Gator Dining Services/ARAMARK has eliminated foam packaging for foods at all Gator Dining locations, including the dining halls, Classic Fare Catering and the national brands on University of Florida’s campus. Ridding foam in more than 40 dining locations diverts an estimated 1.2 million units of foam products from the landfill, which is approximately 24,000 pounds or 17,000 cubic feet of foam.
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12/4/2011
For leaders in higher education advancement, a standardized performance analysis is difficult to come by. Historically, colleges and universities have used different criteria to measure fundraising successes and shortcomings, making it difficult to achieve a clear picture of trends in giving and areas for improvement – especially when measuring an institution’s success relative to other institutions’ results.
12/4/2011
Tuition Management Systems, LLC (TMS), a provider of education payment services for Higher Education and private K-12 schools, and peerTransfer Corp, the leading provider of global payment solutions for the US educational industry, announce a new partnership to offer TMS customer schools an integrated, secure and affordable tuition payment solution focused on international students.
12/4/2011
Nelnet Business Solutions and peerTransfer have partnered to offer an integrated solution that enables schools to take advantage of the international payment solution that peerTransfer is known for, and combine it with the secure, compliant payment gateway that is the hallmark of Nelnet services.
12/1/2011
At a time when it’s more important than ever for students to have access to low cost banking products, the average consumer is spending $30 a year using ATMs. To address this, Sallie Mae is making it possible for student checking account customers to withdraw cash surcharge-free at easily accessible ATMs. With the help of Cardtronics, the world's largest retail ATM owner, Sallie Mae is rolling out ATMs on select campuses which are fee free for students with a Sallie Mae Debit MasterCard. In addition, students have fee free access to 35,000 Allpoint Network ATMs nationwide.
12/1/2011
Huron Consulting Group, a provider of business consulting services, today announced that Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has selected its Click™ Portal software to automate clinical trials business processes, including budgeting, sponsor billing, participant tracking, and reporting. The new software will be fully integrated with Wake Forest Baptist’s existing Click-based electronic Institutional Review Board (eIRB) and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (eIACUC) solutions, as well as other business systems across the institution.
12/1/2011
Revolabs Inc. announced that the company is visiting Boston-area universities to present informational sessions on its internship and co-op program to students, and to interview applicants. Consisting of internships and cooperative educational positions, Revolabs' program provides students with an opportunity to learn about both hardware and software while receiving hands-on experience testing the company's microphones and assisting in quality assurance.
11/30/2011
Hitachi America, Ltd., Digital Media Division, Business Solutions Group today introduced its CP-RX94 3LCD projector. Weighing just five pounds and measuring 12 x 8.7 x 3 inches, the new CP-RX94 is ideal for business, educational and on-the-go applications and combines ease of operation with a host of useful features including HDMI connectivity.
11/30/2011
LiveRoof, LLC announced the introduction of LiveRoof® Maxx, a new module option for the LiveRoof® Hybrid Green Roof System. The LiveRoof Maxx module (1 foot x 1 foot x 3¼ inches) is for extensive green roofs with soil depths of up to eight inches.
11/30/2011
Digital display entered a new age two years ago with the introduction of Christie MicroTiles on Nov. 11, 2009 and the industry responded, presenting Christie and its revolutionary technology with 18 honors since launch day. The modular digital display tiles can be stacked and clustered like building blocks to create virtually any shape or scale of display walls using an optical design producing unmatched levels of brightness, contrast and color reproduction.
11/30/2011
Higher One, a technology and payment services company focused on higher education, today announced the extension of a Certified Platinum Partner agreement with Jenzabar, a leading provider of software, services, and strategies for higher education. Building upon a long established partnership, Higher One’s CASHNet suite of payment processing solutions further integrates with Jenzabar ERP solutions.
11/29/2011
Hobsons, provider of recruitment, communication, and student success solutions for colleges and universities, joined forces with St. Bonaventure University (SBU) to deploy a website designed specifically for the prospective student audience segment.
11/29/2011
PlattForm Higher Education announced today the release of the first in a three-part white paper series on enrollment marketing best practices. The first installment in the white paper series is titled “Building a Successful Adult Education Program: Beginning with the End in Mind.”
11/28/2011
Since using the Rapid Insight analytic software in 2009, Paul Smith’s College has realized a return of investment of over $500,000 and a significant increase in time savings and efficiency.
11/28/2011
SAFARI Montage is proud to unveil the next generation of its interactive videoconferencing system – SAFARI Montage Live! v.5 (SML5). This feature-rich, IP-based videoconferencing system enables educators to connect and collaborate with colleagues and students like never before – easily and affordably. SAFARI Montage Live-5! offers dramatic improvements from the original SAFARI Montage Live! with great new features such as enhanced screen sharing capabilities, higher quality video and audio, the ability to play video recordings from the host’s desktop and much more.
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