University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Licenses Jenzabar's Flagship ERP System; Students, Faculty and Staff Will Benefit from Centralized, Integrated System.CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Jenzabar, Inc., the pioneer of Total Campus Management (TCM (1) (Trellis-Coded Modulation/Viterbi Decoding) A technique that adds forward error correction to a modulation scheme by adding an additional bit to each baud. TCM is used with QAM modulation, for example. ) solutions for 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. , will bring a centralized administrative system to the University of Mary The university is the largest degree granting institution in Bismarck. It also operates accelerated degree programs at satellite locations in North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Kansas, and Missouri. History The University of Mary was founded in 1955 by the Sisters of St. Hardin-Baylor's campus community via the Jenzabar EX ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. system. The University also will utilize Jenzabar's Internet Campus Solution (JICS JICS Japan International Cooperation System JICS Joint Interpreting and Conference Service (EU) JICS Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution JICS Joint Intelligence Coordination Staff (US CIA) ) Web portal See portal. and Learning Management System (LMS) in conjunction with the ERP system to provide students, faculty and staff with a fully-integrated set of applications with a single database in a user-friendly environment. These enhancements, particularly the expansion of online services, meet the University's need to consolidate student information and provide a superior user experience to each of its key constituent groups. Built on the industry-leading Microsoft(R) SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. platform, Jenzabar EX offers UMHB UMHB University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) a system set in a familiar environment--one that will require less training than many other systems in the marketplace. A long-standing customer of the Jenzabar companies, UMHB nonetheless considered alternative solutions; the University decided to move ahead with Jenzabar after an executive briefing with the UMHB President's Council, a campus-wide committee, reaffirmed users' confidence in the Jenzabar solution. "As a 160-year-old institution, we maintain a great deal of data, data that is particularly valuable in our development efforts," said Edd Martin, Vice President for Finance and Administration at UMHB. "The Jenzabar EX system will help us better manage this information as well as bring efficiencies and improvements to our current campus community. Not only will our data management and processing capabilities be vastly improved, but also system users will have access to more information. Students will be able to go to a single site to access all their student information, from registering for classes to viewing financial aid and billing statements online. Our staff will benefit from an improved data flow and a significant reduction in manual data entry." Jenzabar EX is one of the pillars of Jenzabar's Total Campus Management (TCM) framework. Helping client institutions improve the delivery of services and information to their constituents is the premise behind all Jenzabar offerings, and the ability to easily access comprehensive, real-time information is primary to the Jenzabar EX solution. Jenzabar EX helps institutions manage data through the entire student lifecycle, from Admissions and Registration through Financial Aid, Student Life, and Advising to Alumni Development. The fully-integrated business office applications in Jenzabar EX align administrative tasks in Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , Purchasing, and Finance, including General Ledger General Ledger A company's accounting records. This formal ledger contains all the financial accounts and statements of a business. Notes: The ledger uses two columns: one records debits, the other has offsetting credits. , Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable accounts receivable n. the amounts of money due or owed to a business or professional by customers or clients. Generally, accounts receivable refers to the total amount due and is considered in calculating the value of a business or the business' problems in paying . "Jenzabar EX will provide a solid platform for our continuing growth and the increasing complexities of data management," noted Shawn Kung, Director of Information Technology at UMHB. "With the help of Jenzabar's implementation team we expect an easy transition and, with the system's reporting capabilities, the support burden on our IT staff should be considerably reduced. The system also is flexible enough to meet the specific requirements of each department, and students, faculty and staff will be much more at ease with the common Windows(R)-based interface." "We appreciate the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor's confidence in our products and services," said Robert A. Maginn, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Jenzabar, Inc. "Many software vendors do not take into consideration the potential for disruption that conversion to a new system can cause. At Jenzabar we strive to make these transitions as seamless and non-intrusive as possible. With the foundation of Jenzabar EX, along with our Web portal and learning management system, the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor will be able to realize the benefits of Total Campus Management through service improvements to all its constituents." Jenzabar's Total Campus Management (TCM) framework meets the unique business needs of higher education with a comprehensive approach to software and services, from a front-end campus portal to fully integrated, functionally-rich enterprise systems. Each custom-tailored TCM solution is built from Jenzabar's integrated ERP, campus intelligence, Internet portal, and constituent relationship modules. Total Campus Management offers colleges and universities Jenzabar's i(3) advantage--integrated, intelligent, and Internet-based solutions--to help manage the demands of the 21st-century campus. About the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Located in Belton, TX, The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is a Christ-centered co-educational institution of higher learning higher learning n. Education or academic accomplishment at the college or university level. affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas The Baptist General Convention of Texas is the oldest surviving Baptist convention in the state of Texas. Background There were Baptists among the first Anglo-American settlers of Texas, but under Spain (and later Mexico), non-Catholic religious worship was prohibited. . The University seeks to provide a quality higher education for qualified students from diverse geographic, ethnic, socioeconomic, and religious backgrounds as they prepare for careers and community service. UMHB was chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas, and in 1971, the oldest college for women west of the Mississippi became co-educational. The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is currently ranked in Tier One of the U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report Weekly newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. U.S. News was founded in 1933 by David Lawrence (1888–1973) to cover important domestic events; he founded World Report in 1945 to treat world news. The two magazines were merged in 1948. as one of America's best universities in the Master's West Division. About Jenzabar, Inc. Jenzabar, Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise software and services developed exclusively for higher education. With more than 30 years of combined experience offering technology solutions to colleges and universities, Jenzabar is the trusted partner of choice to 700 campuses worldwide, including private liberal arts, state, and community colleges and business, medical, law and other graduate schools. Jenzabar is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with regional offices located across the United States. For further information, please visit www.jenzabar.net. Jenzabar, Jenzabar.com, i(3) and Total Campus Management are trademarks or registered trademarks of Jenzabar, Inc. All other company/product names and service marks may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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