ID cards similar to those used on college campuses are making their way into the K-12 environment. The latest pilot, at a Florida elementary school on the state’s west coast, involves a badge students wear that can be swiped to...

By Ryan Kline, Contributing Editor The use of biometrics for identification and authentication is taking hold throughout the country and in our schools. Way back in 1972, far before many people were even thinking of using biometrics in conjunction with...

LEGIC provides robust suite of payment and security applications for students in Chur, Switzerland By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor While many U.S. colleges and universities have been hesitant to delve into the contactless world, European and Asian campuses have taken...

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publishing Shackled by an outdated card program and its proprietary operating system, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) went looking for something bigger and better and, more importantly, a campus card that would enable the university...

A new smart card programmer from HID has given the University of Nebraska at Lincoln more start-to-finish control over card issuance, while giving its students and faculty an increased sense of security. The iCLASS™ CP400 Card Programmer is a hardware...

Student Advantage has been offering discount programs to college students for 11 years. But now, the company is taking the next logical step by merging the offering with a college’s existing campus card program. The first test, an incredibly successful...

Relatively young, as card programs go, East Stroudsburg University’s eCard began just four years ago. The small four-year Pennsylvania school located in the Pocono Mountains was using a photo ID card that included the Social Security Number, a rising cause...

At the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), a significant advancement in campus security was achieved through the convergence of separate security elements into a single, powerful solution. For years the campus had used card-enabled door access, alarm panels, and...

University of Wisconsin – Stout Last year, University of Wisconsin – Stout selected Higher One to provide banking services on its student ID card. The institution was using Blackboard for its campus card program and Datacard’s ID Works for card...

NORTH CANTON, Ohio –What do you get when you combine an automated teller machine (ATM)/check card with a campus identification card? A multipurpose card that provides tremendous convenience and marketing opportunities for everyone involved. “Savvy marketers know that what college...