COLLEGIS Announces New Consulting Services Business Unit.Business Editors MAITLAND, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2000 COLLEGIS, Inc. announced today the formation of COLLEGIS Consulting Services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" , a new business unit dedicated to providing strategic consulting and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services to higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. . The business unit will be staffed with current COLLEGIS employees coupled with the hiring of additional Higher Education specialists and senior Information Technology professionals. They will be charged with helping clients assess, plan and implement information technology solutions. The services offered will include: e.Campus planning, institutional strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , e.Learning planning, e.Commerce planning, strategic/tactical IT planning, process analysis and design, technology assessment and IT organization assessment. COLLEGIS announced that Jan A. Baltzer has joined the company to lead the new business unit, serving as the Senior Vice President of Consulting Services. "The launch of COLLEGIS Consulting Services brings a new and expanded suite of services to the higher education community, focused on enabling institutions to strategically plan for and implement information technology solutions," said Baltzer. "I am excited about having the opportunity to work with a group of highly qualified consultants, and the entire COLLEGIS organization, to deliver these new services to colleges and universities." Baltzer comes to COLLEGIS with over 20 years of experience in higher education technology management including CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. for The Apollo Group Apollo Group, Inc. NASDAQ: APOL is an S&P 500 corporation based in Phoenix, Arizona. Apollo Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides higher education to working adults. , parent company of the University of Phoenix, and as Director of Computing and Communications for the Maricopa Community College District. Dr. Bert Bach, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is an accredited American university, founded October 21911 and located in Johnson City, Tennessee. It is part of the Tennessee Board of Regents system of colleges and universities. (ETSU ETSU East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN) ETSU Energy Technology Support Unit ETSU East Texas State University (Commerce, TX) ), is pleased to see the addition of strategic consulting added to the suite of services that COLLEGIS has to offer. "Jan Baltzer has worked with ETSU over the last 2 years to help design and develop our strategic IT plan. She has been very effective in facilitating the planning effort. Because of her efforts, we have a greatly enhanced IT plan that will benefit the entire university community." About COLLEGIS: Founded in 1986, COLLEGIS, The I-Campus Architect, partners with colleges and universities in the advancement of technology initiatives to meet the needs of students, faculty, administrators, and alumni. COLLEGIS provides the I-Campus Solution, which includes strategic consulting, integration, management and internet services in support of the new integrated, interactive, internet based campus. Learn more about COLLEGIS, Inc. by accessing their web site at www.collegis.com. |
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