Student Information Systems
Nashville School of Law Adopts New SIS
Nashville School of Law has implemented a new student information system (SIS) with the goal of
expanding and improving services for the school's rapidly growing
student population.
The law school has doubled its enrollment in
recent years and a new dean took the helm of the school in July 2014.
"With a new dean in place and enrollment doubling, the entire school
was ready to make necessary changes and reevaluate how we were managing
data efforts," said Elizabeth McDonald, assistant dean of
administration at the Nashville School of Law, in a news release. "Dean
Justice William Koch's goal is to continue to increase student
enrollment by focusing on realigning curriculum, and expanding our
student's real world experience in the classroom."
The school had
been using manual data collection and record management processes. With
the increased enrollment, it was becoming a challenge to maintain
accurate records using manual processes. The school set out to find a
student information system that could offer "comprehensive
functionality, affordability and ability to interface with other
systems," according to a news release.
The school selected Jenzabar Sonis,
a Web-based student information system designed specifically for
smaller higher education institutions, according to information on the
company's site. The SIS provides integrated services for admissions,
registration, grading, billing, course management and other
administrative functions. It works on all browsers and devices.
Other institutions that have recently implemented Jenzabar Sonis include Wilson Pacific University, North Point Bible College and Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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