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Blinn College Selects SunGard Higher Education Banner UDC to Support Student Success and Help Improve Communication
July 1, 2009 — Malvern, PA
Blinn College has chosen the Banner Unified Digital Campus (UDC) from SunGard Higher Education to help further student success and improve communication with all its constituents.
“Two key components of our strategic plan are student success and improved communication,” said Dr. Van Miller, vice president, Administrative Services, Blinn College. “First and foremost, we expect the Banner UDC to play a key role in improving student success in and out of the classroom. Just as important, however, is the expected improvement of communication between the college and its students, as well as internal communication within the college itself. We feel our relationship with SunGard Higher Education will be well received by the entire college community.”
In addition, the business process capabilities available within the SunGard Higher Education Banner UDC will help ease the transfer process for Blinn College students and the administrative staff. Blinn College has the highest percentage of academic students who transfer to and graduate from leading four-year universities in the State of Texas. The majority of Blinn transfer students go to Texas A&M University and Sam Houston State University, both of which are SunGard Higher Education customers that have chosen Banner UDC solutions.
Blinn College also will benefit from its membership in the Texas Connection Consortium (TCC), a unique collaboration among SunGard Higher Education, the State of Texas and 39 other Texas state institutions. Since 1995, the TCC has provided Texas-specific solutions, including software, support, documentation and collaboration at no extra cost to meet state-mandated reporting requirements and other client driven enhancements. Involvement in the TCC helps member institutions lower costs, increase effectiveness and improve efficiency through shared, dedicated SunGard Higher Education resources.
“We like the fact that SunGard Higher Education is able to support the State of Texas reporting requirements with the model it has in place in the form of the Texas Connection Consortium,” said Christine Wied, director, Administrative Computing Services, Blinn College. “And we expect that Banner will help us better manage our enrollment growth by providing more online services and self-help features, so that students can get the assistance they need when they need it.”
“SunGard Higher Education is committed to aligning our solutions and our services with the strategic priorities of the institutions serving the State of Texas,” said Jack Kramer, senior vice president, Solutions Development, SunGard Higher Education. “The validation of new customers joining our customer base demonstrates that SunGard Higher Education is a leading choice for institutions in Texas.”
About Blinn College
Blinn College has four very distinct campuses that cater to differing populations of students. Blinn-Brenham was established in 1883 in Washington County and is 90 miles east of Austin and only 70 miles northwest of Houston, and offers student housing and apartments, and is rich in on-campus activities, athletic programs, and off-campus culture. Blinn-Bryan has offered classes in Bryan-College Station since 1970 and now encompasses more than 80 acres with state-of-the-art learning facilities. This vibrant Texas community, where college and culture go hand-in-hand, is host to more than 55,000 Blinn College and Texas A&M University students. Blinn-Schulenburg is located on Interstate 10 midway between San Antonio and Houston, and although the campus is small, students find the same services, helpful staff, and caring instructors as on the larger campuses. Blinn-Sealy is the newest campus, just west of Houston on Interstate 10, and it extends the college's reach to offer outstanding learning opportunities in a comfortable, convenient location.
About SunGard Higher Education
SunGard Higher Education provides software, systems integration, strategic consulting and technology management services to help colleges and universities build, unify and manage their digital campuses. Bringing together people, processes and technology, SunGard Higher Education assists 1,600 colleges, universities, campuses, foundations and state systems strengthen institutional performance through improved constituent services, increased accountability and better educational experiences. Visit www.sungardhe.com.
About SunGard
SunGard is one of the world’s leading software and IT services companies. SunGard serves more than 25,000 customers in more than 70 countries, including the world’s 25 largest financial services companies.
SunGard provides software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector. SunGard also provides disaster recovery services, managed IT services, information availability consulting services and business continuity management software.
With annual revenue exceeding $5 billion, SunGard is ranked 435 on the Fortune 500 and is the largest privately held business software and services company on the Forbes list of private businesses. Based on information compiled by Datamonitor*, SunGard is the third largest provider of business applications software after Oracle and SAP. Continuity, Insurance & Risk has recognized SunGard as service provider of the year an unprecedented six times. For more information, please visit SunGard at www.sungard.com.
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