Why Attend DUG

Joseph G. Rossmeier, PhD

"The Datatel Executive Forum provided me with a clear understanding of Datatel's roadmap of new products and services and what we would need to include in the budget for the next year. The Forum also highlighted a number of business best practices that we have incorporated into our institutional decision making. Two good examples are the deployment of Datatel Recruiter and of Retention Alert, both of which are supporting our aggressive enrollment management strategy.

Prince George's Community College (PGCC) strongly encourages our end users and technical staff to attend the annual DUG conference. For those who attend—and last year over 20 PGCC staff attended—both pre- and post-briefings are held to ensure that program objectives for participating in the conference are achieved. Staff has found considerable value in what other clients are doing—learning about new functionality, technical efficiencies and best business practices. DUG is especially helpful for new employees in getting them acclimated to Datatel products and services and acquainted with the greater Datatel community."

Joseph G. Rossmeier, PhD
Vice President for Technology Services
Prince George's Community College
Largo, Maryland   

Louise A. Finn 

"Attending DUG each year enables my staff to stay engaged with the product, hear from others using it and learn what is coming from Datatel. It is an excellent networking event, where connections are made that are utilized throughout the year as we encounter issues or are asked to demonstrate our successes with Datatel products. This is the single most important event for my Colleague support team because of the depth of information that is shared among the schools and Datatel.

The Datatel Executive Forum provides an opportunity for me to find out in what direction senior leadership is taking the product line, enabling me to align our upcoming project portfolio with new features and functionality that will be coming available. I am then able to communicate the information I have learned to my leadership and business units in order to provide a vision for the future of our ERP system."

Louise A. Finn
Chief Information Officer
Assistant Vice President of Technology Services
Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland

Vincent Zicolello 

"I have been with two Datatel schools in the last 15 years, and as the CIO at my current institution, Hudson County Community College, I cannot stress enough the importance of attending the annual DUG Conference. This event not only is attended by my technical staff, but also is a cross representation of our user community across the campus.

DUG provides an excellent opportunity to network with our peers across the different institutions, share our ideas and learn about how other institutions streamlined their processes, resolve issues, and utilize the Colleague suite of products to their fullest potential.

This conference assures us that the ROI of Hudson County Community College's multimillion-dollar investment in the Colleague suite of products and services is realized.

If you have the opportunity, and your responsibilities and budget allow, I would strongly encourage you and your institution to attend, as I encourage my institution.

You will not be disappointed and will see the benefits and opportunities of attending this annual event."

Vincent Zicolello
CIO
Hudson County Community College
Jersey City, New Jersey

Christopher Jones

"DUG is an incredibly valuable resource for anyone in higher education who uses (or manages people who use) Datatel services. By collaborating with others facing similar challenges, you can solve complex business problems with solutions you would never think of on your own. More than just a resource though, DUG is a group of fun, engaged, talented professionals and I've been transformed for the better by the relationships I've formed by being a part of this community!"

Christopher Jones
Associate Director – Business Process & Systems Analysis
Berklee College of Music
Boston, Massachusetts  

Marilyn Molter

“I look forward to attending the Datatel User Group conference every year. This is my opportunity to be engaged with other clients and with Datatel employees face to face for three days in both a business setting and a social setting. Having met these people at DUG, we reach out to each other throughout the year for not only Colleague-related issues, but overall HR issues as well. This experience is invaluable!”

Marilyn Molter, SPHR
Coordinator, HRIS
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin