Though it possessed the best retention rates in its state, the University of Mary wanted to reexamine its retention strategy, specifically its academic advising processes. To modernize their advising strategy, streamline conferral processing, and improve student success outcomes across the board, the university turned to Jenzabar.

With our 30+ years of higher education experience, Jenzabar understands what institutions need to support students and drive their success. Jenzabar One can help Husson University unite its entire campus on one platform, centralize student data, and ensure faculty and staff have access to information they need to better serve students.

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What challenges did the university face before partnering with Jenzabar?

• Finding time in advising sessions to set goals and build relationships.
• Creating an easily accessible, centralized resource for advising materials and tools.
• Managing the degree planning and tracking processes without using “homemade” advising tools.
• Communicating and collaborating with students on advising-related concerns.
• Resolving the high rate of unmet requirements when it came time for degree conferral.

After partnering with Jenzabar, the University of Mary was able to:

• Increase expected gross tuition revenue by $268K.
• Increase conferral processing efficiency by 2900%.
• Increase graduation rates by 5%.
• Increase freshman retention by 6%.

“Only one of an advisor’s objectives is to advise on course selection; advisors are also there to help guide students through college life and prepare them to become alumni. We want to assist students in gaining autonomy and gaining ownership over their academic journeys. Jenzabar Student’s Advising module is helping us teach our students how to fish.”

Melissa McDowall, PhD
Registrar and Retention Committee Co-Chair
University of Mary