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Benedictine University becomes first campus in state to offer Transact mobile student ID on smartphones, wearable devices

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Students, lecturers and employees of the Benedictine University in Lisle can now convert their physical BCard of the Benedictine University (the official university card) into a mobile card. With their smartphone or the mobile wallet on their portable device, students can conveniently and securely access campus buildings, purchase meals and much more. With the introduction of a mobile ID on November 18, it will be the first university in the state of Illinois to make this technology available to its students, faculty and staff. Transact Campus, the leading provider of innovative payment and access data solutions for a networked campus, offers the fintech technology that drives the near-field communication-enabled mobile IDs for the Benedictine University. Mobile IDs allow students to take any action that previously required physical ID - both on and off campus - with just their smartphones and portable devices. Students

MC Automotive Technology student finds way to succeed

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Thomas Bolin, a student at Midland College Automotive, embodies Mark Twain's famous quote: "Find a job you enjoy doing and you won't have to work a day in your life." "I've always loved tinkering with things," said Bolin. “I enjoy seeing how things work and how they go right. My father used to be a carpenter and when I was growing up I helped him build houses. Now I am learning a lot of hands-on learning every day in MC's Automotive Technology program at the Advanced Technology Center. I get to know a lot of new people, which is a great experience for me. " Thomas Bolin excels at MC while living with dyslexia, a disorder that causes difficulty reading and understanding, and dysgraphia, a disorder with writing. “My mother was a teacher and was very helpful in growing up,” he said. “I come from Monahans and ultimately chose MC b