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The September 6 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article highlighting the results of Oracle's "Making the Grade: Optimizing the Higher Education Student Experience" report. The article notes that the majority of students say that the quality of student services directly affects their overall satisfaction with their school, but just about half say their schools meet their customer service expectations. The article includes comment by Cole Clark, global vice president of education and research industry, Oracle, who notes that schools that focus on the basics - such as ensuring information accessibility, providing multiple contact points for students and delivering consistent processes - and leverage mobile and social media platforms to engage students, will provide an unforgettable positive educational experience, and in turn, make institutions more competitive. The article also notes that Oracle will host a webcast on Wednesday, September 19, to discuss the findings.

The September 5 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article highlighting cloud solutions at multiple universities including Boise State University, University of Washington and the E. Philip Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology. The article highlights that Boise State University implemented Oracle PeopleSoft Human Capital Management, PeopleSoft Financials and PeopleSoft Student Administration, to make the institution-wide move to cloud services. The article notes that this move is part of the university's Roadmap Project, a three-year program slated to run through spring 2014 that includes - in addition to an internal private cloud with virtual servers and storage - expanding the university's data warehouse and use of business intelligence; developing an individualized, unified Web experience; improving and streamlining identity management and security; and expanding and improving document management. The article includes comment by Max Davis-Johnson, associate vice president of information technology, Boise State University, who noted that Oracle's PeopleSoft suite allows the university to tie together cloud services and partners to the university's enterprise systems confidently and securely, no matter where or who they are.

The September edition of IEEE Smart Grid includes the following bylined article by Oracle Utilities' Brad Williams highlighting the benefits of leveraging information architecture for data mining and analytics for increased grid investment value.

The September edition of IEEE Smart Grid includes the following bylined article by Oracle Utilities' Brad Williams highlighting the benefits of leveraging information architecture for data mining and analytics for increased grid investment value. The article also discusses the results from Oracle's recent "Big Data, Bigger Opportunities" study which gauged perceptions regarding the business impact of "big data" amongst utilities with smart meter programs in place. The article includes the positive findings from the survey - including a five year improvement plan - but notes that there is still room for significant improvements in effective data management. The article includes a comment from Oracle Utilities' Rodger Smith, noting that utilities will benefit from establishing enterprise information strategies, and from investing in the systems and people needed to make better business decisions.

The January 9 edition of CIO includes the following article highlighting how organizations are handling self-service information technology. The article highlights Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), which used Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management system to roll out self-service components to its various user constituencies. The article also notes that KCTCS uses PeopleSoft's Campus Solutions application to allow students to enroll in classes, pay their bills and make scheduling changes. The article includes comment by Paul Czarapata, chief technology officer, Kentucky Community and Technical College System, who notes that the PeopleSoft Campus Solutions module is relatively easy to administer.

The January 9 edition of Computerworld includes the following article highlighting how organizations are handling self-service information technology. The article highlights Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), which used Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management system to roll out self-service components to its various user constituencies. The article also notes that KCTCS uses PeopleSoft's Campus Solutions application to allow students to enroll in classes, pay their bills and make scheduling changes. The article includes comment by Paul Czarapata, chief technology officer, Kentucky Community and Technical College System, who notes that the PeopleSoft Campus Solutions module is relatively easy to administer.

The January 9 edition of PCWorld includes the following article highlighting how organizations are handling self-service information technology. The article highlights Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), which used Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management system to roll out self-service components to its various user constituencies. The article also notes that KCTCS uses PeopleSoft's Campus Solutions application to allow students to enroll in classes, pay their bills and make scheduling changes. The article includes comment by Paul Czarapata, chief technology officer, Kentucky Community and Technical College System, who notes that the PeopleSoft Campus Solutions module is relatively easy to administer.

The March 2014 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article on how universities use constituent relationship management (CRM) tools to support more organized, timely, and personalized student recruitment and retention. The article highlights Valdosta State University's use of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition and Oracle Endeca as the user interface for data analysis. The story includes comments from an interview with Andy Clark, vice president for enrollment management, Valdosta State University, who notes that the system helps faculty and staff identify at-risk students. The article also includes comments from an interview with Brian Haugabrook, chief information officer, Valdosta State University, who notes that the university can push important resources to at-risk students through its web portal - and that the school is seeing a resulting spike in tutoring center use earlier rather than later.

