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
31 Aug, 2018A cost analysis of a campus safety app
University of Utah deems app a service worth the price
Designed to provide students with all the information they need to navigate potential crises on campus, safety apps are certainly a valuable resource. The University of Utah is just one of the many campuses to join this trend, and a new report reveals that the university is shouldering a growing cost for the app.
31 Aug, 2018NIU students assisted by move-in app
Northern Illinois University has provided its incoming students with a mobile app to help them with the move-in process. For the first time this fall NIU Housing and Residential Services fully implemented an online mobile check-in app that enables students to quickly navigate residential check-in from their phones.
24 Aug, 2018A gig economy designed for the college campus
New app enables students to request services on campus
The gig economy is a big hit with Gen Z students, and a new mobile app might be bringing these on-demand odd jobs to campus sooner rather than later. The Dormzi app is enabling students to request small services like doing laundry or finding a tutor on campus — from others on campus.
10 Aug, 2018Texas Tech lets students swap IDs for portable chargers
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.
10 Aug, 2018Duke adds PayByPhone parking app
Visitors to the Duke University campus can now pay for parking directly from their smartphone thanks to a new mobile app. The university has chosen to launch PayByPhone in an initial 12 parking lots across campus, with an additional parking lot to be added at a new alumni and visitor center once that facility it open to the public.
07 Aug, 2018TouchNet shows off virtualized credentials with OneCard VIP
TouchNet’s Director of OneCard Sales, Fred Emery, speaks from the company’s first ever “cardless” booth about the latest advancements with OneCard VIP. Hear about some of the use cases for virtualized credentials on smartphones and see OneCard VIP in action with a live demo of a physical access use case.
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.
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