Campus ID News
Card, mobile credential, payment and security
FEATURED
PARTNERS
slider FLASHcard 1

Kent State adding card access at dorm rooms

Andrew Hudson   ||   Mar 23, 2018  ||   ,

Kent State University is in the process of updating and replacing more door locks in campus residence halls to enable student ID cards to unlock dorm rooms.

According to Kent State University Housing, the access control upgrades are ongoing and will enable students and staff to use their FLASHcards for access to individual rooms. The FLASHcard can already be used for room access in four on-campus residence halls, with plans to expand card access to the university's remaining residences over the coming year.

The new card access system will support both magstripe and contactless entry to accommodate the cards already in circulation, and in the event a FLASHcard does not function properly, students can check out a temporary key from their residence hall's front desk.

Kent State Residence Services is spearheading the phased project that will include all campus residence halls, as well as facilitate a consolidation of student credentials. Students living in buildings that have already been moved to the new system no longer have to use two different credentials for their meal plan and room access.

This latest batch of lock upgrades brings the campus-wide project closer to completion, with three additional residence halls slated for door lock upgrades by Fall 2018 and the remaining three residences to be fully upgraded by the start of Fall 2019.

Related Posts

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter

RECENT ARTICLES

High school bathroom

Bathroom breaks tracked by campus ID and mobile app

At California’s Fresno High, a new app is authorizing and monitoring trips to the bathroom in an effort to increase students’ time in class and decrease gathering in halls and bathrooms. Of course, this has not gone over well with students. Raising your hand and asking the teacher if you can go to the bathroom […]
Atrium Ozzi container

Atrium clients track check-out and return of reusable containers at OZZI kiosks

The push to reduce or even eliminate single-use containers from campus dining is now easier for Atrium clients. Thanks to a seamless integration between Atrium and the OZZI reusable container program, the processes for both students and dining services is streamlined. Atrium clients have been using OZZI for years, but the two systems were independent. […]
HID report snapshot

Security industry’s top trends include mobile IDs, MFA and sustainability

The 2024 State of the Security Industry Report from HID Global studies trends and changes in the security industry. This year six major themes emerged surrounding mobile identity, multi-factor authentication, biometrics, AI, and sustainability. The research includes data from more than 2,500 individuals – partners, end users, and security/IT personnel – from around the globe. Respondents […]
CIDN logo reversed
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.
Twitter

Feb. 1 webinar explores how mobile ordering enhanced campus life, increased sales at UVA and Central Washington @Grubhub @CBORD

Join Jeff Koziol and Robert Gaulden from @AllegionUS as we explore how mobile credentials and proptech are changing on- and off-campus housing.

Load More...
Contact
CampusIDNews is published by AVISIAN Publishing
315 E. Georgia St.
Tallahassee, FL 32301
www.AVISIAN.com[email protected]
Use our contact form to submit tips, corrections, or questions to our team.
©2024 CampusIDNews. All rights reserved.