Akademos Supplies The College Of St. Scholastica With New Online Course Materials Platform
Industry: Books
Akademos to manage St. Scholastica’s course materials process
Norwalk, CT (PRUnderground) May 2nd, 2019
Akademos, Inc. course materials platform has entered into an agreement with The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN, to expand St. Scholastica’s online bookstore operations. The new online bookstore will offer a multitude of benefits to St. Scholastica administration, faculty, and students, including advanced adoption and data analytics tools, a personalized shopping experience, and enhanced customer service tools and support.
“We are pleased to be working with The College of St. Scholastica and look forward to helping them support the exceptional academic achievement of their students,” said Raj Kaji, CEO, Akademos. “In our experience, more affordable and accessible textbooks and course materials drive bookstore utilization, which results in more prepared students and the overall success of an institution.”
St. Scholastica officials said they see the arrangement as a beneficial use of innovative technology.
“We believe that Akademos is the right partner to increase the availability of low-cost course materials for our students, no matter their location,” said Diane Vertin, St. Scholastica Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs.
Starting fall 2019, St. Scholastica’s 4,000 students at locations around Minnesota can access a variety of format options – including new, used, rental, and eBook – through a St. Scholastica-branded website that conveniently integrates student courses, associated course materials, and multiple purchasing options with a single sign-on.
The online bookstore will also support St. Scholastica administration and faculty, who will benefit from a comprehensive Adoption & Analytics Portal. This platform offers a step-by-step guide for course material adoptions, recommendations, and adoption history, and the ability to compare real-time prices for course materials. The analytics tool will also enable leadership to track critical data, including student purchasing and bookstore utilization.
To learn more about Akademos’ growing list of partner schools and how Akademos can help your institution, contact us.
ABOUT AKADEMOS
Akademos provides higher education institutions with a full-service online platform to manage course materials, from monitoring adoptions and compliance to purchasing textbooks to measuring utilization. More than just an online bookstore, we give school administrators a single platform to streamline course adoptions and meet compliance regulations. For students, the platform simplifies the purchasing and access of materials through a personalized portal that connects with school SIS, LMS, and payment systems. Akademos gives colleges and universities a more transparent, convenient, and cost-effective solution to manage how course materials are used and measured, helping to improve textbook affordability and student success. Learn more at www.akademos.com
ABOUT THE COLLEGE OF ST. SCHOLASTICA
Since 1912, The College of St. Scholastica has been preparing students for responsible living and meaningful work by emphasizing the values of its Catholic Benedictine heritage. St. Scholastica is an independent private college with locations across Minnesota, including the original campus in Duluth. Enrollment in undergraduate and graduate programs has grown from 2,200 to 4,000 in the last decade, through a commitment to making high-quality education available online and via convenient accelerated, evening and weekend formats.
About Akademos
More than just an online bookstore, an Akademos technology-driven solution is a customizable bookstore experience every unique institution can benefit from. Whether the bookstore is a service for students or a revenue generator, the platform supports prioritizing readiness, textbook affordability, and retention with all models including Equitable Access, Inclusive Access, Student Choice, or a combination. All aspects of textbook and course material purchasing and delivery are taken care of so you can focus on what matters – student success. A true partnership – Akademos provides unmatched customer support along with access to tools and analytics needed to take each student’s college experience to the next level. Learn more at akademos.com.
