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Streamlining payments for a better student experience

In a nutshell, what is an omnichannel payment approach? Omnichannel is the ability to take payments anytime, anywhere through any channel. It is also the...

Automation expands university’s capacity to deliver services for student success

Institutions looking to grow must actively empower staff to ensure that administrative services keep pace with the flood of new students. Implementing the Laserfiche...

How colleges can avoid a scary fall in FY2020

It’s a harsh reality for many colleges leading up to fall. No matter how much innovation and energy went into recruitment, you may be forced...

CSUN promotes equity with recorded name pronunciations

More than half of the 40,000 students at California State University, Northridge, are first-generation. Three thousand are international. And every one of them belongs,...

When law enforcement comes calling

In years past, the general counsel, director of athletics, and compliance officer at a college or university could manage legal risks by focusing all...

Northbridge: True north gateway to early college

When Cathy Stickney first arrived in Northbridge as the superintendent of Public Schools, she was that candidate whose eyes were wide open. After all, Stickney...

Providers on managing student transportation challenges

What are the biggest challenges colleges and universities face when it comes to moving students around campus and to destinations in the surrounding community? “Ride-sharing is...

Keeping pedestrians safe on campus

Operating shuttles without drivers and adding ride-share traffic on campuses raises questions about pedestrians. Here are three safety protection actions to take: 1. Reach out for...

New Mexico State University splits top job, names Arvizu chancellor and Floros president

Chancellor Dan Arvizu and President John Floros began their new roles at New Mexico State University in August, a move that marks the creation...

Library & Learning Center at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota

A new 63,000-square-foot library provides students at a Florida community college with space for using technology and overseeing building projects—including subcontractor coordination and contractor...

Colleges must work to mitigate concussion risk now and in the future

Insurance carriers working in the higher education space are taking a keen interest in understanding and evaluating how colleges and universities manage brain injury...

Campus store benchmarks: Location, size and services compared

Colgate University (N.Y.) Institution size: 2,900 students Store location: Off campus Square footage: 26,000 Transactions/customers during rush: 9,900 Store standouts: Living Writers events; Fashion Friday Video (video featuring new products,...

Campus commerce: Bricks vs. clicks

The days when a trip to campus automatically included a stop at the bookstore are long gone—but these stores are facing the challenge from...

Retail revenue: Insight from campus store providers and organizations

What do you see as the biggest revenue-related challenge facing campus stores today? “Declining textbook sales have affected most campus stores, but online competition isn’t...

Universities take online learning to Hollywood

There’s a reason why the movie industry is so profitable. There is simply no other experience like total immersion in a story you love. Movie...