A system malfunction at Trinity University rendered the university’s Tiger Cards unable to access campus buildings and dorm rooms. Thanks to the quick response of the campus police department and Trinity’s Tiger Card Office staff, the university was able to set up stations to reprogram the student cards by the following morning.

Brigham Young University has added online photo submission to its card issuance process as a means to shorten the amount of time students spend waiting for their campus card. Online photo submission has been one of the most universally beneficial advancements for card offices, and BYU joins a large roster of campuses to have some form of photo submission solution available to students.

The University of Pittsburgh’s off-campus program is gaining momentum once again, with students and other members of the campus community taking full advantage of the university’s partnerships with local merchants. A change in Pitt’s meal plan programs last year that allocated 25% of dining dollars to be available for use at off-campus vendors saw the “Pitt Eats Local” dining program build strong connections with local businesses and entice students into the surrounding community.

The benefits of moving to mobile credentials on campus are well documented, but a recent TouchNet blog looks at the topic of mobile from a slightly different angle, posing the question: is your campus ready for NFC mobile credentials? The move to an NFC mobile credential promises to boost convenience and security for student transactions, but there’s some significant prep work that needs to take place before a campus provisions its first mobile credential.

Gonzaga University is now one of the first institutions in the country to deploy robot delivery from Kiwibot for on-campus food delivery. The delivery robots are available through an agreement between food-service provider Sodexo and Kiwibot.

Access control and security solutions provider, Allegion, has integrated its Schlage RC reader controller with BadgePass, Inc.’s TotalCard software platform. The new partnership is expected to provide more affordable and scalable access control solutions to campuses leveraging the BadgePass platform.

Syracuse University has added a new option for students entering campus dining facilities in the form of biometric hand scanners. The new entry option is now available to any students on meal plans that want to enroll and use the biometric reader to get through the line quicker and in a contactless manner.