MANSFIELD, PA (04/13/2023) Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
was named a 2023 Ellucian Impact Award winner in the Institutional
Resilience category. Ellucian is the leading higher education technology
solutions provider.
The Ellucian Impact Award celebrates
the higher education visionaries who are inspiring others to push the
boundaries of technology and innovation. The annual award recognizes
institutions using technology to solve challenges, operate more
efficiently, and offer a better student experience.
The
Ellucian Impact Awards were announced March 29 at Ellucian Live, the
higher education industry’s top global technology conference, in New
Orleans.
“I want to thank Ellucian for this tremendous
honor,” said Dr. Bashar W. Hanna, president of Commonwealth University.
“This award is recognition for the hard work and dedication by more than
a thousand faculty and staff who worked long and hard to bring the
integration of three campuses into one.”
Along with the work of individuals, many software systems also had to change or be upgraded.
“This
(integration) was a transformation because we were really changing the
culture of three institutions bringing three disparate systems, two of
which were at the end of life, into a new cloud-based student
information system,” said Ed Keller, interim associate vice president
for information technology.
As part of the honor, Commonwealth University will also receive a $25,000 grant from Ellucian.