New Hampshire's Plymouth State University has taken a proactive step toward opening a new revenue stream on campus. The university's newest residence hall -- a 96,000 square foot, seven-story facility -- will convert to a 188-room hotel during the summer...
The University of Arizona is making significant strides in the realm of campus card data interpretation thanks to the work of university researcher, Sudha Ram. Ram's Smart Campus research is tracking students' social interactions and daily routines via CatCard usage...
Hofstra University has implemented new access privilege protocols for its resident assistants, revoking previously universal access rights to all campus residence halls. The revocation of access privileges marks the end of a pilot program that Hofstra's Office of Residence Life...
Students at UC San Diego will soon be able to use their campus cards and TritonCash to pay for a number of essential health items from a campus "Wellness Vending Machine." UCSD's University Centers Advisory Board (UCAB) has also approved...
The trend in college mail services for some time now has been a tremendous influx of packages and a reduction in letter mail. It's largely a reflection of the e-commerce boom and the arrival of more agile delivery services. Colleges...
Rollins College has consolidated student accounts, with the university's finance department creating a new plan that merges off-campus dining and TarBUC$ into a single account. The newly merged account will enable student to use their funds in the same manner...
With the Super Bowl coming to Minneapolis, the University of Minnesota is preparing for the eventuality of traveling fans, special events and potential security threats to its campus residence halls and students. In preparation, the university is implementing some new...
As part of a pilot program beginning this semester, 300 Ohio University students will be outfitted with reusable takeout containers for use at campus dining halls in place of existing disposable, to-go boxes. The reusable containers are intended to reduce...
Smart lockers are a networked version of traditional storage lockers that often use an institution's existing contactless ID card as the key. Though the use of these intelligent lockers is just starting to grow in North America, the technology has...
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Great inverview on the Public Key Open Credential (PKOC) standard with ELATEC's Jason Ouellette, Chairman of the Board for the @PSIAlliance.
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