Customer story · Hilbert College
True decision support with Argos
Hilbert College needed one reporting tool that could reach every campus system. Within a few months of choosing Argos, it had over 30 working reports and several dashboards, and nearly every department had the information it needs.
Hamburg, New York
Private, 4-year college
Argos
- Information access, expandedSignificantly expanded access to information across campus.
- A live enrollment dashboardDetailed, real-time enrollment data that refreshes every 10 minutes.
- Decisions driven by dataMore data-driven decision making, from admissions to budgets.
Hilbert College at a glance
1957
Founded
1,000+
Undergraduates
200+
Faculty and staff
13
Undergraduate programs
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The challenge
Four systems, and no easy way to see across them
Data-driven decision making is very important to Hilbert College, and its administrative council recognized the need for better access to real-time information. The first step was reliable source information.
That led Hilbert to PowerCampus by Ellucian for its student system, Raiser’s Edge for Advancement, PowerFAIDS for financial aid, and Great Plains for finance.
Four separate systems
Student, advancement, financial aid, and finance data each lived in its own system.
Access at its limits
15+ years of Microsoft Access front-ends, with well-known limits as a reporting tool.
Reporting Services fell short
Microsoft Reporting Services lacked the flexibility and rapid development Hilbert wanted.
Hilbert required a reporting solution that would give every campus department access to real-time data and connect easily to all of its systems, making true decision support a reality.
02
The solution
More than 30 reports within a few months
Hilbert was introduced to Evisions at a user conference in 2010, and its attendees were immediately impressed with the power and flexibility of Argos.
Argos’ ease of use, its rich feature set, and Evisions’ willingness to partner with Hilbert on Argos and PowerCampus compatibility made it the choice. Within a few months, Hilbert had created over 30 working reports and several dashboards.
“The product is easy to use. The on-line training is very good, and we were producing reports within a day. As our skill level progressed, we began creating very complicated reports and dashboards.”
Derise Hedge · DBA / Developer
Through Argos, nearly every department has access to the information it needs, and school officials can easily view reports drawn from all of the college’s software solutions.
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Evisions is one of the best companies I’ve ever worked with. Everybody there is amazing – they are extremely responsive, very knowledgeable and eager to solve the problems.
Michael Murrin · VP for Information Services, Hilbert College
03
The results
Enrollment, budgets, and compliance in one view
Argos has made a huge positive impact on data-driven decision making at Hilbert. With easy access to their data, school officials are achieving greater success.
A real-time dashboard monitors new and returning students for both Admissions and Student Records. It shows overall registration by degree and major, with drill-down to the actual students enrolled for detailed analysis or communication. The VP for Enrollment Management uses it, and it refreshes automatically every 10 minutes, which is especially useful during peak registration periods.
Advising and at-risk students
Track the student body by term, curriculum, student type, and year level.
Budgets on demand
Budget managers drill from summary activity to transaction detail by account.
Enrollment trends
By department and major, with dashboards for age, ethnicity, financial aid, and performance.
Registration timing
Analysis of registration dates and their impact on academic outcomes.
Compliance, covered
Immunization status for the state, and athlete GPA and full-time status for the NCAA.
Residence life
Student performance by dorm or apartment, also used to pair roommates.
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The future
Next: information in students’ hands
Going forward, Hilbert is exploring the use of Argos by students, through a secure web portal where they can view their accounts, grades, financial aid information, and holds.
That would save Hilbert the time and money otherwise spent on printing and mailing.
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