Drake University’s Bulldog Bucks program is now supporting student purchases at campus bookstores and for Uber fares via the student ID card. The new declining balance options join existing support for food, laundry and printing purchases.

In today’s short podcast hear from Zack Walker of Vision Database Systems on why a solution like PockeTracker is such a good fit for campus environments and his thoughts on Madison Area Technical College’s advanced deployment of the system. Then, hear from Madison College’s Doug Gerbitz, who has overseen the PockeTracker deployment across the college’s system of campuses, about the ways in which mobile ID verification is being utilized.

Youngstown State University’s new campus app is now live for student use, and hopes to boost student engagement and retention through regular use of its features. The app is the result of a partnership with OOHLALA Mobile, a company who focuses on student engagement though its mobile platform. The Youngstown State campus app will provide students […]

A new student-to-student rude share app is gaining steam on the campus of the University of Texas at Dallas. The app, SnapRyde, went live at the UT Dallas in early July, and is providing students with a means to find a ride around campus.

A growing trend in verification is the use of mobile devices as a means to facilitate the scanning of IDs, and a growing number of campuses are taking notice. With this in mind, we partnered with Vision Database Systems to discuss the use of mobile devices for ID verification.

There’s perhaps no vertical that’s better suited for the jump to mobile ID than higher education. With a cardholder base consisting of tech-savvy students, adoption and use of a mobile credential could be seamless. But for those campuses not yet prepared to go whole hog with mobile ID, here’s the skinny on a combined card and mobile strategy that will make the transition to mobile ID a smooth one.

The University of New Mexico has leveraged the Rave Guardian safety app since 2015. Dubbed LoboGuardian, the app initially acted as a “mobile blue light,” but the campus has since reaped tangible benefits from its students being more alert.