Administrative and Business Services

The Higher Education Reference Models

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 19:11:20 Z

The Higher Education Reference Models provide standardized business and data architectures that communicate a generalized view of how higher education institutions are organized and the information they use.

Change With Analytics Playbook

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:17:25 Z

Funded by the Gates Foundation, EDUCAUSE partnered with the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) and the National Association for College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) to develop a guide for increasing institutional analytics capabilities, the Change with Analytics Playbook.

Abstract: Gender Data and Demographics Toolkit

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:50:16 Z

This Toolkit should serve as a resource to help better understand gender data and demographics. Collecting, storing, and sharing such data carries risks that need to be understood and addressed.

More than “Going Live”: Achieving Institutional Transformation through ERP Implementation

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:40:38 Z

In this report, respondents highlight numerous reasons to pursue a new ERP, and detail extensive preparations and critical factors for success.

EDUCAUSE Comments: Examples of TPS Guidance Problems (with ARL)

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:43:01 Z

EDUCAUSE joined with the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) to submit comments to the U.S. Department of Education regarding its February 2023 guidance on third-party servicers (TPSs).

Digital Equity: Making Technology and Services Available to All

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 20:38:34 Z

During the COVID-19 pandemic, digital equity is a particularly relevant and important topic across higher ed. This webinar from the Diversity in IT Community Group invites two guest speakers to share their expertise on this topic.

Technology Business Management and the IT Service Catalog: A Higher Education Crosswalk

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:06:37 Z

Technology business management (TBM) is a critical capability that provides IT leaders with standards and best practices to communicate the cost, quality, and value of IT investments to their institutional partners.

EDUCAUSE IT Communications CG Virtual Coffee Shop: Communicating Through Storytelling

Fri, 01 Nov 2019 17:06:24 Z

Sometimes an engaging, relatable story is the best way to provide your audiences with an answer to the question: “So what?”

Institutions’ Use of Data and Analytics for Student Success

Mon, 09 Apr 2018 15:28:58 Z

This report describes a variety of challenges and opportunities regarding institutions’ readiness to expand their use of data across functions.

Design for Diversity Towards Inclusive Information Systems for Cultural Heritage

Tue, 23 Jan 2018 18:48:21 Z

This session will present “Design for Diversity,” a project supported by an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Forums grant that focuses on the ways in which information systems embody and reinforce cultural norms, and asks how we can design systems that account for diverse cultural materials and ways of knowing.

The 2016 Enterprise Application Market in Higher Education

Fri, 12 May 2017 16:53:48 Z

The 2016 Enterprise Application Market reports from the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research use data from the EDUCAUSE Core Data Service (CDS) to better understand how higher education institutions approach various information systems.

Digital Capabilities in Higher Education, 2016: Analytics

Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:08:41 Z

Analytics, which we define as the use of data, statistical analysis, and explanatory and predictive models to gain insight into and act on complex issues, is an issue of relevance and enduring strategic importance to higher education. This report examines the status of analytics maturity and deployment in higher education. The maturity and deployment indices are based on contributions to the EDUCAUSE Core Data Service.

Admissions Systems: A 2015 Enterprise Application Market Higher Education Report

Mon, 18 Sep 2017 20:50:32 Z

More institutions are looking to upgrade their undergraduate admissions systems to support the changing environment. For this reason, based on the rate of new system implementations and plans to implement new systems, undergraduate admissions systems rank near the middle in terms of system rate of change

7 Things You Should Know About Open-Source Projects

Wed, 06 Sep 2017 15:07:02 Z

Open-source projects engage a community of developers who collaborate and iterate to develop, grow, and improve software. Colleges and universities have long used open-source software for various applications, and the use of open-source code is expanding.

IT Leadership in Higher Education, 2016: The Chief Data Officer

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 15:13:57 Z

As part of its series of studies of the IT workforce in higher education, the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research (ECAR) conducted a survey of chief data officers. This study sought to identify the characteristics and functions of CDOs.

IT Leadership in Higher Education, 2016: The Enterprise Architect

Fri, 07 Apr 2017 15:40:07 Z

The audiences for this report are EAs themselves, those who aspire to be EAs, and those to whom EAs report. This report can help all of these stakeholder groups understand the job of EA—at their local institution and elsewhere—and compare it to a higher education–wide “baseline.”

Financial Management Systems: 2015 Enterprise Application Market Higher Education Report

Thu, 09 Feb 2017 22:16:32 Z

The 2015 Enterprise Application Market reports from the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research (ECAR) used 2015 data collected in the 2016 EDUCAUSE Core Data Service (CDS) survey to better understand how higher education institutions approach various information systems.

Core Data Service Trends Almanacs, 2011-14 Data

Thu, 15 Jun 2017 19:12:02 Z

These almanacs summarize Core Data Service trend data from the 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 surveys for a subset of responding institutions. The almanacs enable a quick assessment of the state of IT financials, staffing, and services, and other key IT service areas in higher education.

EDUCAUSE Comments: IRS 1098-T Delay Requested

Fri, 11 Mar 2016 17:55:34 Z

The National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) has called on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to delay implementation of a change in tuition reporting requirements for tax purposes until 2017. As NACUBO notes, the change in question creates significant difficulties for administrative systems and reporting processes at many colleges and universities, severely constraining their capacity to comply. On March 10, 2016, EDUCAUSE joined other leading higher education associations in sending a letter to the IRS reinforcing NACUBO’s request for a one-year delay in the implementation of the new IRS Form 1098-T (Tuition Statement) requirement.

Procurement: A 2015 Enterprise Application Market Higher Education Report

Fri, 01 Dec 2017 22:40:04 Z

Procurement is more than simply making a purchasing decision and swiping a purchasing card. Procurement systems today support the entire procurement process,