 Feature of the week: TouchNet OrderAhead app creates flexibility for campuses and students TouchNet has entered the mobile ordering fold with its OrderAhead app. OrderAhead gives students the ability to place orders and pay for items from participating dining locations, and is supporting ongoing social distancing challenges on campus. |
 Mobile credentials for a contactless campus experience Allegion’s Jeff Koziol discusses the challenges of a pandemic, unexpected budget constraints, and the funding avenues available that can help colleges and universities prepare for and implement contactless credential technology. |
28 May, 2021Northern Michigan offers food credit for students who upload proof of vaccine
Northern Michigan University will offer $100 food credits, to be loaded on campus card accounts, to any students and staff that upload proof of their COVID-19 vaccination. The proof of vaccination will be uploaded to individuals’ university accounts via NMU’s Bridge App, and the dining credits can be used by swiping an NMU ID card at checkout.
28 May, 2021Flex Out Hunger event at Virginia Tech raises $28k in donations
Virginia Tech recently held its annual Flex Out Hunger event, a program that uses student flex funds from dining plans to raise money for the Montgomery County Emergency Assistance Program (MCEAP) and the Student Emergency Fund. The program enables students to donate leftover funds from their meal plans, with this year’s event raising $21,265.02 and $7,088.34 for the two charities respectively.
21 May, 2021Auburn issuing new contactless cards to campus community
Project includes new contactless card readers at every campus door
Auburn University is in the process of installing new, contactless card readers on all doors across campus as part of a project that will see all students, faculty and staff be issued new contactless credentials. The campus-wide overhaul is intended to enable easier access to university facilities with contactless entry, as well as increase security as the university moves away from its existing magstripe infrastructure.
21 May, 2021Penn State students donate $29k in dining dollars to Swipe Out Hunger
Penn State students put up impressive donation numbers during Earth Week this past April, raising more than $29,000 for the Student Emergency Fund by donating extra dining dollars from their campus meal plans. The leftover dining dollars were donated to the charitable organization, Swipe Out Hunger, which has quickly become one of the leading food donation programs for universities across the country.
21 May, 2021Western Washington relocates card office, plans move to mobile credentials
Western Washington University is revamping its campus card office services, moving issuance operations to a more central hub in the university’s Student Business Office, as well as implementing mobile credentials for students and staff. The transition of card office location and oversight has been years in the making, as has moving the Western Card onto student mobile devices.
14 May, 20212021 NACCU Awards rundown
All the winners from the 2021 NACCU Virtual Conference
The National Association of Campus Card Users announced the winners of its annual NACCU Awards during a virtual Awards Ceremony event. Here’s the full rundown of the individuals and institutions honored for their accomplishments over the past year.
14 May, 2021Ken Boyer recognized with NACCU J. Paul Melanson Award
The National Association of Campus Card Users (NACCU) has recognized Ken Boyer from Mercer University as the recipient of the NACCU J. Paul Melanson Award. Boyer is only the ninth recipient of the J. Paul Melanson award since NACCU was founded in 1993.
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