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Friday, August 23, 2019

Associations Release 6 Steps To Harness Analytics and Save Higher Education

In a collective call-to-action for colleges and universities, the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), EDUCAUSE, and the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) today released a statement on the importance of analytics – and how to harness it for better strategic decision-making.

"Analytics Can Save Higher Education. Really." highlights the importance of leveraging this critical asset to improve completion rates, campus operations, and much more. The statement recommends six guiding principles that lay the groundwork for analytics implementation:

Analytics is a pivotal tool for each of the associations' primary members: institutional research professionals, information technology professionals, and business officers – and it holds promise for everyone across campus. Continue reading.

"Analytics has the power to help solve some of higher education's biggest problems, but progress has faltered," said NACUBO President and CEO Susan Whealler Johnston. "This new statement can help leaders immediately begin to implement analytics on campus and tap into the mission-critical insights it can provide."

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"For a while now, our progress on institution-wide analytics initiatives has not hit its stride," said John O'Brien, president and CEO of EDUCAUSE. "We hope this statement encourages a sense of urgency and fosters a deeper understanding of the benefits of data analytics for institutions of all kinds."

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"This statement emphasizes the importance of investing in the data literacy of individuals across the institution," said Christine Keller, executive director and CEO of AIR. "We all have a common goal—student success. It's time for an institution-wide commitment to the informed and ethical use of data analytics to help us reach that goal."

To further support colleges and universities in their implementation processes, the associations created a website and will continue to release resources on analytics. For more information or to speak with an association president, please contact one of the following media representatives: Be alert to read related news.

About AIR
The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) represents a worldwide community of institutional research, institutional effectiveness, and other decision-support professionals. Incorporated in 1966, AIR empowers higher education professionals to effectively and ethically use data for better decisions through education and professional development, research, and collective action. For more information, visit http://www.airweb.org.

About EDUCAUSE
EDUCAUSE is a community of IT leaders and professionals working together to tackle challenges and leverage opportunities that are constantly evolving within higher education. EDUCAUSE welcomes diversity, in viewpoints and experience, and believes in the transformative power of uncommon thinking for the common good. Learn more at http://www.educause.edu. Read this here.

About NACUBO
NACUBO, founded in 1962, is a nonprofit professional organization representing chief administrative and financial officers at more than 1,900 colleges and universities across the country. NACUBO works to advance the economic vitality, business practices, and support of higher education institutions in pursuit of their missions. For more information, visit http://www.nacubo.org.

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Chaffin Luhana Foundation Announces Winner of 2019 Anti-Distracted Driving Scholarship Contest

The Chaffin Luhana Foundation, a non-profit organization that encourages the development of human potential and supports community empowerment, is pleased to announce the winner of their annual Anti-Distracted Driving Scholarship. This award honors one student helping in the fight against distracted driving with a $1,000 scholarship to be applied toward further education.

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Distracted driving claimed over 3,100 lives in 2017, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nearly 600 "nonoccupants" (pedestrians, bicyclists, and others) were also killed.

Young adult and teen drivers are particularly at risk, with 229 killed in 2017 in distraction-affected crashes. A 2019 study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine reported that teen drivers are up to seven times more likely to be involved in a crash if they're distracted by smartphones or other items. For every second the drivers' eyes were off the road, the risk of a crash increased by 28 percent.

Unfortunately, many teens don't clearly understand the danger. In a survey by the NHTSA, one-fifth of drivers age 18-20 said texting didn't affect their driving. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) monitors health-risk behaviors among high school students and found in 2017 that 42 percent of students who drove in the past 30 days reported sending a text or email while driving.

Recognizing the danger and committed to doing something about it, each year the Chaffin Luhana Foundation invites students to submit an inspiring essay about distracted driving. These essays can be about a personal experience, a proposed awareness campaign, or technology and its impact on distracted driving in the U.S.

"Distracted driving has steadily increased, and continues to increase, on our roads," said Eric Chaffin, founding partner of Chaffin Luhana, LLP, a plaintiffs-only law firm, "and young people are particularly at risk, not only for injuring themselves, but others. As more vehicles come equipped with dashboard technology, the problem expands, and young drivers simply aren't aware of how quickly they can get into trouble." Read all the related news.

