The University of North Georgia is already seeing the financial difference from moving to a managed copy/print system at the start of the semester. In the few short months since launch, the university has reported saving more than $1,200 and the equivalent of 1.6 trees worth of unclaimed print jobs since making the switch in August.

Last year posed a number of unforeseen challenges for universities across the country, as COVID-19 required campuses to pivot and problem solve in new ways. One bit of problem solving at Duke University implemented a COVID symptom monitoring process that deactivated student ID card access with the university’s Transact system if students did not complete daily symptom monitoring and surveillance testing.

The University of Delaware has turned to identity solutions provider, IDEMIA, to leverage the company’s Mobile ID for age verification and identification at the university’s football stadium. The new event access solution is the result of a partnership with the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles and the University of Delaware Athletics, and makes UD one of the first campuses in the country to provide students and fans with a digital tool to verify identity without a physical driver’s license.

Campus credential and payment solutions provider, Transact, has announced three new software integrations with food-service companies Apex Order Pickup Solutions, Panasonic, and Starship Technologies. The integrations mark a clear focus on technology based food-service additions to diversify Transact’s food order processing with smart lockers and robot delivery.

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.

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.

The new Dining Dollar program at Kansas State University is enabling K-State students and faculty to take advantage of new monthly perks and maximize the student dining experience. K-State Housing and Dining Services partnered with the student union to introduce the new program designed to add flexibility to on-campus, resident meal plans.

In the second of our Chat series with ASSA ABLOY, regional campus manager, Tyler Webb, discusses data analytics using the campus credential and how it can impact student retention and success. Listen in as Webb discusses ways that campuses can leverage access control data – and a host of other data points – to find correlations with student engagement.

One of the biggest conversations in our industry today is how to best utilize card data, where to draw boundaries, and which specific data can be most useful. In a blog post to the National Association of Campus Card Users (NACCU) website, Emory University’s Kim Pfeffer assists the conversation by outlining some helpful starting points for campuses looking to interpret their campus card data.

After ending its Green2Go container program nearly a year ago, Penn State is set to revitalize its reusable to-go container program with new refinements and a new name. The new “PSreUse” program will use the same green plastic to-go containers with an “updated logistical flow” to make the initiative more convenient and accessible for students.