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CBTS: Getting a good fit with Populi

Friday, October 30th, 2009

We built Populi to give small colleges an information system that fit them properly. Homegrown might fit the budget. Enterprise might fit some of the functions. Neither really fits the needs and proportions of schools that need good information but don’t have resources to lavish upon it. Many of our customers have migrated over to Populi from homegrown systems, and have been reaping the benefits. Central Baptist Theological Seminary, of Plymouth, Minnesota, came over after using one of the big systems for several years. We spoke with CBTS’ Registrar, Eric White, about the experience. The short version: “It’s gone very well,” said Eric.

Eric took the position with CBTS in 2002. As  Registrar, he had more contact with the Seminary’s outdated enterprise information system (more…)

The Small College & The Hosted SIS

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

How Visible School got more for its students, more for its staff, and more for its buck by going with Populi

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    Shane Flynn had his hands full. As the IT Director for Visible School, a music and worship arts college with just under 100 students located in Memphis, Tennessee, his duties were aptly summed up in the oft-uttered phrase, “If it has wires, give it to Shane.” Computers, servers, internet connections, the college website—even the copy machine—all fell under Flynn’s purview. But in addition to managing the college’s hardware and recording technology needs—a considerable workload at a music college—he had to oversee multiple home-grown student information systems.

    “It was like a huge anvil sitting on my shoulders,” said Flynn. (more…)

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