Today’s tech-savvy students are accustomed to being hyperconnected; they expect to have access to information anywhere, anytime, on any device, and in any format. As a result, they want admission to the colleges and universities that offer not only top-notch academics, but also the most modern communications technologies. In this competitive recruitment environment, providing students with advanced communications is crucial to enrolling, retaining and engaging the best of them. It means implementing wired and wireless connectivity and around-the-clock learning and service opportunities, and equipping a mobile, distributed faculty and staff that can collaborate with ease while reaching the right resources at the right time—regardless of location. To make it all happen your institution needs a fully integrated, reliable solution that decreases overhead and downtime.
Unified communications (UC) represent an unprecedented opportunity to streamline communications throughout campuses to meet the needs of today’s students, while reducing costs and creating new revenue opportunities. By integrating presence features, real-time communications and near-real-time communications into a single environment — a single desktop interface — students, teachers and administrators can all participate in an innovative model of learning that is connected, collaborative, secure and affordable.