NACCU Near You - University of Massachusetts Amherst

Event Details NACCU Near You University of Massachusetts Amherst Wednesday, October 14, 2026 NACCU Near You - a series of face-to-face educational events! NACCU Near You provides local and affordable educational opportunities to facilitate networking, idea sharing, and professional development for campus identification and transaction system professionals. These one-day drive-in events will also include intentional programming for those individuals in your card office who may not be attending the NACCU Annual Conference – so we are bringing education to them! Registration Fee: This full-day event is only $49 per individual for members, or $69 for non-members. Program Location: Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center 1 Campus Center Amherst, MA 01003 Meeting Room: 10th floor - Amherst Room Hotel Information: There are no room blocks held for this program, but the following hotels near the University are recommended as they are closer to the program space. Hotel UMass (Located in same building as the program space) 1 Campus Center Way Amherst, MA 01003 (413) 549-6000 Courtyard by Marriott 423 Russell Street Hadley, MA 01035 (413) 256-5454 Comfort Inn and Suites 400 Russell Street Hadley, MA 01035 (413) 341-1556 Parking Information: Parking is located near the program space: Campus Center Parking Garage 91 Campus Center Way Amherst, MA 01003 Parking for the day only: Campus Center Parking Garage: The garage is 24/7 pay facility utilizing License Plate Recognition technology. Enter the garage and pay with ParkMobile or at any of the pay stations. Non-payment will result in $20 non-payment invoice. Parking to stay at the UMass Hotel: Enter the same garage, Campus Center Parking Garage, and park on Level 2. Then walk into the concourse via the hallway and take the elevators to the 3rd level (hotel lobby). Once you get to the lobby, please register your vehicle(s) with the front desk. Guest parking fee is $6 per night. Parking is good until 5pm on the day of departure, so long as the vehicle is registered with the front desk. Share Event: email facebook linkedin Schedule * Subject to change Time Event 8:45am - 9:00am Check-In 9:00am-9:05am Welcome and Housekeeping 9:05am-9:15am Introductions and Special Guests 9:15am-9:40am UMass Amherst Campus Card Program Overview - Darrell Troie and Erin Schadel 9:40am-10:00am Campus Card Program Overview 10:00am - 10:30am Financial Literacy - Erin Schadel, UMass Amherst 10:30am-10:45am Break 10:45am-11:00am Get the Inside Scoop - Your NACCU Toolbox 11:00am-1:10pm Campus Tour / Lunch / Group Photo 1:10pm-1:40pm Increasing the Value Through the One Card Discount Program - Darryl Les, Fitchburg State University 1:40pm-2:10pm How to Plan for the RFP Process - Chris Bird, Bowdoin College 2:10pm-2:25pm Break 2:25pm-3:30pm Roundtable Discussions Topics to include Access Control, Dashboard Reports, Mobile Credentials, Fraud / Ghost Students, IT Topics / Software Changes and Integrations 3:30pm-3:50pm Open Q & A 3:50pm- 4:00 pm Wrap Up and Thank You