Virtual EXPO Showcase: The Paradox of Meal Choice

Given the wide range of student demands for meal options on and off campus, the natural urge is to create tailored meal plans to meet every possible need. However, we know from the best-selling psychologist Dr. Barry Schwartz’s seminal work “The Paradox of Choice – Why Less is More”, that more choices do not always lead to more satisfied users and customers. Let’s discuss how you can increase student choice-satisfaction and meal plan sign-up while reducing your overall administrative effort and costs.

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From Automation to AI: Powering the Next Generation of Campus Operations with Illumia

You’ll get an overview of the Illumia AI Campus Ecosystem (ACE) and see how tools like Transact Insights AI act as a personal data analyst—answering natural language questions, identifying anomalies, and delivering real-time predictions such as student wait times. We’ll also show how MCP servers, data APIs, and Illumia integrations enable institutions to connect their own AI platforms and deliver personalized AI experiences for staff, faculty, and students.

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Choosing the Right POS System with TouchNet

This session will review multiple POS use cases and discuss various student and staff needs across campus. We’ll evaluate crucial POS software and hardware features, as well as review additional evaluation considerations such as customer support, implementation timelines, and security and compliance. Join us to learn how you can select a POS solution that delivers seamless, flexible, and secure POS payment experiences.

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The Road to Becoming a High Performing Card Office

The NACCU Standards and Guidelines (SAGs) program provides a roadmap toward becoming a High Performing Card Office based on our industry’s professional standards. The SAGs self-evaluation program results can be used to guide strategic plans, highlight opportunities and strengths, and identify weaknesses and areas that need development. The SAGs evaluation tool provides for a consistent process which can be replicated to ensure that the assessment cycle continue.

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NACCU Interview with Agilysys: From Mobile Ordering to AI

Dawn Thomas, NACCU CEO, sits down with Jamie Hodgson, Vice President of Sales at Agilysys, for a conversation about the evolving campus dining experience. Jamie shares how student expectations around convenience, mobility, and choice are shaping the way campuses deliver food service, and why integrating mobile ordering, kiosks, and traditional checkout into one unified platform is becoming increasingly important.

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Virtual EXPO Showcase Streamlining Campus ID Issuance with identityONE & CaptureME

Join Unicard for an interactive visual showcase of identityONE and CaptureME, our bespoke ID issuance and capture platforms trusted by universities around the world. This session will demonstrate how institutions are simplifying the entire ID lifecycle, from data capture and approvals through to card production and verification, using solutions that are tailored to each institution and integrated directly into existing campus infrastructure, systems, and workflows.

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