In this edition of CR80Chats, we discuss the important access control considerations for universities and colleges embarking on a new construction project. Hear from ASSA ABLOY’s Lester LaPierre, as we talk about how new builds present a clean slate for a campus to establish the ideal access control environment from the start.

Digital bank and payments company, Discover, has partnered with Phood’s meal delivery program for college students, opening access to merchants that run on the Discover network. The partnership comes at time when college students are overwhelmingly turning to mobile ordering and delivery services as alternatives to more traditional student dining options.

The National Association of Campus Card Users (NACCU) is now accepting presentation proposals for education sessions at the Annual Conference. Proposals are open for both institutional and corporate members of NACCU to present engaging sessions that detail successful or innovative programs that they would like to share with fellow members.

Saint Joseph’s University has deployed mobile ordering from Transact, providing students with the “Hawk Hill 2 Go” app. The initiative provides a mobile ordering service that gives students the ability to order from any of the stations in the university’s on campus Campion Food Court.

The University of North Georgia is already seeing the financial difference from moving to a managed copy/print system at the start of the semester. In the few short months since launch, the university has reported saving more than $1,200 and the equivalent of 1.6 trees worth of unclaimed print jobs since making the switch in August.

Last year posed a number of unforeseen challenges for universities across the country, as COVID-19 required campuses to pivot and problem solve in new ways. One bit of problem solving at Duke University implemented a COVID symptom monitoring process that deactivated student ID card access with the university’s Transact system if students did not complete daily symptom monitoring and surveillance testing.

The University of Delaware has turned to identity solutions provider, IDEMIA, to leverage the company’s Mobile ID for age verification and identification at the university’s football stadium. The new event access solution is the result of a partnership with the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles and the University of Delaware Athletics, and makes UD one of the first campuses in the country to provide students and fans with a digital tool to verify identity without a physical driver’s license.