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Commerce

5 Strategies for a Safe Return to Campus

Join Transact to learn how different campuses pivoted quickly and used mobile technologies to serve their students while helping administrators meet social distancing requirements.
Uncategorized

Finding Opportunity in Adversity – Lighting the Path for Community College Students video


Admin & Management

New UB survey finds COVID-19 crisis causing higher ed to reexamine its core systems

University Business and Workday partnered to develop and deploy a survey of higher education leaders from campuses around the country in June 2020, asking them how their core operational systems […]
Admin & Management

The Modern Campus: How to Succeed at Digital Transformation

Established in 1876, Prairie View A&M University is the second-oldest public institution of higher education in Texas, and is one of the 11 universities that make up the Texas A&M […]
Admin & Management

New Research: Business models for campus and energy initiatives shifting

University Business (UB) and Schneider Electric partnered to survey approximately 200 higher education leaders, including CBO, CFO, VP of Finance and Administration, and VP of Facilities, from around the country. […]
Coronavirus

Efficiently running the student lifecycle management process

A Q&A with Kelsey Nelson, Senior Product Marketing Manager, and Aaron Yee, Group Product Marketing Manager, Okta. Sponsored content by Okta.

Admin & Management

Survey highlights trends and challenges in campus mail and package delivery

Pitney Bowes partnered with University Business to develop and deploy a survey of higher education leaders in the UB audience in February 2020. Some 163 respondents participated, describing issues and […]
Uncategorized

Recent survey explores 2020 trends and priorities in higher education

Jenzabar partnered with University Business to develop and deploy a survey of higher education leaders in the UB audience in February 2020. Some 175 respondents participated from a variety of […]
Artificial Intelligence

Texas A&M leverages AI chatbot to engage students

In an effort to encourage students to visit and engage with the resources and tools on their career center website, Texas A&M staff implemented an AI-powered chatbot. Sponsored content by Ivy.ai.
Campus Life

Addressing Today’s Campus Needs with Mobile Ordering

In this web seminar, a panel of campus leaders discussed how they are using mobile ordering to serve students and faculty while maintaining social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sponsored content by Transact Campus.
Instructional Technology

Accuracy Matters: Accessibility in Faculty-Created Video

In this web seminar, the co-director of the Center for Excellence at Northwood University in Michigan discussed strategies for ensuring that faculty include accurate captioning in videos. Sponsored content by TechSmith.
Instructional Technology

UB Survey Results: Higher Ed IT Strategies for 2020 and Beyond

This web seminar explored the results of a new UB subscriber survey, which covered using IT resources to meet future challenges, allocating budgets across the run-grow-transform spectrum of priorities and managing technology to grow and transform institutions. Sponsored content by TeamDynamix.
Commerce

UB Survey Results: Improving Campus Mail Center Operations

This web seminar addressed the results from a subscriber survey that University Business recently conducted on the variety of challenges that have been created by continued increases in online ordering. Sponsored content by Pitney Bowes.
Access and Enrollment

Predictive Analytics and the Future of Enrollment Management

This web seminar focused on predictive analytics and the future of enrollment management. It featured the vice chancellor for enrollment management at Arkansas State University. Sponsored content by Rapid Insight.
Access and Enrollment

Driving Enrollment Growth With a Cloud-Based SIS

In this web seminar, a leader from Bene’s Career Academy in Florida described how the institution was able to double its enrollment and add a new campus, while reducing many administrative tasks and costs, streamlining processes, and automating operations by implementing a cloud-based SIS. Sponsored content by Orbund.
Cybersecurity

Protect Your Campus With a Zero-Trust Cybersecurity Approach

In this web seminar, presenters discussed how to implement a zero-trust cybersecurity approach through a combination of clear policies, strategic use of technology and effective training. Sponsored content by Microsoft.

Advancement

Planning for Your Institution’s Future Financial Success: Secrets from 6 Higher Ed Leaders

This web seminar addressed the strategies uncovered in the third annual edition of Kaufman Hall’s financial trends report, which provides insights on key performance benchmarks, and plans and challenges facing higher education budget and finance professionals in 2020. Sponsored content by Kaufman Hall.
Facilities

How to Improve Campus Facilities Maintenance and Operations

This webinar discussed strategies in response to an audience survey that University Business recently conducted about the struggles colleges and universities face in maintaining or repairing aging campus buildings and keeping up with student expectations without increasing costs. Sponsored content by Dude Solutions.
Admin & Management

Bringing Modern Finance & Financial Agility to Higher Education Institutions

Drexel University staff reconcile about 400 balance sheet accounts each year, and last year completed 24% more reconciliations after implementing BlackLine. Sponsored content by BlackLine.
Instructional Technology

FSU leverages technology to maximize student experience and response to COVID-19

In this case study, Florida State University advances its goal of using data to ensure meaningful and impactful student experiences by partnering with Microsoft. An accompanying Q&A discusses how the pandemic has accelerated the need for first-tier remote learning options for higher ed. Sponsored content by Microsoft.