W&L’s ITS Staff Members Become QR Billboards

jimdhaem Posted on February 2, 2012

Front of QR Code T-shirt

When the Class of 2015 arrived at Washington and Lee University, members of the University’s Information Technology Services offered them a quick way to find popular websites and add contact information to address books with their smartphones and the new QR code technology.

The staff members had QR codes printed on the T-shirts that they wore while they staffed the first-year check-in and orientation. On the front of the shirts were codes for ITS services such as Help, Campus Notices web sites, and the Information Desk contact information. On the back were codes for both campus and local attractions, ranging from the Blue Ridge Parkway to the University’s Nabors Service League.

David Saacke, chief technology officer, said the T-shirt design reflected students’ increasing use of the various smart phone technologies.

Source: Washington and Lee University