Kent State University is in the process of updating and replacing more door locks in campus residence halls to enable student ID cards to unlock dorm rooms. This latest batch of lock upgrades brings the campus-wide project closer to its completion.

When it comes to access control on campus, universities have a number of decisions to make. Between selecting the right access software and locking hardware, to partnering with a knowledgeable and trustworthy integrator, and choosing the card technology that best suits your campus, establishing the proper physical security measures can be a taxing process. In a five-part podcast series with ASSA ABLOY these decisions are examined in depth, highlighting the important considerations that campuses have to navigate.

Colorado State University is taking a positive step toward boosting logical security across campus with the introduction of two-factor authentication for students accessing university networks.

California’s Saddleback College has implemented a comprehensive access control system from Assa Abloy at the campus’ new sciences building. The catalyst for the upgrades are simple: ensure the emergency response process on campus is streamlined, effective and efficient; and upgrade from an outdated, less secure brass key system.

A University of Cincinnati Public Safety emergency communications dispatcher was recently recognized with a SmartSave Award after using the university’s Bearcat Guardian app to keep a student safe. According to an official university release, the award recipients are chosen by Rave Mobile Safety, the company that provides the safety app. At Cincinnati, Bearcat Guardian replaced […]

Hofstra University has implemented new access privilege protocols for its resident assistants, revoking previously universal access rights to all campus residence halls. The revocation of access privileges marks the end of a pilot program that Hofstra’s Office of Residence Life had enacted to assist RAs in carrying out their duties.

When it comes to a campus identity environment, navigating decisions regarding credential technology, expensive reader hardware, mobile, biometrics, and whatever comes next, can be tricky. And it shouldn’t be done in the proverbial vacuum. In this, the third installment of a series detailing ColorID’s Identity Roadmap, we explore the reasons that a university should leverage industry expertise when mapping out its campus identity future.