Northwest Nazarene Goes to Cloud To Manage Enrollment Growth

Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, ID, will phase in a new cloud-based constituent relationship management system (CRM) to help with its fast-moving enrollment growth.

The 1,800-student university has signed an agreement with Jenzabar to move to its Jenzabar JX enterprise resource planning system with a design that allows the university to adapt its elements module by module as it needs them. Jenzabar's new cloud-based application has embedded analytics that can be accessed by administrators anytime anywhere, an enterprise CRM, responsive design and a mobile-first strategy that is intended to be student-friendly with a number of self-service aspects.

"Our projected enrollment numbers are growing and we need to leverage new technologies to keep up," said Northwest Nazarene Vice President of Financial Affairs David Tarrant. "The improved student engagement will increase collaboration with students throughout the student lifecycle."

Jenzabar officials said the features of Jenzabar JX will allow Northwest Nazarene to facilitate a number of the trends that are prevalent in higher education today, such as competency-based education, multiple enrollment periods, BYOD and remote learning.

Jenzabar's new JX systems will be implemented at 10 other higher ed institutions this year and at least 28 more in early 2015.

About the Author

Michael Hart is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer and the former executive editor of THE Journal.

Featured

  • simplified, abstract illustration focusing on the negative side of generative AI misuse, balancing the concepts of cybersecurity and human impact

    Researchers Provide Breakdown of Generative AI Misuse

    In an effort to clarify the potential risks of GenAI and provide "a concrete understanding of how GenAI models are specifically exploited or abused in practice, including the tactics employed to inflict harm," a group of researchers from Google DeepMind, Jigsaw, and Google.org recently published a paper entitled, "Generative AI Misuse: A Taxonomy of Tactics and Insights from Real-World Data."

  • clock with gears and digital circuits inside

    Report Pegs Cost of AI at Nearly $300K Per Minute

    A new report from cloud-based data/BI specialist Domo provides a staggering estimate of the minute-by-minute impact of today's generative AI boom.

  • stylized illustration of a college administrator lying awake in a cozy bed, looking thoughtful

    When Thinking About Data, What Keeps You Up at Night?

    The proliferation of technology in education means we have more data about how, what and if students are learning than ever before. The question is, how do we ensure that data gets into the hands of the people who can use it to improve teaching and learning, without invading a student or educator's privacy?

  • a glowing gaming controller, a digital tree structure, and an open book

    Report: Use of Game Engines Expands Beyond Gaming

    Game development technology is increasingly being utilized beyond its traditional gaming roots, according to the recently released annual "State of Game Development" report from development and DevOps solutions provider Perforce Software.