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Stephen, At Simon Fraser University in Canada we use a 3D software called Aircards to recreate digital twins of certain spaces on our campus. We didn't use the software for tours but rather for events. You need to chose an avatar to navigate the space and you can interact with others by voice, text or emojis depending on what you enable. We added booths ... Read More

Hi Shane, We have a store on campus that uses consignment agreements for work created by local artists. Feel free to check out our online store and you can email me directly with any questions you have for us. Thanks! https://www.rit.edu/fa/shopone/  Kurt Ingerick Executive Director, Business Strategy & Sustainability Rochester Institute of Technology ... Read More

Good afternoon! Are there any locations that have used a consignment model for inventory they have sold in their stores? If so, what were your procedures/policies for this business model? Thank you! Shane (Sully) Sullivan Manager, Merchandising Operations Michigan Technological University Read More

Have you all been successful with integrating it into your one card system? ------------------------------ Stephen Barr, CASP Virginia Commonwealth University Director of Campus Services Richmond VA United States ------------------------------ Read More

Hello NACAS, I want to get some input on virtual campus tour software that you all use and like. We have done some 360 photos of our spaces on campus but I want to go a bit further. Our campus has a software that we use for student orientation and prospective student tours but I would like to see some alternatives and figured you all would be a great ... Read More

Hi Nathan, We are a school of around 1,000 students.  We have worked with Slingshot (Formerly Tree of Life Bookstores) and we now partner with Barnes and Noble College.  I had some concerns over partnering with BNC because they are such a large company and we are a smaller account, but the relationship so far has been great.  We utilize a per-credit-hour ... Read More

Hi Nathan,   I had sent in a reply to your post but wasn't sure if it went through.  I hope you received it and that it was somewhat helpful.  Happy to discuss further if you would like. Best, John ------------------------------ John Reale, Jr., CASP SUNY - Polytechnic Institute Executive Director of Auxiliary Services Utica NY United States -- ... Read More

Shenandoah is looking at a possible restructure - would anyone be willing to share Director of Auxiliary Services or Associate/Assistant Director job descriptions? Also, very random and feel free to reach out directly to pburke2@su.edu, who on your campus receives calls for the main phone number to your institution?  Thank you! ------------------------------ ... Read More

Good Morning NACAS community, This question is for anyone that uses PrismRBS (PrismWEB) and Shift4 for your ecommerce hosting and payment processing. We are seeing an influx of fraudulent orders, that we are fairly good at catching prior to processing, but we are human and miss some from time to time. The problem with this, is that with it being ... Read More

Hi, Nathan!  Thanks for bringing up such a great question and the responses you've been getting have been wonderful. I would certainly recommend both Carol Schaeffer and Deb Shively as worthwhile contacts, they are both highly regarded and active members of the national independent store community. I would offer myself as someone with deep knowledge ... Read More