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July 11 2019
“When I was a student here, I was always going ‘other schools have apps...how do we not have one?’” With so many communications going out year-round from multiple departments, it’s easy for students to feel overwhelmed and miss out on important information. According to Tyler Tong, Director of...
March 22 2019
With over 30K students across 3 campuses (located in Corvallis and Bend, Oregon, as well as an online campus), finding the right tool to tackle campus-wide issues can be a challenge.
February 7 2019
According to a Nielsen study, 97% of Millenials and Gen-Zers own a smartphone. While that number might seem high, consider the demographics in question. People belonging to Generation-Z have grown up...
January 25 2019
With so many options available to administrators today, choosing the right LMS, SIS, or mobile system for their institution is easier said than done. We’ve enlisted the help of Michael Mathews, Oral...
January 7 2019
Choosing the right mobile platform for your institution can seem daunting. With so many options to choose from, selecting the right vendor to partner with is critical. While some platform developers...
December 12 2018
With the emergence of new technology such as AI, the way students interact with their institution is changing. The one-size-fits-all model that previous generations experienced in higher-ed is no...
November 14 2018
Since OOHLALA Mobile and DubLabs joined forces to create Ready Education, we have been hard at work trying to find a way to bring our respective partners together, present our combined roadmap, and...
October 22 2018
In a recent webinar, we interviewed Cloud County Community College’s Marc Malone (Associate VP of Planning and Assessment) and Southern Maine Community College’s Jason Saucier (Director of Campus...
October 10 2018
Unlike previous generations, today’s students expect a higher education experience tailored to them, and their expectation for a campus app is no different. With this in mind, Ready Education has...
August 10 2018
Audience Feature Overview Problems solved by Audiences: One of the main issues campuses across the country are facing is students not checking email. With so many departments sending communications,...
July 27 2018
While the exact date and age range is debated, Gen-Z are generally considered all those born in 1996, give or take a few years. This generation grew up with technology and social media at their...
July 11 2018
One of the biggest challenges institutions across the country are currently facing is student attrition. Unlike most obstacles we see in higher ed which are typically determined by the size and type...
June 29 2018
It’s no secret that administrators are finding it increasingly difficult to communicate with their students. Because students receive so much information that is not relevant to them as individuals,...
June 29 2018
It is no secret that students today are suffering from more mental health crises than ever before, with the number of students declaring mental health problems having doubled in the past 5 years....
June 28 2018
June 2018 saw Charlottetown, PEI host the ARUCC/CACUSS Sea Change conference: the largest higher education conference in Canada. With 800+ attendees from across the country, there was no shortage of...
June 15 2018
Student success pathways are rarely linear. They are filled with twists and turns, forks in the road, dead-ends, and any other commuting metaphors you can think of. However, by checking in with...
May 16 2018
Established in 1963, Oral Roberts University takes pride in supporting their whole person curriculum: mind, body and spirit. By embracing new technology, ORU has succeeded in keeping this holistic...
April 27 2018
The benefits of having an engaged campus community is a topic that comes up often in higher ed, but what about the students who don't engage? What are the real consequences that arise with a student...
April 12 2018
Full White Paper Download Why is Effective Communication So Critical?
April 9 2018
In partnership with Ready Education, Arkansas’ second-largest university rolls out new platform to help students navigate campus life
April 3 2018
Hosting events is a great way to keep students engaged in campus life throughout the school year. However, the many components that go into organizing these events can oftentimes overwhelm...
March 23 2018
This year, Ready Education surveyed over 45K students across 175 institutions and discovered some of the biggest challenges, trends, and insight surrounding today's students. Based on our findings,...
March 16 2018
Campus ecosystems are complex, intricate networks with many moving parts. Like cogs in a machine, they are supposed to work together seamlessly, in order to keep the machine running properly;...
March 13 2018
In a previous blog post, we discussed how Gen-Z students have developed an 8 second filter in order to deal with the sheer amount of information making it into their daily lives. In order to combat...
March 6 2018
The NorthEast Regional Computing Program (NERCOMP), a consortium of educational institutions across the northeastern United States and Canada, announced today a new partnership with Ready Education,...
February 22 2018
Higher Education conferences are a great way to learn a lot about the space, in a short amount of time. Listening to guest speakers, finding out about new and upcoming technology, and engaging in...
February 15 2018
One of the hottest topics of today is diversity. Now more than ever we hear about the importance of diversifying the workplace, government, pop-culture, literature, etc. However, as studies have...
February 14 2018
Sitting Bull College Launches Mobile App to Help Strengthen Campus Community
February 2 2018
Due to the current increase of nontraditional students attending higher ed institutions, the student life cycle has evolved. When beginning to think about applying to college, traditional students...
January 26 2018
Who is Generation-Z? On a fundamental level, they are people born between 1995 and 2012 (although there are debates surrounding the exact cutoff dates), and will make up 40% of all consumers by the...
January 17 2018
Goucher College Rolls Out Mobile App to Connect Students With Resources, Events, and Campus Community. Nationally recognized innovator selects Ready Education to improve student experience on campus...
December 14 2017
Over the past few years, the term "adaptive learning" has been gaining popularity. An example of this occurred in 2015 when Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan announced that they would be donating a...
November 20 2017
When you have a campus of over 12,000 students, increasing student engagement can be a very challenging goal. With so many moving parts, solving a university-wide complexity issue requires innovation.
November 15 2017
Full Mental Health Infographic: Download Mental health on campus has recently become one of the biggest concerns for higher ed institutions across North America. The number of students suffering from...
October 19 2017
KPIs (or Key Performance Indicators) can be an extremely valuable tool for Student Affairs professionals. Simply put, it is impossible to measure every single data-point of a business, so KPIs enable...
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