When the Going Gets Tough, Higher Ed Administrators Simplify

by Peter Wilbur | May 29, 2020 | Administration, Higher Education

COVID-19 has upended higher education. Everyone is trying to figure out how best to adapt to the “new normal.” (Forgive us. Like you, we also recognize how overused that term is.) Faculty and students are adjusting to remote learning environments, while administrative...

Data Privacy in Higher Education

by JD Hysler | CIPP/E | Feb 25, 2020 | Administration, Higher Education

Do you know how data is used at your institution? Do you know how data is being stored, processed, and used within your own department? Does the personally identifiable information (PII) need to be kept for individuals or could your data be aggregated and...

Three Paths to Get the Answers You Need for Your IPEDS Survey

by John Ingram | Jan 23, 2020 | Administration, Higher Education

Many people see the new year as a clean slate, time to start a new diet or exercise program that won’t last the month. But if you are an IPEDS Keyholder, you know it’s the start of another IPEDS winter and spring survey collection. Looking at the IPEDS calendar,...

Navigating the Evisions Customer Community

by Lynn Sosebee | Dec 18, 2019 | Higher Education, Technical

The Evisions Customer Community has always been an invaluable tool for clients. It serves as a resource for peers in higher ed to share knowledge and find answers. On May 7, 2019, a new community portal was launched. Why? Because we listened when our clients told us...

Shining the Light on SQL Variables in Argos

by Bill Johnson | Nov 20, 2019 | Higher Education, Technical

When an institution begins its reporting efforts – let’s say after recently changing databases or reporting tools – one of the first steps usually taken is to replicate what they had before. Often, this means creating some type of file and distributing it to users....

The Problem with Self-Diagnosing when Requesting Data

by Bryan Fortriede | Oct 17, 2019 | Administration, Higher Education, Technical

When many of us get sick, we try self-diagnosing the problem. Maybe we look up information online. We may even go to a Web MD to find out what’s wrong with this or that. Through this process we might find all sorts of symptoms we think we exhibit and conditions we...