Campus Card Services has expanded students’ options when using the SharkCard on and off-campus. The most recent expansion is the development of an event tracking system.
The system is called E-Vent and allows clubs and organizations to keep track of attendees at events without the customary sign-in sheet. Instead students tap their SharkCard on a small device attached to a laptop and their information is automatically registered.
The program is not only intended to track students, but also increase student involvement and participation. Students who are tracked using E-Vent receive points for attending campus events. The more events they attend, the more points they get — eventually earning enough to win prizes including
NSU apparel.
E-Vent also offers organizations quicker options when offering prizes and raffles at events.
Student organization members are already excited and impressed with the new system, which was used for the first time at Sharkapalooza on Sept. 27.
“I think it’s great because it allows NSU to see how many students are involved and what events they should continue putting on,” said Marlysa Mathurin, junior nursing major.
The office is also working on other initiatives involving the ShardCard like bringing back bike rentals. Students will be able to check out a bicycle to get around campus. Vernol Robinson, director of Campus Card Services, said that the bike program would go with NSU’s green initiative and would work like checking out a book from the library.
The office also plans to make the card usable for off-campus purchases. Robinson said several businesses close to campus have expressed interest in accepting the card as a form of payment, but the program is still in the developmental stage.
