In the final installment of our three-part video series detailing hardware and software solutions from card system vendor, Blackboard, Kent Pawlak, Senior Director for Platform Strategy and Product Management, Kent Pawlak discusses the company’s transaction system solutions and gives a tour of the latest Blackboard reader hardware.

Following a deadly shooting involving a student and his parents on the campus of Central Michigan University in March, university officials have ramped up campus-wide physical access control upgrades. Core to the security upgrades has been the installation of card readers on all residence hall doors.

Following isolated security risks at two campus residence halls, San Diego State University is enacting new measures to better account for unauthorized guests. To help prevent the problem going forward, residence hall administration has created a new system to ensure all those who enter campus residence halls will have their SDSUcard checked.

Princeton University has updated its mailroom services with new, self-service package lockers. The new package lockers have been in operation in the university’s Frist Campus Center since late this summer.

The Bulldawg Box Program is the University of Georgia’s answer to food waste and disposable containers in campus dining halls. The program is now available on campus for all students on a university meal plan..

Campus card vendor, CBORD has reset its sights on campus laundry with a new exclusive partnership with laundry solutions provider, Washlava. The partnership’s intent is to deploy the Washlava laundry reader and backend system on campuses across the country and redefine the campus laundry environment.

Boston College Dining Services is set to provide reusable to-go containers for use in campus dining halls this semester. The introduction of the reusable containers is just one of a series of sustainability efforts taking effect at the college.

Universities across the country are recognizing and reacting to the growing food insecurity of students on campus. University-run food pantries are a regular service on campuses now, as are programs that leverage the power of campus dining services. Ithaca College is latest campus to offer the latter in the form of a partnership with Swipe Out Hunger.

A new initiative at Texas Tech is letting students trade in their student ID cards in exchange for portable phone chargers. The program is intended to help students keep their devices charged during home football games when devices often run out of juice with limited opportunity to recharge.

Every year, tens of thousands of people flock to Oshkosh, Wisc. for AirVenture, an international air show. The event floods hotels and other local accommodations, so the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh recognized an opportunity.