Starting school at a college or university can be stressful enough without all the extra paperwork and forms you receive as soon as you arrive. Typically there are dozens of informational handouts and roommate agreements and questionnaires to fill out when moving into a dorm and starting classes.
Schools could make this process much more efficient by offering each incoming student their own custom-designed flash drive with the school's logo and colors printed on the exterior. This drive can be preloaded with all the information the student would otherwise get in paper form, except with a flash drive it's all easily accessible across campus and on their own computer.
Flash drives save the school money on printing and paper costs, as well (not to mention they're better for the environment). Also, a flash drive is an all-around great tool for a college student to have, many of whom need to be able to carry and transfer important files between classes.