As higher education continues to feel pressure to reduce costs and improve efficiency, campus IT environments are rapidly changing and the speed of cloud adoption is increasing. More schools are utilizing cloud technology to modernize systems, cut costs and analyze data to gain insights about more cost-effective ways to run the institution. But it is […]
The higher education press has been filled recently with stories about abrupt firings of presidents and other senior executives at universities and colleges across the nation. What was once an infrequent occurrence now seems a weekly, almost daily event. Speculating on the reasons for this trend—financial pressures, decreasing enrollment, board dissension or the injection of […]
When the finance team at Wofford College in South Carolina wanted to show it could support a slightly higher than average tuition increase, advanced financial software was on hand to make the case to the board of trustees. “We loaded historical sticker prices for Wofford and our peers into the software and then made a […]
What do you see as the biggest roadblock for finance offices at colleges in moving away from spreadsheet-based budgeting and financial planning? “The biggest roadblock is changing existing processes that are constrained by outdated technology. With a platform [that has] data integrations, linking, collaboration, control and a full audit trail, finance teams can create […]
Adaptive Suite (Adaptive Insights) Cloud-based performance management software for budgeting, planning, forecasting, reporting and dashboards adaptiveinsights.com Axiom Higher Education Suite (Kaufman Hall) Software to support institutional planning and reporting kaufmanhall.com Banner Finance ERP (Ellucian) Higher ed-specific system designed to gain in-depth financial insights through real-time visibility and reporting capabilities ellucian.com Link to main story: Higher ed […]
Science and Innovation building California State University, Dominguez Hills The completion of a three-story, 91,000-square-foot building is scheduled for early 2020. The $82 million facility will serve the university's Center for Innovation in STEM Education, physics, biology and chemistry programs. Wet and dry labs with bi-folding doors will connect to outside workshops. Recycled exterior materials […]
The development of today’s students into tomorrow’s successful alumni ambassadors is an aspiration shared by institutions and students. To realize it, student borrowers must be empowered with the practical skills and knowledge that drive retention, completion and successful loan repayment. This webcast outlined how an integrated, student-centric approach to default prevention can help you more […]
Transforming finance to meet the challenges of processing more information efficiently and turning that information into deeper insights is an organizational imperative. These transformation initiatives are also focused on minimizing non-value add work, decreasing reporting cycle time and improving collaboration. This webcast discussed how finance teams are turning to the cloud and digital tools to […]
Cindy Boyer has made it her mission to help reinstated students succeed. A decade ago, she was the sole employee of a retention-focused student success office at Eastern Illinois University when a student who had been dismissed twice applied to return. Because of concern the student might fail once again, Boyer took him under her […]
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Cost cut Refurbishing rather than replacing classroom tablet armchairs Savings Link to main story: Colleges tackle budget pruning $370,000 on 1,000 chairs Trigger Needed to replace after four decades of use had battered the chairs Nitty gritty New chairs costing $450 each had smaller tablet sizes and weren’t as sturdy. Maryland state […]
