Mobile food ordering on campus
How universities are extending reach of dining services
Will Bitcoin make the grade on campus?
Georgia Tech adopts the digital currency for reloading campus card funds
Campus card acceptance via non-traditional POS
Mobile devices accepting campus cash catching on
03 Aug, 2018Must-have apps for students on campus
University of Arizona picks its top five student apps
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the prevalence and utility of mobile apps on the college campus. With this in mind, the University of Arizona’s Daily Wildcat has named its top-5 mobile apps for students on campus.
06 Jul, 2018University of Melbourne boosting facilities maintenance via app
The University of Melbourne is using a new mobile app to modernize the way it responds to campus maintenance requests. The app, Snap Send Solve, enables any member of the campus community to photograph and send maintenance alerts directly to the proper campus department.
06 Jul, 2018Need-to-know orientation items for students
Virginia student orientation leaders offer suggestions for incoming freshmen
Orientation is in full swing at campuses across the country, and while it may be too late for some campuses to prep their incoming freshmen, it’s never too early to start circulating important considerations for future arrivals. Two University of Virginia student orientation leaders offer their top items to help incoming freshmen better navigate their first days on campus.
29 Jun, 2018Flashback: The future of the campus mobile app
It’s grown increasingly difficult to ignore the rise and impact of mobile apps on campus. Not all are relevant to the campus card space specifically, but an increasing number of mobile apps are reaching many of the same touch points that the student ID card does. This idea was the inspiration for our “Next-gen apps merge campus ID and student life” piece from 2015.
22 Jun, 2018New app promotes student safety in numbers
There’s now a different take on the campus safety app in the form of Grooop, a student-developed app out of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, that’s leveraging messaging and friends groups to ensure student safety.
22 Jun, 2018University gives Amazon Echo Dots to students to improve freshmen experience
A Northeastern University spin-off company is leveraging Amazon’s Echo Dot smart speaker to help improve the student experience on campus. The company, n-Powered, is providing incoming freshmen with the speakers, equipped with an Echo Skill called Husky Helper.
22 Jun, 2018Blackboard Q&A: Student ID cards on Apple iPhone and Watch
The big news in the campus card space this month is the announcement that the Apple iPhone and Watch will support the use of student ID cards on campus for access and payments. With the new contactless credential initiative primed for action this coming fall at a host of Blackboard client campuses, CR80News was able to gather some additional details in a recent Q&A with Blackboard’s VP of Global Market Development, Jeff Staples.
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