* Anderson University, a private university of 2,700 undergraduate and graduate students in central Indiana, is implementing Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions, PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial Management and PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Resources Management to help improve service to students, faculty and staff and realize a lower total cost of ownership. The university has gone live on modules for recruiting and admissions, registrar, finance and student financials, and is already realizing benefits, including the ability to offer student and faculty self-service functions. When the applications are fully deployed, Anderson will be able to make information continuously available to students, faculty and staff - enhancing overall service to its constituents and helping to improve operational efficiency. Anderson University is implementing the university-wide solutions with the assistance of MIS Consulting.

* The North Dakota University System (NDUS), an 11 institution public education system, including comprehensive research intensive universities, recently completed an on-time and on-budget upgrade to PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions 9.0 with the help of Oracle Consulting. The NDUS uses Campus Solutions for several key business functions including admissions, recruitment, student records and financial aid. The implementation is part of ConnectND, a joint project between NDUS and the North Dakota state government to replace legacy academic and state government applications with an integrated suite composed of PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions, PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial Management and PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management.

* Indiana University (IU), with more than 99,122 students on its eight campuses, recently upgraded to PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions 9.0, providing - for the first time - a 360-degree view of student information including self-service, admissions, academic and transfer credit information to administrative staff, faculty and advisors. The "Faculty Center" allows faculty to manage student and advisee-related activities, view complete weekly teaching schedules and class details, search for courses and enter grades in a class roster. The new "Student Center" tools, "Enrollment Shopping Cart" and "My Planner," enable students to plan their schedules in advance of their registration appointments. More than 100,000 students have registered for summer and fall courses since the application went live in February.

* City University of New York (CUNY), the nation's largest urban public university, has completed the first phase of its CUNY FIRST (Fully Integrated Resources and Services Tool) project, which replaces its legacy financial, human resources and student administration systems with an integrated application suite from Oracle. The first phase, which included the implementation of Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise General Ledger, will serve as the foundation for CUNY's PeopleSoft Enterprise financial applications and will enable tight integration with the PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions and PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management in subsequent deployments. Further, the implementation of PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal provides CUNY with a common authenticated entry point, allowing employees to quickly and securely access the information they need. The application suite - deployed on Oracle Database - will allow CUNY to integrate data across the university system and improve constituent service. CUNY also implemented PeopleSoft Enterprise Learning Management to support training on the new applications across its campuses.

* Other leading higher education institutions recently selected Oracle:

• The University of Akron is leading the way in Ohio, where institutions are exploring shared services as a way to improve collaboration between schools and reduce technology spending. The institution will host PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions, PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial Management and PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management applications for Lorain County Community College. Oracle software is well suited for a shared services model because of its capability to run in a multi-institutional environment and meet governance and policy requirements.
• The Nevada System of Higher Education chose Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions for a statewide-consolidated student information system. The NSHE collaborative system involves the College of Southern Nevada; Great Basin College; Nevada State College; Truckee Meadows Community College; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; University of Nevada, Reno and Western Nevada College.
• The University of Arizona, selected PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions, leveraging earlier work done by its peer institutions, Northern Arizona University and Arizona State University.
• Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (UTI), a public, for-profit educational institution, has selected PeopleSoft Enterprise applications for its new financials system. UTI provides accredited certification programs to train automotive, diesel, marine and motorcycle technicians at its 10 campuses throughout the United States and selected PeopleSoft Enterprise for its capability to meet current and future needs. In addition, UTI purchased Hyperion Budget and Planning to round out its end-to-end financial management infrastructure.
• The University of Texas System, Texas; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.; Kamehameha Schools, Honolulu, Hawaii and University of Phoenix., Phoenix, Ariz. also recently selected Oracle software.

Supporting Quotes

* "Oracle's success in helping higher education institutions meet their institutional goals, as demonstrated by major go lives at institutions across the country, is a factor in new customers' selection of Oracle for their technology projects. Oracle customers benefit from industry-leading applications that empower them to deliver a superior experience to students, faculty and staff, while driving operational efficiency," said Steve Koporec, vice president, applications, Oracle Higher Education.

* "With Oracle, we are able to manage our student services and business operations more efficiently and effectively than ever before," said Michael E. Collette, vice president, Enrollment Management and Information Systems, Anderson University.

* "Completion of a project of this magnitude with faculty, staff and students encountering no significant problems is a major success. University System ConnectND staff members and institutional functional staff, as well as Oracle Consulting, worked tirelessly to make it happen. Their dedication is absolutely remarkable, and has been integral to our success," said Randall Thursby, chief information officer, North Dakota University System.

* "We are pleased with the on-time implementation of PeopleSoft Enterprise General Ledger on a university-wide basis. The application sets the stage for us to achieve operational efficiencies and integrate data across our various systems," said Barry Kaufman, university controller, City University of New York.

Supporting Resources

• http://www.oracle.com/industries/education/highered.html
• http://www.oracle.com/applications/peoplesoft/campus_solutions/ent/index.html
• http://www.oracle.com/applications/peoplesoft/financial_mgmt/ent/solution_financials.html
• http://www.oracle.com/applications/peoplesoft/hcm/ent/index.html

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