This year's scholarship winner, Kelsey Delauter, 19, is attending North Carolina State University and offered some ideas for how to increase awareness of the dangers of distracted driving among young people. In her essay entitled, "Control Your Fate, It Can Wait," she proposes a campaign called the "Wreckless Checklist," a distracted driving plan that would employ eye-catching graphics, relatable videos, technology apps, and a checklist of ground rules to help educate the public about the dangers of distracted driving.

"New, young drivers are especially important to target in the campaign," she writes. "Technology has helped create this problem, but it has been an aid in finding a solution." She goes on to recommend Cell Control and SafeDrive, two cell phone applications that disable texts, calls, and other features while the driver is behind the wheel. SafeDrive also rewards drivers with points that can be redeemed into coupons.

This is the Chaffin Luhana Foundation's third annual Anti-Distracted Driving Scholarship contest, with last year's winner being Carson Kim, who's essay "Steering Toward the Future" covered innovations, apps, and devices that could help minimize the temptation to drive distracted.

"We have to find new ways to get the message across," Chaffin added, "and there's nothing more effective than peer-to-peer education. Miss Delauter's essay proposes a practical and effective way to spread the message among teens, and we're happy to recognize her attention to this serious problem. We look forward to seeing how she will go on to make positive changes in her community."

The NHTSA defines distracted driving as "any activity that diverts attention from driving, including talking or texting on your phone, eating and drinking, talking to people in your vehicle, fiddling with the stereo, entertainment or navigation system—anything that takes your attention away from the task of safe driving."

Like the Chaffin Luhana Foundation, the NHTSA encourages teens to speak up when they see a friend driving while distracted, and to encourage their peers to pledge to never drive distracted. They also suggest young people become involved in their local Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) chapter—an organization that focuses on peer-to-peer education encouraging young people to make positive life decisions.

About The Chaffin Luhana Foundation:
Law partners Eric Chaffin and Roopal Luhana, along with their families, established The Chaffin Luhana Foundation in 2010 to honor their humble roots and build upon the values of integrity and resilience instilled in them by their hardworking parents.

A not-for-profit organization, the Foundation encourages the development of human potential and supports community empowerment through the endowment of funds to deserving recipients, the creation of community-based enrichment projects, and the support of important scientific research that meaningfully impacts the under-privileged and sick in society.

With the goal of fostering acceptance, understanding, and an inclusive and healthy environment for everyone, the Foundation seeks to highlight individuals who are displaying outstanding characteristics in their lives, and bring all walks of life together in ways that invite positive interaction, while rewarding those resilient people willing to face difficult challenges, get back up, and surge forth once again. For more information, please visit chaffinluhanafoundation.org.

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Pet Birds Require CITES Permits for International Relocation

Air Animal Pet Movers relocates family pets. They advise that owners of birds, specialty and pocket pets plan well in advance before moving because their precious pets may require a special Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora permit.

CITES is a voluntary international conservation agreement signed by 183 countries including the United States. The convention ensures that international trade does not harm the 35,000 endangered and protected species on the list.

According to CITES, "trade is diverse, ranging from live animals and plants to a vast array of wildlife products derived from them, including food products, exotic leather goods, wooden musical instruments, timber, tourist curios and medicines. Levels of exploitation of some animal and plant species are high and the trade in them, together with other factors, such as habitat loss, is capable of heavily depleting their populations and even bringing some species close to extinction."

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"For example, if you own a cockatoo or a gecko, you will have to have a CITES permit," said Dr. Walter M. Woolf, veterinarian and founder of Air Animal. There are many rules, regulations and exceptions in the CITES agreement. Every step must be followed to the letter. Each country has a CITES Management Agency responsible for issuing permits. In the United States, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the managing agency.

"Our pet move managers know exactly how to obtain CITES permits. We've relocated thousands of specialty pets. If the client wishes we can prepare the CITES documents as well as the health certificate documents and coordinate the move," Woolf said. Read news here.

The number of species on the CITES list often varies as countries request changes. All changes are ratified by all the members. As of August 1, 2019, there are 921 mammals, 1,472 birds, 902 reptiles and 162 amphibians on the CITES list.

