RegardingID Archive | Roanoke College's cards welcomed at more off-campus locations

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

A growing number of Salem, Va. businesses have signed up to give Roanoke College students armed with their student ID the opportunity to buy gas or food or get their prescriptions filled as long as there’s cash available on the card.

“I think it’s a good thing because it allows parents to regulate where their students are spending money off-campus,” commented one student. The cashless shopping initiative is made possible by the software capabilities of the Blackboard program students have been using for several years.

Tom Bell offers expertise to campus card directors

Paraphrasing a famous comedian, Tom Bell says that campus card programs ‘get no respect.’ This is despite the fact that if a school’s card program were suddenly to go away, he believes the university would practically shut down.

Heartland rolls out mobile applications that increase campus ID functionality

The Campus Solutions division of Heartland Payment Systems has launched three mobile applications for higher education institutions and students, including a mobile payment application that can serve as a virtual campus ID card.

U.S. Bank rolls out campus ID, prepaid MasterCard at Michigan community college

U.S. Bank and Oakland Community College, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., have launched a combined campus ID and prepaid MasterCard program for the school’s 78,000 students and 788 staff members.

American Express rolls out prepaid cards at Barnes and Noble college bookstores

American Express has launched its Campus Edition prepaid card, a reloadable card available at more than 500 Barnes & Noble college bookstores across the United States. The card will provide college students with a spending and budgeting tool that can be used wherever American Express Cards are accepted.

San Bernardino students use their college IDs to ride buses

Students from the Art Institute of California, San Bernardino, have joined other students from other area colleges in using their ID cards to ride the local Omnitrans buses. With a simple swipe of their card, students can ride the buses at anytime on any route, not just to and from campus.

Identive showcases NFC solutions at NACCU Conference

Identive Group will be showcasing its near field communication solutions for students and campuses during the National Association of Campus Card Users Annual Conference in Seattle, Wash.

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Roanoke College's cards welcomed at more off-campus locations