The March 2014 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article on how universities use constituent relationship management (CRM) tools to support more organized, timely, and personalized student recruitment and retention. The article highlights Valdosta State University's use of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition and Oracle Endeca as the user interface for data analysis. The story includes comments from an interview with Andy Clark, vice president for enrollment management, Valdosta State University, who notes that the system helps faculty and staff identify at-risk students. The article also includes comments from an interview with Brian Haugabrook, chief information officer, Valdosta State University, who notes that the university can push important resources to at-risk students through its web portal - and that the school is seeing a resulting spike in tutoring center use earlier rather than later.

The March 10 edition of GovCon Executive includes the following article on Oracle's announcement of several investments for its higher education solutions. The article notes the planned release of the new Oracle Student Cloud that will be built with core structures and architecture for educational offerings management. Additionally, the article notes the new features that will be added to the Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud and Oracle ERP Cloud products.

The March 10 edition of GovCon Executive includes the following article on Oracle's announcement of several investments for its higher education solutions. The article notes the planned release of the new Oracle Student Cloud that will be built with core structures and architecture for educational offerings management. Additionally, the article notes the new features that will be added to the Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud and Oracle ERP Cloud products.

The March 10 edition of Education Dive includes the following article on Oracle's announcement of several major investments in its higher education solutions. The article highlights the planned release of the next version of Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions suite and the new Oracle Student Cloud. The article further discusses how these investments are meant to provide institutions with increased flexibility and choice - specifically giving institutions the option of on-site or cloud-based deployments for their student and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

The March 10 edition of Education Dive includes the following article on Oracle's announcement of several major investments in its higher education solutions. The article highlights the planned release of the next version of Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions suite and the new Oracle Student Cloud. The article further discusses how these investments are meant to provide institutions with increased flexibility and choice - specifically giving institutions the option of on-site or cloud-based deployments for their student and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

The March 11 edition of Inside Higher Ed includes the following article on Oracle's announcement of the development of a new cloud-based student information system, with a focus on mobile and social features. The article includes comments from a blog post by Cole Clark, global vice president for education and research, Oracle, who notes that no other company can draw on the rich portfolio of IP, development talent, implementation experience, and industry expertise than Oracle. The article also notes that Oracle and other ERP providers have recently been challenged by new entrants into the market, such as Workday and Kuali, who have promised more flexible and lightweight student information systems.

The March 11 edition of Inside Higher Ed includes the following article on Oracle's announcement of the development of a new cloud-based student information system, with a focus on mobile and social features. The article includes comments from a blog post by Cole Clark, global vice president for education and research, Oracle, who notes that no other company can draw on the rich portfolio of IP, development talent, implementation experience, and industry expertise than Oracle. The article also notes that Oracle and other ERP providers have recently been challenged by new entrants into the market, such as Workday and Kuali, who have promised more flexible and lightweight student information systems.

The March 12 edition of University Business includes the following article on Oracle's announcement of significant investments in its ERP software for higher education institutions.  Of note, University Business picked this article up from PCWorld.  The article also notes the new Oracle Student Cloud service that Oracle will configure to manage a variety of educational offerings.

The March 12 edition of University Business includes the following article on Oracle's announcement of significant investments in its ERP software for higher education institutions.  Of note, University Business picked this article up from PCWorld.  The article also notes the new Oracle Student Cloud service that Oracle will configure to manage a variety of educational offerings.

The October 2013 edition of University Business included an article highlighting the use of social media for retention. It discusses how students use social media more than email to communicate. Further, it notes that while some campus leaders are committing to their social media programs, others are still treating social media as an afterthought. The article includes comment from an interview with Drew Melendres, vice president of student affairs and enrollment management at Metropolitan State University, who notes that his institution wants to prevent cognitive dissonance with students. Drew also notes that the more students stay engaged, the more likely they will stay enrolled. The article also looks at how social media can be taken from online to in-person interactions. The article also cites Oracle as a resource

The April 1 edition of ExecutiveBiz includes the following article on University of Virginia's adoption of Oracle's Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management tools. The article includes comment from Melody Bianchetto, associate vice president for finance, University of Virginia, who notes that the university will work to extract data with Oracle's tools to make better decisions and launch initiatives. The article further discusses the university's use of Oracle's products to help transition away from a spreadsheet-based system.

The April 1 edition of ExecutiveBiz includes the following article on University of Virginia's adoption of Oracle's Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management tools. The article includes comment from Melody Bianchetto, associate vice president for finance, University of Virginia, who notes that the university will work to extract data with Oracle's tools to make better decisions and launch initiatives. The article further discusses the university's use of Oracle's products to help transition away from a spreadsheet-based system.

