Campus ID News
Card, mobile credential, payment and security
FEATURED
PARTNERS
h DORM ROOM 628x314 1

A gig economy designed for the college campus

New app enables students to request services on campus

Andrew Hudson   ||   Aug 24, 2018  ||   

The gig economy is a big hit with Gen Z students, and now a new mobile app might be bringing these on-demand odd jobs to campus sooner rather than later.

As reported by Metro, students will soon leverage the Dormzi app to request small services like doing laundry or finding a tutor on campus -- from others on campus. The app is set to go live for the first time on the campus of New York University this month.

The idea behind Dormzi is that college students are busy and willing to outsource some of their daily tasks to others for a price. The app connects students who need a service fulfilled with students who have time to spare and are in need of some extra cash. Dormzi is designed specifically for the college campus and will be available exclusively to students.

To use the app, students first sign up with the app and choose to either be a “dormzi,” one who will complete a task, or a “dormer,” one who is requesting a task. Users can then swap between the two options at any time.

The app currently offers four services: cleaning, tutoring, laundry and errand running. Students suggest the task, add in any special notes, and other student users can pick and choose which tasks to complete. In the future, the developers hope to add more tasks for food delivery and dorm move-in.

The app developers provide their ideal use case for the app. Say a student has an upcoming exam but doesn't have time to do their laundry, they could request that their laundry be done via Dormzi. Then, after the exam, another user could sign up for a tutoring session in the same subject the first student was just tested on. This is the pipe dream for Dormzi's developers; a cooperative community of users that are keen to both give and take from the on-campus gig economy.

Dormzi officially launches at NYU on Saturday, August 25, with plans to expand to other colleges in the near future.

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter

RECENT ARTICLES

Persona Campus Online
Aug 06, 26 /

PERSONA Campus Online evolves to meet changing higher ed access control needs

For nearly 25 years, PERSONA Campus™ Online has helped colleges and universities take a practical first step into electronic access control – especially in residence halls, where security needs are unique and credentials change frequently. Historically, the security industry focused on the main campus to the exclusion of residence halls, says Patrick Hill, Director of […]
Jeff Koziol, Allegion, talks about custom DESfire keys

Why custom DESfire keys give campuses more control

Allegion's Jeff Koziol says DESFire has become the preferred credential technology standard on campus, and he advocates for a custom DESfire site key approach. This, he says, allows institutions to own and control their credential infrastructure rather than relying on a manufacturer-controlled system. In this way, campuses gain greater flexibility in selecting vendors, integrating new […]
BYPPOCampus food delivery
Jul 23, 26 / ,

BYPPOCampus food delivery employs students, integrates meal plans, eliminates vehicles

As university life evolves, so does the way students access food delivery. Traditional services like Uber Eats and DoorDash can be challenging to integrate on a campus. Key delivery points are often inaccessible via cars and physical addresses can be vague. This frustrates drivers unfamiliar with the campus. The departure of Starship’s delivery robots from […]
CIDN logo reversed
The only publication dedicated to the use of campus cards, mobile credentials, identity and security technology in the education market. CampusIDNews – formerly CR80News – has served more than 6,500 subscribers for more than two decades.
Twitter

Great inverview on the Public Key Open Credential (PKOC) standard with ELATEC's Jason Ouellette, Chairman of the Board for the @PSIAlliance.

Attn: friends in the biometrics space. Nominations close Friday for the annual Women in Biometrics Awards. Take five minutes to recognize a colleague or even yourself. http://WomenInBiometrics.com

Load More...
Contact
CampusIDNews is published by AVISIAN Publishing
315 E. Georgia St.
Tallahassee, FL 32301
www.AVISIAN.com[email protected]
Use our contact form to submit tips, corrections, or questions to our team.
©2026 CampusIDNews. All rights reserved.