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Tennessee school pays it forward with money management program for undergrads

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Loan defaults decrease at Tusculum College through implementation of Inceptia’s student success analysis
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University Business, September 2012

In the world of federal student loan repayment, graduates have the upper hand. So do young adults well-schooled in the ways of money management.

Tusculum College in Tennessee understands that, particularly since working with the experts at Inceptia—leaders in financial education, default aversion and financial aid management services. Inceptia’s mission is to increase the financial aptitude of students, improve graduation rates and provide financial education and financial aid management services. Inceptia’s goal: 100 percent repayment of federal student loans. 

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Technology makes the connection at Wake Forest

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University finds a way to bridge the gap between campuses
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University Business, September 2012
Being some 90 miles away from Wake Forest University’s sprawling main campus in Winston-Salem, the school’s new satellite campus in uptown Charlotte could seem like a distant star to the students who attend its adjunct MBA program, but foresight and imagination have brought the two campuses culturally and technologically closer. 
One of the main challenges in technologically connecting the two campuses involved space constraints. The office building that housed the handful of rooms that would become the Charlotte campus had only a few closets for audiovisual equipment.
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Seamless system allows medical school to go global

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Stanford lecture capture technology is user-friendly, far-reaching
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University Business, September 2012

At the Stanford University School of Medicine’s new learning center, one system of capturing lectures does it all—from scheduling and recording an event to distribution of audio and video files.

“When you’re training future medical doctors, it’s important to ensure they have all the tools and resources to become the best physicians they can be,’’ says Trent Tanaka, Director of AV Technology at the school.

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Innovative design makes learning more interactive for students and faculty

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AMX technology enhances state-of-the-art health science facility
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University Business, September 2012
Students in the Net generation enter higher education with an expectation that cutting-edge technology will be a force in their academic experience, but its use comes with strict requirements at George Washington University, which in 2007 made a commitment to creating a more collaborative learning environment. 
“Technology needs to advance learning and engage students,” says P.B. Garrett, associate provost and chief academic technology officer for the university.
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Three universities win AMX Innovation Awards for transformative uses of technology

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Winners enabled seamless collaboration, reduced costs and enhanced teaching and learning
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University Business, September 2012
Three higher ed institutions have been recognized for their innovative uses of technology by the judges of the 2012 AMX Innovation Awards.
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Shaping the future of math curriculum through adaptive technology

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Student-centered ALEKS system helps drive improvement in Kent State’s remedial math programs
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University Business, July/August 2012
Many institutions across the country are struggling with student preparedness and retention rates within their math departments. A large portion of these schools are looking to redesign their curriculum to address these issues. Research has shown that subjective methods of math placement often result in over- or under-placement of incoming students, resulting in high failure and drop rates.

Challenges of managing absenteeism in higher education

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Manual practices and an honor system are costing higher education $451 million per year
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University Business, July/August 2012
What’s the real impact of employee absenteeism on your institution? In a recent study of colleges and universities, 53 percent of respondents said they rely on manual processes like three-part leave slips and handwritten time sheets to track and approve time and absence. Consequences include human error and the potential for erroneous absence tracking. But inaccurate time tracking also impacts productivity, FMLA compliance, revenue, and pay-outs upon separation or retirement.
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How to improve and streamline your campus messaging and notifications

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Two Oklahoma universities use Rave Campus Messenger from AT&T to reach out and touch students on mobile devices
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University Business, July/August 2012
When it comes to notifying your students, faculty, and staff about important campus issues and events, you can’t rely on just texting or email. Effective notification platforms also use voice recordings, Facebook and Twitter posts, RSS feeds, and digital signage. But how do you implement a single, centralized notification system that offers connectivity and control of all these communication channels?
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Flexible software platform helps Hofstra University’s continuing ed division soar

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Higher Reach by Jenzabar streamlines marketing efforts, student registrations, financial processes and reports
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University Business, July/August 2012
In the olden days—prior to April 2011—reconciling financial information at Hofstra University’s Continuing Education division was labor-intensive and time-consuming.
Today, the system is streamlined and general ledger reconciliation is seamless, thanks to Higher Reach by Jenzabar, a leading continuing education software platform.
“This is one of the most useful features of Higher Reach,” said Colleen Slattery, Senior Associate Dean of Continuing Education at Hofstra.
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The Connected Campus: Learning Spaces Beyond the Classroom

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AMX technology drives improvements in training tomorrow’s vets at the University of Florida
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University Business, July/August 2012
The uses for AV technologies in higher ed aren’t limited to traditional classrooms. At the University of Florida’s new three-story, 100,000 square-foot veterinary teaching hospital, an integrated AV network is woven into the fabric of the building. In this University Business web seminar, originally presented on May 22, 2012, David John, safety and security supervisor at the College of Veterinary Medicine, discussed how the hospital is using its AV network to improve patient care as well as the learning experience for students.
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