Portland State University Selects Talisma CRM From Campus Management

New Enrollment Management Solution to Enhance Admissions and Unify Student Communications

Boca Raton, FL /PRNewswire/ - Campus Management Corp., a leading provider of on-premise and on-demand software and services for higher education, announced today that Portland State University will deploy its Talisma® Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) software. Talisma CRM will be used to advance the institution's admissions, recruitment and retention programs, in concert with the university's current legacy student information system (SIS), SunGard Banner.

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"We decided to invest in a CRM solution to improve our admissions program and retention efforts, moving us closer to a more unified, Internet-based approach to student services and record keeping online," said Jackie Balzer, Vice Provost for Student Affairs of Portland State University. "Talisma CRM from Campus Management is the most comprehensive and thorough system among the many we evaluated, and they have a track record with other institutions that align to our own goals. The other universities we spoke with using Talisma CRM are very satisfied with the software."

Initials goals of the product's installment will focus on recruiting and retention. Future phases may be aimed at the school's financial aid program, the School of Extended Studies, Graduate Affairs, and different departments across campus.

"Portland State University is undertaking the critical objective of advancing its recruiting and retention processes. Talisma CRM will help personalize and automate communications from email, chat, telephone, to SMS text messaging and print," said Timothy B. Loomer, president and CEO of Campus Management. "Campus Management's team will share in this goal to continue best practices in strategic enrollment management, while using proven integrations to other student information systems to make the best of the legacy SIS already installed on campus."

About Campus Management Corp.
More than 1,700 colleges, universities, foundations, and other companies in 17 countries rely upon Campus Management Corp® enterprise software products and services. The CampusVue® Ecosystem embodies the company's vision for an integrated administrative and e-Learning platform that unifies academic delivery, administrative management, and reporting for public, private, and proprietary postsecondary institutions. Campus Management's systems can be delivered on premise, as a hosted solution, or on demand as a Software as a Service (SaaS).

Campus Management's award-winning student information system is used by more than 75 percent of the largest US-based proprietary career and online colleges. Additional offerings include Talisma® CRM and Talisma Fundraising for lifetime relationship management, as well as financial and HR software. Support services include implementation, training, and integration services. For more information, visit www.campusmanagement.com .

SOURCE Campus Management Corp.