CollegeNET

Founded as Universal Algorithms, Inc., the company introduced the first automated classroom scheduling program for higher education. The company continued to expand the scheduling program to include event scheduling and resource management, and calendar publishing. The company also introduced web-based graphical analysis tools for campus space planning.[3] In 1995, the company began offering Software as a Service (SaaS) to institutions with the ApplyWeb® system, which includes online admission application processing and evaluation for colleges and universities, as well as recruiting and communication management tools.[4][5]

The company changed its name to CollegeNET in May 1999. In recent years, CollegeNET has expanded its products to include online course evaluation and all-purpose surveys; asynchronous video interviewing, international academic recruitment, and career services for students.[6]

Colleges, universities, and non-profits around the world including Stanford University, Princeton University, University of Michigan, Elon University, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, University of Oregon, University of Washington and Oregon State University now use the web-based administrative services provided and hosted by CollegeNET.[12]

CollegeNET is a major financial contributor to college students. The company operates the Mach 25 scholarship search engine and has distributed over $2.25 million through the CollegeNET.com scholarship election site. CollegeNET.com is the first social network in the higher education arena that awards weekly and quarterly scholarships to students based on interactive participation and peer-voting.[13]

CollegeNet produces the Social Mobility Index (SMI) which measures the degree that individual colleges and universities contribute to social mobility. [14]

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