Ellucian
| Privately held company | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Software development and support |
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| Founded 📆 | 2012 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , United States |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
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| 🌐 Website | ellucian |
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Ellucian is a provider of software and services for the higher education industry. The company is headquartered just outside Washington, D.C. in Reston, Virginia,[2] with offices throughout the United States and in Mexico, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, India, Ireland, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.[4] The company supports more than 2,500 institutions across 50+ countries, reaching over 20 million students.[5] Ellucian's listed solutions and services include software for student registration, finance and human resources, recruiting, retention, analytics, and advancement.[6]
Ellucian’s annual users’ conference, Ellucian Live, a higher education technology trade show, with several hundred exhibitors and several thousand participants.[7][8]
Company History[edit]
Becoming Ellucian[edit]
Datatel Inc. was founded by Tom Davidson in 1968. In its early years, Datatel performed as a data processing service bureau. In 1979, the company began focusing on higher education. Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman LLC acquired Fairfax-based Datatel in 2009 for $570 million.[9]
Systems & Computer Technology Corp. (SCT) was founded as a consulting firm in November 1968 by Frederick A. Gross and four other software specialists. Its first product was standardized software products for higher education, such as recordkeeping, registration, the grading of students, and staff payroll.[10] By 1996 almost half of all college students in the United States were enrolled at institutions using SCT software.[citation needed] In 2004, SunGard acquired SCT for $590 million.
In 2011, Datatel and SunGard Higher Education signed definitive agreements to combine businesses and operate as one company focused exclusively on serving education institutions. Affiliates of Hellman & Friedman LLC acquired the SunGard Higher Education businesses from SunGard Data Systems Inc. for $1.775 billion in August 2011 and combined the acquired businesses under a new holding company with Datatel.[11] The agreement cleared Department of Justice review and the companies closed the transaction in the first quarter of 2012.[12] The combination was announced under a new company name: Ellucian.[13]
Being Ellucian[edit]
In 2014, the company was referred to as a "big data company" alongside Oracle and Hobsons in the competitive area of enticing students to choose one unversity over another.[14]
In 2015, Ellucian announced that private equity firms TPG Capital and Leonard Green Partners acquired a majority stake in the company from Hellman & Friedman LLC and JMI Equity.[15][16] During this change of ownership, the company's CEO was Jeff Ray.[15]
In 2016, the company was forced to revise its employee conduct policy following an investigation by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and subsequent monetary settlement, concerning the company's treatment of a transgender discrimination complaint.[17]
As of 2019[update], Laura Ipsen was the President and CEO of Ellucian.[1]
Solutions[edit]
Ellucian’s software provides cloud-ready solutions and services to help higher education institutions manage their data. Its software includes Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP); Student Information Systems (SIS); Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions that address recruiting, retention and alumni relations and fundraising; Analytics and Reporting; Workflow; and Mobile.[18][unreliable source?] By 2015, the company had deployed the smartphone SIS application "Ellucian GO", designed to provide easier access to school resources for students.[19][20][21] Preceding release of the Ellucian GO configurable application, as of 2012 institutions could design their own apps using the company's Mobile Framework.[22] Also in the 2012 time frame, Ellucian offered a web-based SIS called "Colleague", which offered a new technology target for institutions reliant on mainframe applications.[23]
Partner network[edit]
Ellucian’s partner network of more than 160 member companies supports colleges and universities with complementary software and services.[24]
Honors[edit]
The company has a recognition award it has bestowed at least once, in 2018, the "EllumiNation Technology Award", which recognizes "higher education visionaries that are driving change with campus technology as well as their software and services", as long as they are using Ellucian solutions.[25] The 2018 award was given to Oral Roberts University.[25]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Staff. "Laura K. Ipsen". Executive Team. Ellucian. Retrieved 2 Oct 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Baig, Edward C. (December 3, 2018). "Committees decide college admissions, with computers closing in". Times Recorder. 154 (337). Zanesville, Ohio. USA Today. p. 6A – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Staff. "Ribbons cut on COD centers". Glen Ellyn Suburban Life. Downers Grove, Illinois: Shaw Media. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Ipsen, Laura (May 1, 2008). "Ellucian CEO: University CIOs should expect a big focus (and new strategy) around cloud". EdScoop (Interview). Interviewed by Emily Tate. Scoop News Group. Retrieved 2 Oct 2019.
- ↑ "Cape Breton University Selects Ellucian Cloud Solutions" (Press release). Cape Breton University. May 15, 2019.
- ↑ "Solutions". Ellucian. Retrieved 13 Jun 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)[self-published source] - ↑ "Ellucian Live". 10times.com. About. Retrieved 2 Oct 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Staff (March 31, 2013). "At the Convention Centers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 184 (304) (City & Suburbs ed.). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Interstate General Media. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ellucian Company L.P.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ↑ "History of Systems & Computer Technology Corp. – FundingUniverse". www.fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ↑ "Education Institutions Worldwide to Benefit From Strategic Combination of Datatel and SunGard Higher Education". Hellman & Friedman. 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ↑ "Joint Press Release dated December 7, 2011". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ↑ "Merged Technology Company Announces Name: Ellucian | Inside Higher Ed". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ↑ Rubin, Bonnie Miller (April 13, 2014). "Colleges use Web to court, cull". Good Life. Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia: Tribune Publishing. Tribune Newspapers. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Staff (August 14, 2015). "TPG Capital, Leonard Green to buy majority stake in Ellucian". L. A. Biz. Retrieved 2 Oct 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Rizzo, Lillian (2015-08-14). "TPG, Leonard Green Agree to Buy Majority Stake in Ellucian From Hellman, JMI". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ↑ Staff (6 May 2016). "Tech firm will pay $140K in settlement". Business. Star Tribune. XXXV (32). Minneapolis, St. Paul, Minnesota: Michael J. Klingensmith. Associated Press – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Kelly, By Rhea; 12/13/16. "Ellucian Unveils Cloud ERP Offerings -". Campus Technology. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ↑ Watkins, Kelsie (September 28, 2017). "Student review of the new Carroll App". Campus. The Prospector. 117 (1). Helena, Montana. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Staff (February 12, 2016). "LCCC rolls out app to help students navigate college". Local: In Brief. Times Leader (2016–43). Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: Civitas Media. p. 3A – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Staff (September 17, 2015). "Wor-Wic launches mobile app". Community Briefs. The Daily Times. 92 (289). Salisbury, Maryland: Gannett. p. 4A – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Staff (April 15, 2012). "Delta State launches OKRAMobile app for mobile devices". The Greenwood Commonwealth. 116 (90). Greenwood, Mississippi: Commonwealth Publishing. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Isekenegbe, Thomas (May 10, 2012). "CCC riding crest of technology wave". The Bridgeton Journal. Vineland, New Jersey: Gannett. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ellucian Partner Award winners announced at the annual Partner Forum | Education Dive". EducationDive (Press release). Ellucian. November 30, 2018. Retrieved 2 Oct 2019.[self-published source]
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Staff (April 10, 2018). "ORU recognized as visionary in technology". Technology Briefs. The Oklahoman. 127 (100). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Publishing Company. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
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