The George Washington University Selects Ellucian Banner SaaS to Modernize Employee and Student Experience

By PR Newswire On Apr 4, 2024

This implementation will transform GW’s operations, delivering comprehensive human resources, finance, and student information system solutions.

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Ellucian, the leading higher education technology solutions provider, announced that the George Washington University (GW), a top private research institution, has selected Ellucian Banner SaaS to modernize the employee and student experience. This implementation will transform GW’s operations, delivering comprehensive human resources, finance, and student information system solutions. An Ellucian customer for more than 30 years, GW joins more than 2,000 Ellucian customers leveraging the Ellucian SaaS Platform to more efficiently scale their resources to focus on delivering better student outcomes.

“We are proud to build on our partnership with the George Washington University, a renowned research institution and innovative leader committed to creating a greater world through education,” said Laura Ipsen, President and CEO, Ellucian. “Built with a student-first mindset and delivering institutions the fastest time to value, the Ellucian SaaS Platform will drive increased collaboration and improved processes across departments, enabling GW to better meet their priorities.”

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“We are excited to partner with Ellucian to modernize our enterprise systems,” said Anna Vakulick, Deputy CIO, the George Washington University. “Banner SaaS provides us the opportunity to accelerate our transformation while minimizing disruption to our campus community.”

The Ellucian SaaS Platform will deliver a modern and intuitive user experience for students, faculty, and staff at GW while also contributing to the university’s sustainability goals. This next-generation technology delivers automation, data analytics and personalization, while also providing GW with a scalable and efficient platform for the future.

The Ellucian SaaS platform and solutions will allow GW to more efficiently scale its resources to focus on delivering better student outcomes.

“From meetings with Ellucian executives, it is apparent that they are committed to their investment in the SaaS platform and are bringing innovation to the challenges and opportunities facing higher education,” said Geneva Henry, GW’s Vice Provost for Libraries and Information Technology.

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