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5 employee benefits to add to the campus mix

Do today’s employee benefit packages resemble those that colleges and universities offered in the past? Hardly. Wellness benefits have transformed into all kinds of unique...

The meal deal: Higher ed dining

The University of Vermont offers its students allergen-free, gluten-free and kosher food stations—plus cage-free eggs, fair trade coffee and locally sourced organic food (including...

Dining providers on meal plan trends and missteps

What do you see as the biggest trend in meal plan design? “Meal plans are being designed to provide the greatest balance of convenience and...

Quinnipiac University streamlines its campus commerce and access management system

When Quinnipiac University’s aging door readers had outlived their usefulness, Sandip Patel, financial systems specialist, and John Meriano, associate vice president for auxiliary services,...

Automated payment plans put the emphasis on planning

Student success is the number one goal at Columbia College Chicago. When an increasing number of students were delaying that success because of financial...

Mirror, mirror: Reflections on race in higher education

What’s going on? Marvin Gaye’s plaintive question from decades ago echoes hauntingly today. With each new incidence of brown-skinned people being brutalized, it returns...

Excellent service differentiates financial provider at New York institution

Meeting the needs of every student at SUNY Broome is a critical part of the upstate New York institution’s mission. And when a large...

Using student satisfaction surveys to inform university decisions

Institution leaders may think they understand how students feel about their college experience, but truly gaining insight into student impressions of program efficacy and...

Indiana Wesleyan University saves hundreds of thousands of dollars with ACI Worldwide

Handling tuition payments and donations for an institution with 15,000 students can be a complicated process that is time consuming for finance staff—especially without...

Campus community enjoys fresh food fast at UConn

Students on college campuses want food choices, conveniently located that are fast and nutitious. The food court in the Student Union at the University...

What’s trending: Green garages on campus

Educational institutions lead the way in sustainable development and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, says Paul Wessel, executive director of the Green Parking Council. And even...

Leveraging the expertise of the right IT solutions provider to benefit all students

The majority of the 500 students in Granite State College’s School of Education are already employed in K12 schools across New Hampshire. Primarily serving...

Unified campus financial system brings order to previously scattered processes

In the past, Weber State University processed payments according to what was purchased and where. So basketball tickets went through one system, bookstore purchases...

Three ways to make the virtual classroom personal

The online education world is becoming accepted by more institutions than ever, and for good reason. It has the attributes desired to grow an...

One-stop shop eases discovery of online services and business forms

The number of forms at the University of Delaware, just like at any other higher ed institution, is large. From course withdrawals for students...