 Feature of the week: U. of Oregon secures student valuables with Gantner smart lockers Oregon’s Knight Campus for Accelerating of Scientific Impact installs contactless Gantner Smart lockers for full-time and temporary day rentals of students and faculty. |
 CBORD expands mobile credential support to Android phones Vanderbilt University is the first CBORD campus to roll out Android mobile credential support, enabling students, faculty, and staff to add a securely-issued Commodore Card to Android smartphones to access campus buildings, purchase meals, and more. |
29 Jan, 2021NACCU announces 2021 Board Elections results
The National Association of Campus Card Users (NACCU) has revealed the results of its recent electronic elections to determine the newest members of the NACCU Board of Directors. The election was held from January 20-27, 2021, with the Association’s primary institutional membership voting for the two open positions.
29 Jan, 2021U. of Oregon secures student valuables with Gantner smart lockers
Science building installs lockers for full-time and temporary day rentals
The University of Oregon has installed Gantner smart lockers to secure student valuables on its Eugene campus. The smart locker deployment is being used throughout a major science building on the campus with multiple usage configurations ranging from daily rentals to assigned lockers for personnel and staff.
22 Jan, 2021New Senate bill could require ALL campus cards to feature mental health resources
A new bill was unanimously passed in December by the United States Senate that, if signed into law, would affect campus card programs at all US colleges and universities. The bill calls for mental health resource information and hotlines to be printed on all student ID cards issued by US higher education institutions.
22 Jan, 2021Mercyhurst University joins Swipe Out Hunger program
Mercyhurst University is the latest campus to join the student food insecurity non-profit, Swipe Out Hunger, enabling students to donate unused meal swipes. Spearheading the initiative at Mercyhurst, is a partnership between the university’s Community Engagement and OneCard offices alongside food-service provider Parkhurst Dining.
22 Jan, 2021Oregon students to use two-factor authentication when accessing university accounts
The University of Oregon is extending the use of the two-factor login platform, Duo, to secure their Duck ID student accounts. Duo has previously been required for all UO faculty, staff and graduate employees, but this latest expansion now requires all students to leverage the service as well.
15 Jan, 2021TouchNet: 4 ways higher ed can create contactless campuses
With universities across the country seeking out more ways to prevent and reduce the transmission of COVID-19 on their campuses, some of the focus has been turned to finding solutions that reduce contact points during student payment and access transactions. Card transaction system provider, TouchNet, has outlined some measures that it believes universities can take to support more contactless services on campus.
14 Jan, 2021CBORD expands mobile credential support to Android phones
Vanderbilt University first CBORD campus to roll out Android mobile credential support
Higher education and healthcare campus technology solutions provider, CBORD, has announced that Vanderbilt University is the first CBORD campus to launch mobile credentials on Android devices. Beginning this January, Vanderbilt students, faculty, and staff are now able to add a securely-issued Commodore Card to an Android smartphone to conveniently, safely, and securely access campus buildings, purchase meals, and more.
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