The March 25 edition of the Performance Architects' Blog includes the following article on Oracle's Higher Education User Group (HEUG) Alliance 2014 Conference. The article highlights discussion outcomes from the different sessions - like hot topics in budgeting PAG, Oracle's product roadmap, and Oracle's Business Intelligence (BI) roadmap. In addition to the community sessions and Oracle roadmap discussions, the article further discusses the presentation topics on unstructured and semi-structured data.

The March 25 edition of the Performance Architects' Blog includes the following article on Oracle's Higher Education User Group (HEUG) Alliance 2014 Conference. The article highlights discussion outcomes from the different sessions - like hot topics in budgeting PAG, Oracle's product roadmap, and Oracle's Business Intelligence (BI) roadmap. In addition to the community sessions and Oracle roadmap discussions, the article further discusses the presentation topics on unstructured and semi-structured data.

The September 17 edition of EdTech Digest includes the following customer article by Jo Ellen DiNucci, associate vice president of finance and administration, Boise State University. The article highlights Boise State University's implementation of Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Cloud. The article notes that with Oracle ERP Cloud, the university will be able streamline all financial processes campus-wide.

The September 17 edition of EdTech Digest includes the following customer article by Jo Ellen DiNucci, associate vice president of finance and administration, Boise State University. The article highlights Boise State University's implementation of Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Cloud. The article notes that with Oracle ERP Cloud, the university will be able streamline all financial processes campus-wide.

The September 2015 edition of NACUBO Business Officer Magazine includes the following article highlighting how mobile apps are helping improve the campus experience. The article quotes Cary Brown, director of development, Oracle Higher Education, who discusses how Oracle Campus Mobile enables higher education institutions to brand mobile apps. The article also includes a quote from Mark Armstrong, vice president for higher education product development, Oracle, who discusses the importance of mobility for students.

The September 2015 edition of NACUBO Business Officer Magazine includes the following article highlighting how mobile apps are helping improve the campus experience. The article quotes Cary Brown, director of development, Oracle Higher Education, who discusses how Oracle Campus Mobile enables higher education institutions to brand mobile apps. The article also includes a quote from Mark Armstrong, vice president for higher education product development, Oracle, who discusses the importance of mobility for students.

The June 2 edition of Employee Benefit News includes the following article highlighting the University of Wisconsin-Madison's decision to move away from a state-based HR system and implement a more cutting-edge management system. The article highlights the university's current use of Oracle PeopleSoft payroll and benefit modules. The article further discusses the university's plan to implement training, performance management and applicant tracking systems to help manage more than 30,000 employees.

The June 2 edition of Employee Benefit News includes the following article highlighting the University of Wisconsin-Madison's decision to move away from a state-based HR system and implement a more cutting-edge management system. The article highlights the university's current use of Oracle PeopleSoft payroll and benefit modules. The article further discusses the university's plan to implement training, performance management and applicant tracking systems to help manage more than 30,000 employees.

The February 11 edition of University Business include the following article by Cole Clark, global vice president of education and research industries, Oracle, discussing cloud computing in higher education. The article notes that many higher education institutions are moving to the cloud because of shrinking budgets, increasing system complexity, and escalating user expectations. The article also notes that while implementing new solutions can be costly, higher education institutions are realizing significant returns on their cloud investments, whether public or private. The article concludes that for higher education, with the tangible benefits of efficiency, cost savings, and improved service delivery, the challenge is "how, what, and when" to move to the cloud-not "if."

The May 2013 edition of Business Officer includes an article highlighting the increase in institutions moving to responsibility center management (RCM). The article highlights several universities using RCM including the University of Florida who abandoned their traditional incremental budgeting in 2011 because it lacked transparency and didn't provide the incentives or resources to grow, change, or shrink programs. The article includes comment based off the interview with Matthew Fajack, vice president and chief financial officer and Sheri Austin, assistant vice president and director of university budgets. Matthew noted the university achieved its goal on the transparency side allowing people to now understand their costs and where revenues come from. Sheri further explained that RCM isn't the culprit in dwindling budgets but rather state appropriations that prompted budget cuts. The article notes that since RCM was implemented, all of the responsibility centers at the university have been able to meet the budget or, come very close.

The May 15 edition of University Business includes an article highlighting Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions mobile functionality. The article notes that the technology is built using Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) mobile, which enables colleges and universities to extend their mobile applications to include websites and other content they want students to access and also enables security features. The article also details the mobility enhancements, such as the ability to enroll, add, and drop classes. The article includes comment based on the release from Cole Clark, global vice president of education and research, Oracle, who notes that students will now have immediate, personal, and easy access to information. Additionally, higher education institutions now have a platform which enables them to roll out more information and functionality, maximizing value.