Overview

October 14

The technological landscape is always evolving to better fill the needs of consumers, especially when it comes to paying for education. Today’s advancements create an environment where cash or check are no longer the preferred methods. Instead, consumers would rather pay with contactless technology or by digital payments.

For higher education institutions, being able to offer a variety of payment options is critical to seamless business transactions, but staying on top of all the available options and what’s needed to keep transactions secure can seem daunting.

Join industry experts for a free webinar on October 14 at 11 a.m. Pacific/2 p.m. Eastern as they unpack the basics of enhanced payment options specifically for college and university campuses. Hosted by the Center for Digital Education and Transact, this session will cover:

- How secure payments can be made
- Accepting a variety of payment options
- Understanding the roles of banks, merchants, processors and fees
- Actionable steps higher education institutions can take immediately

Speakers

Ben Johnson

Director of Student Financial Systems, Ball State University

Ben has worked in higher education most of his adult life starting at a community college, private non-profit, then Ball State University in Indiana. He has been at Ball State since 2012, starting out in IT then transitioning to the Bursar/Student Financial Services department in late 2019. He helped to implement Transact's eMarkets at Ball State in 2020 and now has more than 185 active sites.

Peter Scharnell

Head of Payments Product Management, Transact Campus

Peter is an experienced software product manager with proven success creating and launching new products for domestic and international markets. He is responsible for the overall product vision, roadmap and strategy for Transact Integrated Payments and leads the product team building a scalable, reliable and secure payments platform.

Jim Jorstad — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Education

Government. He is a retired emeritus interim CIO and Cyber Security Designee for the Chancellor’s Office at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He served in leadership roles as director of IT client services, academic technologies and media services, providing services to over 1,500 staff and 10,000 students. Jim has experience in IT operations, teaching and learning, and social media strategy. His work has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Forbes and NPR, and he is a recipient of the 2013 CNN iReport Spirit Award. Jim is an EDUCAUSE Leading Change Fellow and was chosen as one of the Top 30 Media Producers in the U.S.

Webinar

Keep Operations Seamless With Enhanced Payment Options