Clients in the News

Datatel is proud to recognize the following clients who were recently in the news.

Mount Allison University Named as Top Undergraduate School in Canada

Maclean’s Magazine once again named Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, as the top undergraduate school in Canada in its 18th annual University Rankings Issue. 

 Mount Allison’s small class sizes, award-winning faculty, engaging extracurricular activities, and safe and caring campus community environment were noted as key ingredients for their students’ success.

Congratulations to Datatel client, Mount Allison University!

Datatel ActiveCampus Portal Clients Featured in Major Industry Publication

Campus Technology magazine recently published a very informative article that discusses best practices for implementing portals at higher education institutions.

The article recaps the experiences of Southern Adventist University, Grand View College, and Hodges University, and their implementations of Datatel’s ActiveCampus Portal. 

Please visit the Campus Technology website to view an online version of the article, The Campus Portal: 5 Best Practices.

Datatel Clients Named as First Place Winners in the Search for the Top 10 Tech-Savvy Community Colleges

The Center for Digital Education, in conjunction with the American Association of Community Colleges, conducts the Digital Community Colleges Survey. The annual survey identifies and spotlights colleges that provide a high level of service to their students and faculty through information technology. Schools were placed in three categories based on size of enrollment.  Several Datatel clients were identified as one of the 31 outstanding examples of technology delivery in higher education.  We are especially proud that Datatel clients won first place in all three categories:

• Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, Pa. - (7,500 or more students)
• Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, Wyo. - (3,000 - 7,500 students)
• Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg, Ill. - (less than 3,000 students)

Learn more about the Digital Community College Survey and the Winners.

Additional clients recognized, include:

Large colleges - 7,500 students or more:
Howard Community College, Columbia, Md.
Macomb Community College, Warren, Mich. (tie)
 
Mid-sized colleges - between 3,000 and 7,500 students:
Carroll Community College, Westminster, Md.
Lake Land College, Mattoon, Ill.

Small colleges - less than 3,000 students:
Central Wyoming College, Riverton, Wyo.

Texas State Technical College

Texas State Technical College (TSTC) transcends traditional online education, by taking the next step and offering accredited education in a virtual world.  In fall semester ’08, TSTC is offering a completely online Digital Media certificate program utilizing virtual world technology (Second Life) as the primary delivery method. 

The 3D environment offers students the opportunity to participate in an online learning community that promotes the immersion of the learner in an effort to create an even fuller online learning experience.  The Digital Media certificate will be followed by an associate degree in Digital Media starting spring 2009.  The Associates of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Digital Media is an advanced educational degree offering for those students seeking an accredited degree in the field of digital media.

Howard Community College

Howard Community College, a Datatel client for more than 10 years, was presented the U.S. Senate Productivity Award last month as part of the University of Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Program.

U.S. Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) and University of Maryland President C.D. “Dan” Mote, Jr., bestowed the honor at a ceremony held at the University of Maryland.  Accepting the award for Howard Community College was its President, Kathleen Hetherington, and Board of Trustees Chair, Dr. Patrick Huddie.

The U.S. Senate Productivity Award honors role model organizations for successfully implementing systematic processes for continuous improvement and achieving outstanding results. Award recipients are evaluated rigorously by an independent board of examiners using the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence, which measures an organization in seven areas: leadership; strategic planning; customer and market focus; measurement, analysis and knowledge management; workforce focus; process management; and results.

U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD) commented, “Howard Community College is an incredible institution--but an institution is only bricks and building.  What makes it great is determined students, powerhouse faculty and consistent leadership.  Community colleges are the gateway to the future. Howard Community College is an example of everything we want for our higher education facilities in Maryland.”

(Left to Right) University of Maryland President C.D. "Dan" Mote Jr., Kathleen Hetherington, president of Howard Community College, Dr. Patrick Huddie, chair of Howard Community College’s Board of Trustees, and U.S. Senator Benjamin Cardin.