideas around the role a university can play in using data to assist students in need.

A recent announcement from North Carolina’s State Board of Elections reported that student credentials from all UNC campuses would be eligible forms of voter identification for state elections. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has now weighed in on the inclusion of the UNC One Card in the initiative.

In Part 2 of a contribution to NACCU’s “It’s all about the Data” video series, Emily Messa, Associate VP for Administration at the University of Houston, discusses ways to implement policy and privacy in campus card data analytics. Messa discusses the potential impact of external regulations, and the importance of proactive conversations around internal policies and procedures.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections released a new list of student ID cards that will now be accepted as valid forms of voter identification in state elections. The list includes all University of North Carolina system campuses along with other institutions that had previously submitted their campus cards for approval but were denied.

Ithaca College will now enable the use of its Bomber Bucks declining balance funds by students not on meal plans. The decision will enable all students to now use Bomber Bucks to purchase food and other items on campus. Ithaca also ran a promotional event to entice students to purchase Bomber Bucks that boosted overall transactions.

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.