2008  April - June

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Northwestern College is the newest institution to choose Digital Architecture's Acalog™ Academic Content Management System (ACMS)™ to manage its catalog and provide an interactive online catalog.

"Having Acalog™ gives us a more dynamic catalog presence on the Web," says Northwestern Registrar Charlie Couch. "It's a great investment that allows us to manage catalog information through a database system. Now when a change is made to a program requirement or course title, for example, that change is made automatically throughout the entire catalog."

With Acalog™, website visitors will have access to both the current version of Northwestern's catalog as well as archived past catalogs. They will be able to use keywords to locate programs and courses, search policies and other information contained in the catalog, and find a specific course by its prefix or number. Links from the online catalog to relevant pages on the college's website will provide additional information about academics at Northwestern.

Acalog™ also gives users the ability to save favorite programs and courses in a personal space they can access whenever they like; to share program interests with others, such as parents; and to give their college adviser permission to contact them about the contents of their portfolio. Northwestern faculty and staff, meanwhile, can make catalog revisions online through a secure and convenient publishing portal that supports Internet, print and CD-ROM versions of the catalog.

Founded in 1882, Northwestern College combines academic rigor with a Christian perspective for an education that earns top-10 honors in U.S. News & World Report's annual college rankings. A Northwestern education emphasizes the development of the whole person—mind, body and spirit—in a caring, Christ-centered community.

Affiliated with the Reformed Church in America, Northwestern is located in Orange City, Iowa. The college has an enrollment of 1,315 students from 30 states and 21 countries and an academic program that includes more than 40 majors and numerous opportunities for off-campus study.

Digital Architecture was happy to participate in the 31st Annual California Association of Community College Registrars and Admissions Officers (CACCRAO) Conference, April 27 - 30, 2008 at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. For more information on CACCRAO visit www.caccrao.org.

After a rigorous RFP process, Northeastern State University chose the Acalog™ ACMS™ to power the institution's academic catalog management system. Northeastern State, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, is a blend of the old and the new, where rich history meets modern technology all over campus. Founded in 1851 as the original Cherokee National Female Seminary, NSU has evolved into Oklahoma's leading comprehensive regional university. Students can choose from 60 undergraduate degrees and a variety of graduate programs, taught by a diverse faculty.

Maryville University of St. Louis has joined the growing family of Acalog™ ACMS™ customers. Both residential and commuter students appreciate the natural beauty and convenient West County location of Maryville University of St. Louis 130-acre campus. Maryville's enrollment of approximately 3,400 students includes 1,800 undergraduates, 1,000 Weekend College students, and 600 graduate students.

Our team has returned from another great American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) conference. This year's conference was held in Orlando, Fl. It was a great opportunity to visit with many of our current client institutions as well as meeting prospective clients. A special thank you goes out to all of our current clients who took the time to stop by, say "Hello" and share their experiences with Digital Architecture and the Acalog™ ACMS™ with institutions seeking a better way to manage their academic catalog management process.

In addition to participating as an exhibitor, the team from Digital Architecture presented the features of the newest Acalog™ ACMS™ release, Iris. Joining us for the presentation were Deb Benton, Registrar, Ohio University and Patrick McLaughlin, Registrar, IPFW as well as numerous client institutions in the audience.

Digital Architecture awarded an Apple iPod Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to attendees who stopped by our booth to register for the drawing.

The lucky winners were:

• Monday: Abdul Rasheed Akbar, Registrar, Malcolm X College, Chicago
• Tuesday: Jenny Lensch, Records Evaluator, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids
• Wednesday: Rita Pikowsky, Registrar, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

Congratulations!

We look forward to seeing you all at  next year's AACRAO conference to be held in Chicago, IL.

Texas A&M University–Commerce is the latest University to join the growing list of clients who have selected Acalog™ ACMS™ to manage their academic catalog. Texas A&M University-Commerce, founded in 1889, has for the past 100 years been known as one of the most successful producers of teachers and administrators of higher education in the state of Texas. The university remains one of the top producers of teachers, superintendents, principals, and counselors and a large percentage of the State’s schoolteachers and administrators are alums of the university. Several programs are recognized as some of the best in the State including, Ag Sciences, Chemistry, Counseling, Education and Education Administration, Math, Music, New Media, and the performing arts.

The university has always differentiated itself from other four-year universities through its emphasis on relationships. While academic excellence has been an underlying strength, the person-to-person relationships fostered by faculty toward students have created lasting bonds to the university. Traditional students in particular are extremely loyal to the university citing the personal attention they received from their professors as instrumental to their success.

A large part of the student population has been from rural communities. The education they receive from A&M-Commerce (formerly East Texas State among several other names) has helped broaden their perspectives from that of rural backgrounds and equipped them with relevant and well-respected degrees that have given them confidence to successfully compete in the marketplace.

A&M-Commerce also has a large and growing non-traditional student population were new media and on-line programs are designed to meet the unique needs of students who have full time jobs, families and busy schedules who want to continue their education or pursue graduate degrees. With affordable, convenient and innovative distance learning opportunities the university is able to deliver to non-traditional students the same high quality education and personalized attention traditional students enjoy.

Regardless of the method of delivery, whether on campus or on line, A&M-Commerce has remained true to its heritage of providing the highest quality education with the personal attention necessary for each student to succeed and be confident in their respective fields of study.

Digital Architecture was happy to participate in the 2008 Oregon Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (OrACRAO) conference, May 4-6, at Running Y Ranch Resort in beautiful Klamath Falls, Oregon. This year’s conference was filled with informative sessions, interactive roundtables, networking, great entertainment, and the chance to spend a few days away with colleagues. For more information on OrACRAO go to www.oracrao.org

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas has joined the growing list of  higher education institutions to select the Acalog™ ACMS™ customers. UNLV will be using Acalog™ ACMS™ to power both their Graduate and Undergraduate catalogs.

UNLV was founded in 1957, and since that time, the university has grown to become a two-square-mile urban oasis of living, learning, and leadership.

The campus — located in the heart of one of the most dynamic cities in the world — has more than 28,000 students and 3,300 faculty and staff that are focused on making a profound and positive impact locally, regionally, and globally. The university offers more than 220 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree programs and is classified in the category of Research Universities (high research activity) by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Digital Architecture would like to welcome California State University, Stanislaus to its rapidly growing list of higher education institutions to select the Acalog™ ACMS™ for academic catalog management, and to power the institutions’ e-catalogs.

Opened in 1960, California State University, Stanislaus, is rated as one of the best 366 colleges in the United States, according to The Princeton Review.  Located in the heart of California’s rapidly growing Central Valley, CSU Stanislaus sits on a beautifully landscaped and inviting 228-acre campus where nearly 9,000 students are enrolled.

Few institutions, public or private, can match the CSU Stanislaus reputation for offering nationally accredited academic programs taught by eminent faculty. CSU Stanislaus offers 41 undergraduate degree programs, 7 post-graduate credentials, and 23 master’s degree programs and is noted for its outstanding programs in business, teacher education, liberal arts, social work, nursing, criminal justice, and the performing and fine arts.

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