January 2004
Dr. Jim Black joins Azorus Advisory Board
zorus is very pleased to announce that Dr. Jim Black has joined the Advisory Board of the company. Dr. Black is recognized throughout the world as one of today's thought leaders on strategic enrollment management. Azorus President, Bruce Roberts is extremely pleased to have Dr. Black as an adviser as the company expands its unique "one-on-one" enrollment management solution to the higher education market throughout the United States and Canada. "Azorus is focused on improving relationships and helping higher education clients achieve operational efficiencies," says Roberts. He goes on to say, "We are privileged to have the support of Dr. Black which is a testament to the solution we have specifically built for colleges and universities. More importantly we look forward to Dr. Black's insights on product enhancements and future development."
Dr. Black adds, "After meeting the principles at Azorus I was impressed with both their solution and their single-minded commitment to servicing the education market. They believe in the power of building one-on-one relationships utilizing the web - critical for success in today's e-recruitment market. Furthermore, they have taken the time to design a system that is powerful yet extremely easy to use. The ability for even the most non-technical staff to mass customize and automate communications arms any enrollment management operation with the tools needed to provide relevant, timely information to prospective students at a minimal cost per contact. As important, the Azorus solution includes the ability to effortlessly track and measure yield effectiveness. This is what we in the enrollment management industry have been waiting for, and now it's finally here."
Dr. Black is the former associate provost for Enrollment Services at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is now President of his own consulting firm, SEMWORKS. Black is also an accomplished author. Among his published works is a monograph titled, Navigating Change in the New Millennium: Strategies for Enrollment Leaders and two books, The Strategic Enrollment Management Revolution-considered to be a groundbreaking publication for the enrollment management profession-and GEN Xers Return to College: Enrollment Strategies for a Maturing Population. He is working on his third book, Essentials of Enrollment Management: Cases in the Field and has developed the professions only comprehensive instrument for evaluating enrollment management operations. Recognized as an IBM Best Practices Partner, Black is one of only twenty-three in the world.
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- 09 / 2006: The CASE Europe Annual Conference 2006
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- 09 / 2005: Azorus is the Platinum Sponsor of the CASE Europe 2005 Annual Conference
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