With the Super Bowl coming to Minneapolis, the University of Minnesota is preparing for the eventuality of traveling fans, special events and potential security threats to its campus residence halls and students. In preparation, the university is implementing some new security measures intended to account for an influx of people to the campus and surrounding […]

Georgia Southern University is expanding the use of iris biometric access to include the campus’ state-of-the-art Recreation Activity Center. The expansion will has deploy an integrated access solution so only members can enter the facility.

Smart lockers are a networked version of traditional storage lockers that often use an institution’s existing contactless ID card as the key. Though the use of these intelligent lockers is just starting to grow in North America, the technology has been widely deployed around the globe. Lessons from these higher ed deployments are helping shape the technology’s rollout in the U.S. and Canada.

The University of Cincinnati recently outfitted its Scioto Hall, a dorm for on-campus students, with wireless electronic locks at individual dorm room doors, and all signs point to the good. The recently renovated Scioto Hall is the first facility in a wireless-lock upgrade program that will span nine campus residence halls and another 30 campus buildings.

Card offices often invest a lot of time and money into securing their data and inventory, but even the simplest issuance procedures and practices may be unintentionally putting personal information at risk. The Identification Systems Group (ISG) offers ideas and suggestions for institutions on how to improve card security, as well as secure data and personal information.

Solidifying your Campus Identity Roadmap is an important first step toward deploying the modern technology that students have come to expect from their universities. In Part II of our series, hear from ColorID’s Todd Brooks about the common identity pitfalls facing campuses without a clear roadmap in place.

Michigan State was recently tasked with updating antiquated access systems at a sensitive computer engineering lab, and decided to go in a new direction by implementing a multi-modal biometric access control solution from ZKAccess.