Southern New Hampshire U Managing Growth With New SIS

Southern New Hampshire University is simplifying administrative processes and unifying data across the institution with a new student information system. The private nonprofit institution, known for rapid growth and innovation with competency-based education, has chosen Ellucian's SaaS-based Banner SIS to manage its complex needs and "continue its mission of reinventing higher education for the modern day student," according to a news announcement.

In conjunction with Ellucian's Ethos product, Banner will allow SNHU administrators and faculty to "view and manage student and university information in a single platform while providing complex reports that can identify trends, report progress and inform decision-making," according to the company.

"We went through a rigorous evaluation period and ultimately Ellucian's Banner SaaS solution met all of our requirements – including the ability to support the needs of our students and the flexibility to handle our growing and changing university," said SNHU President Paul LeBlanc, in a statement. "Ellucian is much more than its highly-functional platform, it's a strategic part of our student success efforts that include data analytics and personalized learning capabilities."

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