‘Tis the season for giving! But let’s be honest, how many more “World’s Best Dean” mugs or fruit baskets does your favorite academic leader truly need? This holiday season, why not give the gift that truly keeps on giving: clarity, efficiency, and game-changing insights with Gray DI’s Program Evaluation System and AI College Companions!
At Gray DI, we believe in using data to inform decision-making, not just drive it. Our powerful tools are designed to empower higher education leaders to make smarter, more strategic choices about academic programs. So, for the data-informed academic in your life who has everything (except perhaps perfect data!), we’ve crafted the ultimate holiday wish list.
Unwrapping the Future: The Gray DI Holiday Gift Guide
Here’s a look at the essential Gray DI “gifts” that every forward-thinking college and university leader needs under their tree this year:
- For the Provost or Chief Academic Officer: The Complete Program Evaluation System (PES) Subscription
- Better Than: A generic 5-year strategic plan that sits on a shelf.
- This gift provides data-informed insights on academic demand, allowing you to launch new programs that students actually want and retire the ones that have been underutilized. It’s like having a direct line to the future of higher education!
- For the CFO or VP of Finance: The Economics & Outcomes Module
- Better Than: Crossing your fingers when the budget is due.
- A powerful tool to inform resource allocation and identify courses, sections, and schedules that are secretly draining resources. Imagine the delight of being able to re-invest $10M+ back into high-performing programs (or, let’s be real, the annual holiday party budget)!
- For the Enrollment Management Team: The GeoTargeting Feature
- Better Than: Mailing brochures to every zip code in the country.
- This gift uses data intelligence to pinpoint the exact geographic location where high-demand students for your specific programs reside. Save time, reduce waste, and give your marketing ROI a much-needed boost this enrollment season!
- For the Dean of a College: The Academic Program Management Dashboard
- Better Than: A three-hour faculty meeting spent debating conflicting spreadsheets.
- This dashboard democratizes data, transforming complex spreadsheets into easy-to-read, visually appealing, data-informed decisions. It’s the gift that makes every faculty meeting run exactly five minutes shorter and infinitely more productive!
- For the Professor/Faculty Member: Course Companion
- Better Than: Waking up to 10 urgent student emails at 6 AM.
- This tool provides 24/7 student support, answering common and complex course questions without needing a professor to be awake. It’s the gift that ensures your dedicated faculty can finally enjoy a whole night’s sleep (or at least, a quiet start to their morning).
- For the Institutional Research (IR) Director: Fast Reporting on Program Profiles
- Better Than: Pulling all-nighters to generate reports on outdated software.
- It delivers sophisticated, empirically grounded reports on student demand and job trends for over 1,500 programs in mere minutes. Your IR team will finally be able to leave the office at a reasonable hour, enjoying the holiday lights instead of spreadsheet rows.
- For the Career Services Director: The Career Companion
- Better Than: Limiting crucial career advice to business hours.
- This tool provides students with personalized, data-informed guidance on discovering the right careers, beyond direct preparation. It gives your dedicated team a powerful AI partner, offering round-the-clock support to students and maximizing the reach and impact of your services across campus.
- For Any Department Head: Predict Program Size Capability
- Better Than: Relying on gut feelings when launching an expensive new degree.
- Before making a massive investment, this feature uses machine learning to accurately forecast potential student enrollment, allowing you to make insight-led decisions on program launch size. Never again will you launch a brand-new degree program only to have three students sign up.
The Ultimate Stocking Stuffer:
The Gray DI Data Guarantee
- Better Than: Using questionable public data that’s two years out of date.
- With millions of dollars invested in buying and refining the most current and accurate market and economic data, you’re getting the gold standard. It’s the ultimate peace of mind and the solid foundation for all intelligent decision-making.
This holiday season, give the gift of empowerment, efficiency, and intelligent growth. Discover how Gray DI can transform your institution with the power of data-informed decisions. Happy Holidays from the Gray DI team!
