Stetson University

• Industry: Higher Education
• Products: Tribute Station
• Kiosk Models: Freestanding Kiosk

Background:
Stetson University partnered with Advanced Kiosks to create a modern interactive tribute experience centered around the university’s historic bells and commemorative items. The project expanded the capabilities of the existing Tribute Station platform beyond traditional military memorials, transforming it into a flexible archival and storytelling system designed specifically for higher education and historical preservation.

The system allows visitors, students, alumni, and guests to explore individual bell tributes through an interactive touchscreen interface that presents photos, historical information, descriptions, and associated records in an engaging and accessible format.

This deployment represented one of the first implementations of the newly enhanced Tribute platform architecture, where the system was adapted to support “items” and historical artifacts instead of only individual people profiles.

Business Challenge:

• The university needed a modern and engaging way to showcase historically significant bells and commemorative artifacts
• Existing information was fragmented and not easily accessible to visitors
• Traditional static displays limited interaction and storytelling opportunities
• The original tribute system architecture was designed primarily around individual memorial profiles rather than object-based collections
• Stetson required a scalable platform capable of organizing and presenting a growing archive of historical items over time
• The experience needed to remain respectful, educational, intuitive, and easy to maintain

Solutions Delivered:

Advanced Kiosks Tribute Station Platform implemented a customized interactive tribute system for Stetson University, featuring:

The kiosks allow users to:

• A redesigned Tribute Station experience centered around historical items and bell tributes
• Custom platform enhancements allowing the system to organize and display “items” rather than only person-based memorial profiles
• Interactive browsing and search functionality for bells and commemorative artifacts
• Structured presentation of images, descriptions, historical details, and tribute content
• A touchscreen interface optimized for public engagement and educational environments
• A centralized content management structure allowing administrators to continuously expand and update the archive
• A scalable architecture supporting future tribute categories and historical collections

The project demonstrated the flexibility of the Tribute Station platform by extending it into a broader digital archival and educational solution suitable for universities, museums, memorial spaces, and historical organizations.

Outcomes:

The new interactive tribute system provides students, alumni, faculty, and visitors with a richer and more engaging way to explore the history and significance of Stetson University’s commemorative bells and artifacts.

By transforming static historical information into an interactive digital experience, the university created a more accessible and meaningful method for preserving and sharing institutional history.

For Stetson University, the platform delivers a sustainable and expandable archival solution capable of growing alongside future historical initiatives and collections.

The project also established a new evolution of the Tribute Station platform itself, demonstrating how the system can be adapted beyond memorial profiles into flexible object-based tribute and archival experiences for educational and cultural institutions.