2010 summer honorees

Pierrette Maillet, associate director of annual giving at Southern Polytechnic State University, with just a bit of the paperwork that no longer needs printing.

Because of the smooth aid award eligibility process, students can concentrate on the business of getting to campus and getting housing, books, and other details in order.

Thanks to the new system, staff can spend more time assisting students and much less time processing phone requests for meetings.

The Retention Mentors team, based at various locations across campus, have contact - but not overcontact - with at-risk students to help provide assistance as needed and keep them in school.

Employees arriving on campus for Day One can get acquainted with the institution without sitting in an orientation session.

Stacks of old job posting binders no longer clutter the center, making it more welcoming to student visitors.