West Virginia is the latest university to provide off-campus dining and retail options to its students. The new off-campus program will enable campus card purchases via the university’s student debit account, Mountie Bounty.

Canada’s Trent University is now for the first time giving students the option to purchase food from off-campus cafes using the university’s UCard. The three local cafes included in the initiative were selected via student survey.

High Point University hosted a luncheon for local business partners to show appreciation for the effort put forth to foster a stronger sense of community. The event played host to roughly 100 of the university’s local merchant partners and awarded a few select businesses for their extraordinary efforts.

Montclair State has revived its off-campus dining dollar program this month following the abrupt end of the previous program with Off-Campus Solutions. Montclair was one of a host of campuses effected by the sudden closing of vendor Off-Campus Solutions. After consulting with its card vendor, Montclair has breathed new life into its off-campus program with Blackboard’s BbOne program.

Prepaid debit functionality is a common feature on student ID cards, and allows parents to provide their student with the funds necessary to survive away from home. But according to a University of Colorado Cancer Center study, of the top 100 universities in the U.S. News and World Report, 11 allow tobacco sales and 13 allow e-cigarette sales via these campus debit accounts.

For many universities, managing student transactions can be a bear. Between numerous campus departments, account types and maybe even a dated card system, the daily task of reconciling student purchases can be an undertaking. New transaction systems and account management software have put the power back into the hands of campus administrators, making a once […]

At Quinnipiac University, students use their campus card and QCash to pay for groceries, laundry and takeout orders, but a slow transaction process and higher fees have some local merchants turning their backs on the student ID card. Per the QCard website, students can use their QCash account to make purchases at a number of […]

Texas Christian University is working with fraternity and sorority organizations and university police to update its procedures regarding off-campus social events. At the heart of the new procedures is OrgSync, a software program that creates an online campus community that helps an institution connect and engage with its students. OrgSync is designed to improve information […]

College students are cash strapped at the best of times, but they’re also incredibly tech savvy and willing to try new things. At least that’s the idea of Vancouver-based tech company nTrust. nTrust has developed a global platform called Cloud Money, a regulated and trusted digital cash system that enables members to spend and send […]

A student’s life doesn’t have to be all work and no play. Moreover, when your university is located in a city like Pasadena, California where there’s a lot to do, why not take a study break? Students at Pasadena City College are reaping the benefits of their enrollment by using their student ID, the LancerCard, […]