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Now that a judge has upheld Pennsylvania’s voter ID law, more schools are moving to ensure their students will have a proper ID that will enable them to vote in the upcoming election. That involves making sure students are equipped with a photo ID with an expiration date.
The Pennsylvania branch of the Public Interest Research Group had reported that just 15 of the state’s 110 universities provided a photo ID that show the holder is a current student.
Some of the schools that already meet the voter ID law requirements are Villanova, Lafayette, Temple, Drexel and the University of Pennsylvania.
Challengers of the new law had argued that it would make voting more difficult for the elderly, minorities and students, who are less likely to have the most commonly used form of state IDs.
Commented one community college administrator: “We have a long history of encouraging civic engagement on part of students.” He said all new students will receive IDs with expiration dates.
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As supply chain issues in 2021 persist, identity solutions provider @ColorID discusses ways campuses can to overcome potentially troublesome delays until the situation eases.
https://www.cr80news.com/news-item/protecting-your-campus-card-program-from-supply-chain-issues/
A dining services push at the @UBuffalo is reinforcing the utility of self-service checkout. @CBORD is improving the food service experience using the GET app, as well as Nextep kiosks and Oracle’s Micros Simphony POS.
https://www.cr80news.com/news-item/kiosks-self-service-tech-streamline-campus-food-service-u-buffalo/
Did you miss our recent webinar? No worries - watch it on-demand. Leaders from @NAU and the @UAlberta joined Ryan Audus, Touchnet, and Andrew Hudson, @CR80News, to discuss innovative mobile services and the future of mobile tech in higher ed. Watch now: https://bit.ly/31RFyLn
