Students in Nigeria are being issued smart cards as part of a new exam registration and authorization system. The project, which is being led by HID and The West African Examinations Council, is seeking to cut back on cases of...
Maintenance and repair are vital pieces to the university card office operation, but the process can be daunting when you consider that card issuance could be put on hold while a university waits for the repairs to be made. Thankfully,...
A contest at Southern Illinois Carbondale saw students snap their own photos around campus in the hopes of winning the ultimate prize -- their photo printed on all new IDs, and a university bookstore gift card. The contest marks another...
Fast, cheap or good. The old adage says you typically can’t have all three. The same has been true when choosing a card printing technology, but things are changing. The direct-to-card method had filled the “fast and cheap” niche but...
Holograms are used on a plethora of state and federal IDs to deter counterfeiting and duplications efforts, but are these security elements a good fit for the campus card? ColorID's Mark Degan discusses the benefits of holographic elements, as well...
Card printers are vital to card issuance. But what do you do when a printer requires repair or breaks? ColorID's Joe Wright explains the servicing options that are available to universities, as well as ways to avoid the pitfalls of...
Blackboard client Duke University updated its campus card system from OPTIM to Transact over the winter break and is in the process of deploying the system. In addition to providing Duke with a more sophisticated card system, the move to...
During high-volume new student registration – when hundreds of students need cards in a short timeframe – fast ID printing and issuance is critical. When cumbersome printing slowed the process, Butler began looking for a better way, and found a...
Every university has to manage its card stock supply, and though it’s not the most exciting task for a card office to undertake, being left without a sufficient supply of cards can bring a university’s card issuance to a grinding...
Indiana University’s Student Association has passed a resolution that will allow students’ preferred names to appear on their IDs rather than their legal names. Indiana the latest in a series of universities to offer the preferred name option. The policy...
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.
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
Feb. 1 webinar explores how mobile ordering enhanced campus life, increased sales at UVA and Central Washington @Grubhub @CBORD
