A new campaign from Active Minds, Crisis Text Line, and The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is advocating for students to lobby their universities to print mental health hotlines on student ID cards. The”Transform Your Campus: ID Cards Campaign” is the first of its kind and will support high schools, colleges, and universities in their efforts to add mental health and suicide prevention crisis numbers to student ID cards.

HID Global recently announced its FARGO HDP6600 printer, and we discussed the card printer/encoder for its impressive throughput capabilities. Now, the printer has been recognized for its environmentally friendly impact, achieving GreenCircle certification.

Northwest Missouri State Campus Dining has implemented a new, web-based point-of-sale system on its campus. The new POS system replaces an on-site POS system that backed up using various forms of storage devices.

Texas’ Copperas Cove Independent School District is helping ensure the safety of its students by issuing ID badges to be worn at all times. The credentials will be used throughout the school day for checking into class, getting lunch in the cafeteria or checking out books from the library.

Washington State University has, among other inclusivity efforts, instituted updates to its student ID card policies to add support for preferred names. The move will enable any WSU community members to use a chosen first and middle name to be printed on CougarCards.

One of the most valuable additions to NACCU’s repertoire in recent years has been the New Professionals Institute (NPI) — a workshop designed to provide newcomers with a comprehensive overview of the campus card industry. New this year is a decoupling of NPI and Annual Conference registration fees, making the NPI a standalone price offering.

Anyone entering into the Duke University community is issued their own Duke Unique ID number. The university has been issuing the seven-digit number and printing them on the back of every Duke Card since the early 90s, and now the program in nearing a milestone: the one-millionth number.

Grand Rapids Community College has upgraded its RaiderCard, going contactless for a wide range of on-campus transactions. The changeover officially began December 17, with all students and employees now required to have the new, contactless RaiderCard as part of the college’s ongoing commitment to campus safety.