Workday Student Addresses the Needs of Higher Education Today and Into the Future
PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwired - Sep 27, 2016) - WORKDAY RISING -- Workday, Inc. (
Workday Student is built into the core of Workday's suite of applications including Workday Financial Management and Workday Human Capital Management (HCM), helping students achieve their desired learning objectives while also enabling faculty and the entire institution to achieve goals related to enrollment, graduation rates, talent, and revenue.
A Modern Student System to Help Bridge the Gap from Education to Occupation
Higher education has changed significantly over the past two decades. Decreased funding combined with increasing enrollment costs and greater pressure for a variety of skillsets as students move from education to occupation have put significant pressure on higher education institutions to find new ways to help students achieve success. Current systems are rigid and inflexible, making it difficult for colleges and universities to embrace new learning models and engage students throughout their education experience.
With this in mind, Workday has delivered a modern student system designed for the way universities and colleges work, preparing them for today and tomorrow, helping transform the way they recruit, service, and retain their students, ultimately equipping them to pursue meaningful career paths.
In addition to benefits customers are already realizing with Workday Student components including Workday Student Recruiting and Workday Student Admissions, the full system will help customers:
Comments on the News
"Workday Student is a major milestone for Workday. Not only have we built a truly innovative product that addresses the way the higher education industry works, but we're delivering the industry's first cloud system built from the ground up," said Liz Dietz, vice president, student strategy and product management, Workday. "The higher education industry is at a crossroads where faculty and student expectations have evolved but the technologies they use are older than the students. Workday Student is a modern cloud-based system that engages students and staff at a time that matters most, with a flexible foundation that allows colleges and universities to explore new ways of helping students successfully move from education to occupation."
"With a focus on educating the next generation of technologists and scientists, it's important we practice the things we teach and utilize the most modern technologies available," said David Dodd, vice president for information technology and chief information officer, Stevens Institute of Technology. "Workday Student provides us with a modern and engaging technology ecosystem that is designed to empower the members of our community with information at their fingertips, helping support student, faculty, staff, and institutional success."
"Higher education is undergoing significant change requiring systems that can adapt and evolve with them," Navneet Johal, research analyst, education technology, Ovum. "Workday Student, delivered through a true multi-tenant cloud platform, will address the challenges of institutions staying current on their systems, and accelerate the wider student information system modernization trend."
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Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. Founded in 2005, Workday delivers human capital management, financial management, and analytics applications designed for the world's largest companies, educational institutions, and government agencies. More than 1,000 organizations, ranging from medium-sized businesses to Fortune 50 enterprises, have selected Workday.
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