College students have found a new way to bypass the new Credit CARD Act – people under 21 years old cannot get a credit card without an adult cosigning – by simply paying older students and graduates to cosign for them, reports The Takeaway. Students are now having older friends or graduate students sign on […]

Seattle University has signed a three-year contract with US Bank to provide banking services free of charge to its students, according to The Spectator. The deal will add debit card functionality to university’s campus identification cards, and the university has also agreed to allow US Bank representatives to come onto campus to perform informational financial […]

The University of Colorado is ending an agreement with Elevations Credit Union that allows the school to receive a financial kickbacks when students sign up for debit and credit cards, according the Daily Camera. The campus currently receives $1.25 to $1.75 from Elevations every time a student signs up for a card, reportedly netting the […]

The University of Washington is experiencing a few set backs in its plan to eliminate the U-PASS sticker and replace it with smart card technology, according to a university newspaper. The U-PASS – physically a sticker that is affixed to the back of the Husky Card, UW’s official ID card – is a bus pass […]

The CBORD Group Inc. announced its new partnership with ASSA ABLOY, a security and physical access control provider. The new partnership will present CBORD users with access to ASSA ABLOY IP-enabled and offline electronic locksets. CBORD and the HID Global division of ASSA ABLOY have worked together in the past in collaboration on the CBORD […]

Recent stabbings at two Massachusetts area colleges have prompted schools to reexamine their security plans as they attempt to maintain long-held values of public access, according to a local news report. At Regis College, Weston, Mass., an 18-year-old was stabbed to death in a parking lot outside a dormitory. At Boston College, police stepped up […]

Blackboard’s new contactless cards deployed at Santa Clara University helped the university meet several needs, according to Jeff Staples, vice president of market development and strategy at the campus card provider. The university wanted to increase awareness of specials in their dining program so the school put up digital signage at the card office advertising […]

Duke University, Durham N.C., has discovered a new means for utilizing the Blackboard Transact system, by regulating its newly implemented bike-share program – Duke Bikes. A free student bike-loan program, the Duke Bikes fleet currently includes 130 rental bikes equipped with adjustable seats, lights and flashers. Student can even rent helmets and baskets. Bikes are […]

A storage device was stolen from Rice University containing information of more than 4,000 students and staff, according to eSecurity Planet. The device reportedly contained the names, Social Security numbers and other personally identifying information of approximately 4,000 faculty, staff, students and retirees. University officials are still investigating the theft and notifying all who might […]

Evolis, a provider in solutions for plastic card personalization, has introduced ultra-high frequency Gen 2 RFID encoding options within its single and dual-sided card printers – Pebble and Dualys. The Evolis Pebble and Dualys ultra-high frequency printers support a range of applications in various vertical markets, including identification, access control or tracking. Identification of employees, […]