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INveNt RetRo XLt Wausau Window and Wall Systems Helping meet Model Energy Codes, INvent Retro XLT windows with double insulating glass can achieve a U-Factor (measuring heat loss) as low as 0.39 and a Condensation Resistance Factor (CRF) as high as 60 for the frame and 70 for the glass. Wausau’s windows are manufactured using a high percentage of recycled content. Lowprofile fixed framing to maximize daylight openings also is available. A selection of renovation panning may be added to emphasize historic styling. ZINch Chegg Zinch matches students with college and scholarship opportunities. Each student creates a professional profile to be discovered by colleges and graduate schools and to find scholarships and internships. Zinch matches its 1.5 million students to over 725 institutions and $1.9 billion in scholarships. The program is also available to students through Facebook application. www.zinch.com “Zinch has improved our ability to communicate with our students and has helped us to find new students who could be an excellent match for our institution. Their format is easy for students to navigate and really encourages students to develop their profile into a strong representation of their skills, passions, and abilities. It’s great to have an additional way that students can reach out to us with questions; I love the fact that they can do a scholarship search on the same site, too. It’s been valuable to add new inquiries to reach out to that might not have heard of us otherwise.” —Nicole Lentine, senior assistant director of admission, Champlain College (Vt.) www.wausauwindow.com tuItIoN RefuNd INsuRaNce Sallie Mae Tuition Refund insurance helps protect a student’s higher education investment if he or she is forced to withdraw from school for covered medical reasons, such as injuries, unexpected illness, or a mental health condition. Provided with the Student Protection Plan, the insurance covers the costs that may not be refunded by an institution, including: tuition, academic fees, room and board, books and other eligible education expenses. www.salliemae.com “Sallie Mae Insurance Services provides the most comprehensive Tuition Insurance coverage available to students and families. The Student Protection Plan provides a number of benefits and services that are geared toward this generation of college students. The best aspect of the Tuition Insurance product is that families can choose the dollar amount of coverage they desire and control the amount of premium they are comfortable with paying.” —Doug Schantz, director of student accounts, Wittenberg University (Ohio) coLLeague INteLLIgeNt LeaRNINg pLatfoRm Ellucian The Colleague Intelligent Learning Platform from Ellucian provides advanced integration and interoperability between administrative and learning management systems (LMS), to make it easier for end users and institutions to access data and manage information in real time from within their administrative and academic systems. The platform increased LMS adoption among institutional users while decreasing time spent on administrative tasks. Remote suppoRt softwaRe Bomgar Focusing on architecture, authentication, access controls, and audits, Bomgar’s Remote Support Software gives centralized control over all remote support activity. Data is routed and stored centrally over standard ports, enabling auditing. The software secures support of end users both over the internet and within secure closed networks. Bomgar administrators can apply permissions and password policies on the group or individual level, ensuring only authorized users have access to the systems. www.ellucian.com www.bomgar.com Edited by Kristen Domonell and Lauren Williams universitybusiness.com December 2012 | 67 http://www.zinch.com http://www.wausauwindow.com http://www.salliemae.com http://www.ellucian.com http://www.bomgar.com http://www.universitybusiness.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of University Business - December 2012

University Business - December 2012
Contents
Editor’s Note
College Index
Ad Index
Behind the News
Money Matters
Independent Outlook
5 Reasons Flipped Classrooms Work
Test Driving Mobile
Open Source Myth Busters
Models of Efficiency
1st Annual Readers’ Choice Awards
Education Innovators
Viewpoint
Endowments: New Questions
End Note

University Business - December 2012