A sort of panic sets in when people in higher education hear any peep about enrollment challenges (and after writing this I see why). But I am here to tell you despite these feelings of uneasiness, there is hope. The enrollment cliff is an obvious topic of...
Administration
Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: A Post-Op Implementation Analysis
WHEW! I can take a breath…I think. It was both a whirlwind and a perfect storm when Redlands Community College made the decision to move to Ellucian Colleague after a thorough, team-driven approach. Additionally, Evisions Argos was the reporting tool deemed a critical...
The Power of the Checklist
Just as I hit ‘Send’ I saw the typo. Next, I’m chiding myself because I know I should always read through an email and proof it before sending. Whether formally written out or just a mental note, we all have those “checklist” items we know we should do. But sometimes...
Pros and Cons of Using Visual Designer vs. Free Type SQL for Argos DataBlocks
Within Evisions Argos, every user with a DataBlock Designer role has the option to choose between the “Visual Designer” and “Free Type SQL Editor” when they are creating or updating queries in a DataBlock. There are unique advantages to each feature. While...
How I Came to Realize the Importance of User Acceptance Testing
Testing is an important concept and practice when it comes to technology, regardless of what industry you’re in. When it comes to Higher Education, it defines the collaboration between IT and the various functional teams with whom they work. The aim is to maintain the...
Three Steps to Building a Comprehensive Security Strategy
A successful security strategy should include a close look at the broader security environment in which you’re doing your reporting. To make sure you have all your bases covered, we recommend taking the following steps when building a security strategy for your...
Cloud vs. Client: Where Do You Want to Keep Your Higher Ed Data?
The abundance of data available to institutions of higher education is staggering. It’s found in ERPs, data warehouses, data marts, and other systems and databases used throughout campus. For years, these data sources were, in fact, on campus (aka, the client, on...
Higher Ed: Moving Beyond a Crisis
Now that there is a light at the end of the tunnel that has been the COVID-19 pandemic, there remain many questions and uncertainties within the Higher Education industry. How do we move forward post-COVID-19? Is it back to business as usual, or do we adjust to a new...
Evisions CO-OP: Top 10 Most Viewed FormFusion Templates
The Evisions CO-OP User Community is a collaborative place where clients can share ideas, experiences, development, forms, DataBlocks, and reports with their peers. To give you an idea of what fellow FormFusion users are doing and looking at, we present the Top 10...