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Ideas & Trends

EdLink Launched as Nation’s Largest Provider of Tuition Services Perspectives from John Zappa, CEO, EdLink LLC
As many of you already know, on September 2nd EdLink LLC was launched jointly by CAEL and ACT to provide the tuition assistance management services previously administered by CAEL. As the nation’s largest provider of tuition assistance management services, EdLink builds on the combined strength of CAEL and ACT. John Zappa, formerly CAEL’s senior vice president for learner services, became EdLink’s CEO. John recently shared with us his perspectives on the opportunities and challenges facing the new company, as well as current trends and changes in the marketplace. Click here to read his perspectives.

Benchmarking Your Program: Enrollment Trends
EdLink considers data tracking, analysis and reporting to be essential to the delivery of quality and efficient service in tuition program administration. As part of that ongoing effort, we evaluated enrollment trends for the past year. These interesting findings can be found here.

New Clients:
EdLink is very proud to announce three new clients that have recently partnered with us:

Tuition Assistance Management Program Administration:

AAA of Northern California, Nevada and Utah (AAA) is the second largest regional affiliate of the national AAA federation. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay area, AAA has approximately 6,000 employees across the three states.

Lockheed Martin is a multinational aerospace manufacturer, global security and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed with Martin Marietta. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington Metropolitan Area. Lockheed Martin employs 146,000 people worldwide.

Talent Management and Leadership Development Consulting:

United Parcel Service, Inc., commonly referred to as UPS, is the world's largest package delivery company. Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. UPS employs more than 425,000 employees worldwide.
Webinars and Presentations

First EdLink Client Forum
EdLink invites you to join us for our first Client Forum. Help us review and develop ideas for system enhancements and program improvements. Learn how to gain more value from your tuition program as you exchange ideas with other EdLink clients and staff. We value your ongoing partnership with us and we hope you'll be able to join us for what promises to be an active discussion and information-packed event.

Scheduled topics include:
  • Summary of TAMS participant survey results
    • Client administrative interface
    • Online application submission process
    • Educational resources to support employees
  • System Enhancements
  • Data Gathering and Measurement to support Talent Management
The Client Forum will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 9 am to 12 pm, at:
EdLink
55 E. Monroe, Suite 1930
Chicago, IL

A light breakfast will be served
(Online meeting capabilities will be offered for those who aren't able to attend in Chicago.)

There is no cost to attend the meeting.
To reserve your space, contact Elizabeth Hibner at 312–447–8064 or ehibner@edlinktuition.com by November 10.

CAEL 2009 International Conference
Click here for more information on the CAEL 2009 International Conference. The conference will through from November 18 - 20 at the InterContinental O'Hare, Chicago IL.

Tuition Assistance Management Service

TAMS Enhancements
EdLink is pleased to announce a major enhancement to our TAMS application -- a Client Administrator Interface that will give clients the convenient option to access information directly about their program usage. We anticipate that many clients will find it an exciting and helpful addition to EdLink’s program features. The Client Administrator Interface will be rolled out to clients in the next few months.

In addition, EdLink has added a number of additional automated process reminders to enhance ease-of-use for employees using TAMS, and program participants now have the option to give us their feedback about our system by completing a brief survey available on the TAMS website.

Featured Provider Network

New FPN Members:
Grand Canyon University (GCU) is a traditional, regionally accredited, private Christian university offering a unique model for higher education - an institution that marries the best of a traditional campus environment with the quality attributes of an online degree program. GCU offers bachelor’s and master’s degree programs through the Ken Blanchard College of Business, College of Education, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and College of Liberal Arts.

Brandman University: To better serve working adults, Chapman University has formed a new division called Brandman University. The new entity is regionally accredited and focused on the needs of working adults pursing education. As a result, we have modified our partnership and established a direct relationship with Brandman University in place of Chapman. To learn more about Brandman University click here.


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