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Virginia Bender, Ph.D., special assistant to the president for institutional planning, attended the Ellucian Live conference on April 8 in New Orleans, La. She is pictured here with the Impact Award (center) with Chris Collins, chief customer officer at Ellucian, (left) and Laura Ipsen, Ellucian president and CEO (right).<\/p><\/div>\n

Jersey City, N.J. \u2013 April 15, 2019 \u2013<\/strong> Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University today announced that it was selected as a winner of a 2019 Impact Award by Ellucian<\/a>, the world\u2019s leading provider of software and services built to power higher education. The prestigious award honors exceptional Ellucian customer institutions that utilized technology to produce a better student experience, become more efficient and creatively resolve challenges. Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University was presented with the honor and a $25,000 grant on April 8 at Ellucian Live<\/a>, the largest event for higher education technology.<\/p>\n

Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s was recognized for the University\u2019s adoption of a research-based approach to answer its strategic goal to identify and deploy technology that directly improves student success. The university worked with Ellucian to harness the full capacity of Ellucian Colleague\u00ae, which resulted in enhanced student engagement, improved student retention and graduation outcomes, greater administrative efficiencies and a heightened \u201cculture of care\u201d – providing students with the integrated tools and support necessary for a successful college experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cÂ鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s is honored to be recognized by Ellucian as a technological innovator in the higher education space,\u201d said Virginia Bender, Ph.D., special assistant to the president for institutional planning, who attended the award ceremony. \u201cOur efforts have elevated student outcomes to a higher level of educational excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s utilized Colleague to replace inefficient paper-based processes with digital capabilities. The University enhanced online, self-service options for registration, viewing and paying bills, applying for graduation, advising and course selection, and degree audits, among others. Some of the results of the efforts include improved student satisfaction with advising and registration, a 300 percent increase in student-run campus events, gains in graduation rates and a 94 percent career placement rate for the Class of 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s Ellucian Impact Award recipients are transforming both the student experience and institution-wide operations by leveraging modern cloud solutions,\u201d said Laura Ipsen, president and CEO of Ellucian, in the company\u2019s awards announcement<\/a>. \u201cCongratulations to the winners, finalists and all of the applicants for this year\u2019s award. We are honored and humbled to partner with such powerful innovators who are using technology to transform the higher education experience around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University was among three institutions selected to receive the 2019 Impact Award. The other winners include Mercer County Community College and Wake Technical Community College.<\/p>\n

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Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University<\/strong>, inspired by its Jesuit, Catholic identity, commitment to individual attention and grounding in the liberal arts, educates a diverse community of learners in undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and professional programs to excel intellectually, lead ethically, serve compassionately and promote justice in our ever-changing urban and global environment. To learn more, please visit www.saintpeters.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nAngeline Boyer
\naboyer1@saintpeters.edu<\/a>
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Jersey City, N.J. \u2013 April 15, 2019 \u2013 Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University today announced that it was selected as a winner of a 2019 Impact Award by Ellucian, the world\u2019s leading provider of software and services built to power higher education. 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