Three Institutions of Higher Education Choose Jenzabar’s Retention Management Solution
Dominican University, Edgewood College, and Flagler College Recognize the Role Software Plays in Retaining Students
Boston, MA – November 3, 2009 – Jenzabar®, Inc., a leading provider of software, services and strategies for higher education, announced today that three higher education institutions have chosen Jenzabar’s Retention Management Solution (Jenzabar RMS). Dominican University, Edgewood College, and Flagler College plan to utilize Jenzabar RMS to identify at-risk students and increase retention rates.
As part of their goal to educate and graduate students, higher education institutions face the challenge of carrying out a campus-wide retention strategy that will also have a positive effect on the institution’s financial bottom line. Jenzabar’s Retention Management Solution is a suite of software and services designed to help colleges and universities determine key factors that help predict student attrition, successfully identify at-risk students, and develop effective intervention strategies. By leveraging data from the institution’s information systems, Jenzabar RMS provides the resources and tools needed to identify at-risk students and implement a strategic retention structure to improve the success of these students.
Dominican University, located in River Forest, Illinois, chose Jenzabar RMS to help them retain the nearly 3.500 students they are currently serving.
“Jenzabar RMS will analyze data directly from our information systems to derive a complete overview of our student population and assign a risk score for each student, Jill Albin-Hill, Chief Information Officer at Dominican University. “This solution will empower Dominican to carry out tailored advising strategies, reduce student frustrations, and increase overall retention.”
Jenzabar’s Retention Management software correlates and examines both historical and current campus data, giving institutions the information needed to identify factors that trigger an at-risk status. To maximize the effectiveness of the software, Jenzabar team members work with institutions to develop a comprehensive retention process, resulting in continuous and effective monitoring of students across campus. Portlets in the Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution enable institutions to track changes in student retention. Combined with a suite of retention reports, institutions are able to track not only changes in student retention but changes in institutional retention factors.
“A retention strategy cannot be successful without knowing the causes of student attrition. Software plays a significant role in identifying factors and students at risk at the institution,” said Robert A. Maginn, Jenzabar Chairman and CEO. “With Jenzabar RMS software and counsel from our team, Dominican, Edgewood, and Flagler will be able to pinpoint the students who need advising, incorporate a customized retention strategy, and track the progress of each at-risk student through to graduation.”