The iPhone and Apple Watch will soon serve as a new student ID credential on campuses across the country following an announcement at the company’s 2018 WWDC keynote. Though Blackboard wasn’t mentioned by name in the keynote, each of the flagship campuses listed on stage is a Blackboard Transact client and the company has now confirmed its role alongside Apple in bringing this technology to the campus card industry.

A university in Buenos Aires, Argentina could b set to issue multi-function, biometric-enabled student ID cards. The cards will come from manufacturer SmartMetric via the company’s regional distributor Grupo Datco.

A new initiative at the University of Kentucky is enabling faculty and staff to walk a mile in students’ shoes. The university’s “A day in the Life” program is enabling staff to experience a campus tour as if it were their first day on campus as a student.

Boston University cleverly highlights some of the many ways in which a campus card can meet its demise. Turning the tables on students, BU’s “I lost my Terrier Card” video sees students fessing up to losing their BU ID cards, and puts a humorous spin on a situation that would otherwise be a hassle.

With orientation season quickly approaching, there’s perhaps no better time to make sure that your card office is fully stocked and ready for the annual rush. In a flashback to 2014, ColorID’s corporate marketing manager, Mark Degan, offered his insights to better explain the factors that campuses should consider when it comes time to restock.

North Carolina State University is making changes to its campus card, the Wolfpack OneCard, with students, faculty and staff able to get their hands on the new credential this June. Among the changes is the ability for campus card holders to use their ID for debit transactions if they have a PNC Bank account.

Louisiana State University is the latest campus to recognize student preferred names on the campus card. The university announced in a press release this week that LSU students will be able to use their chosen name on their Tiger Cards beginning with the fall 2018 semester.