"Our goal is to de-stress family moves and corporate relocations. We take on the complex details involved in moving pets across the country and around the world. Pet Moving Made Easy® is our focus, our passion and our promise," Woolf added.

Hedge Funds Couldn’t Build on May Inflows as U.S.-China Trade War Impacts Equity Markets According to Barclay Fund Flow Indicator

Hedge funds were unable to build on the previous month's inflows in June with the industry moving back into net redemption territory with $12.2 billion in outflows for the month.

June redemptions, which represented 0.4% of industry assets, were a reversal from May's $800 million in hedge fund industry inflows, according to the Barclay Fund Flow Indicator published by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions.

The ongoing U.S.-China trade war which began to manifest itself in signs of slowing industrial and consumer demand in the U.S. and China, falling oil prices and an equity market plunge this spring factored heavily in June's redemption activity.

Data from the nearly 6,000 funds (excluding CTAs) included in the BarclayHedge database showed June's worldwide redemption trend driven largely by three regions. In the U.S. investors pulled $6.2 billion, 0.4% of assets, from hedge funds in June. In Europe and the U.K., Brexit uncertainties added an additional drag, with hedge funds in Continental Europe seeing monthly outflows of $2.7 billion, 0.4% of assets, while in the U.K. and its offshore islands hedge funds experienced $1.5 billion in redemptions, 0.3% of assets.

"Uncertainty over the economic consequences of the ongoing U.S.-China tariff battle led skittish investors to pull back in June," said Sol Waksman, president of BarclayHedge. "In Europe, while several economies in Eastern Europe continue to exceed expectations, it wasn't enough to overcome Brexit's impact on the U.K. and Germany."

For the 12 months ending June 30, the hedge fund industry experienced $154.2 billion in redemptions, 5.1% of industry assets.

Most hedge fund sectors continued to post net redemptions for the 12-month period ending June 30, though a few sectors bucked the trend. Macro funds realized $16.3 billion in inflows for the 12 months, 8.0% of assets, while Event Driven funds experienced $10.6 billion in inflows, 7.3% of assets, and Emerging Markets – Asia funds took in $1.0 billion, 0.9% of assets. Merger Arbitrage funds experienced $600 million in inflows over the 12 months, 1.0% of assets.

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Bond and equity market volatility continued to be reflected in the 12-month flow experience of several sectors, including Equity Long Bias funds with $33.8 billion in outflows, 10.1% of assets, Balanced (Stocks & Bonds) funds with $29.8 billion in redemptions, 12.2% of assets, Equity Long/Short funds with $29.2 billion in 12-month outflows, 13.6% of assets, and Fixed Income funds with $24.6 billion in outflows over the period, 4.3% of assets.

Managed futures funds' monthly redemption trend extended to 12 straight months in June with $2.1 billion in outflows for the month representing 0.7% of industry assets. While the CTA redemption trend slowed in some regions in June – and some even experienced net inflows – the month's global net outflows largely resulted from $2.4 billion in redemptions from funds in the U.K. and its offshore islands where investors' worries of a no-deal Brexit continue to mount.

For the 12-months ending June 30, managed futures experienced $20.2 billion in redemptions, 5.5% of assets.

The monthly Barclay Fund Flow Indicator, published by BarclayHedge, can be found here.

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SurveySparrow Extends Its CX Platform With a Complete Net Promoter Score Solution

SurveySparrow, a cloud-based customer experience platform, announced the launch of it's end-to-end Net Promoter Score (NPS) solution, an extension to the current CX platform to its customers today. With this latest NPS offering, SurveySparrow intends to help companies to measure brand loyalty and accentuate business growth. SurveySparrow allows users to create and share mobile-first, conversational surveys which are highly engaging and user friendly.

NPS is a simple metric that helps measure the loyalty of customers towards a brand/service. NPS is calculated based on the responses to a single question: "How likely are you to recommend this product/service to a friend or colleague". With the newest NPS addition, companies now can quickly close the feedback loop with a simple follow-up question.. It is only when you act upon the feedback, the process is completed. The two-part survey questionnaire ensures that you are leaving only positive CX, with strategically designed features such as automated recurring surveys, one-time blast, throttling and more. This not only helps in keeping the surveys engaging but also avoids survey fatigue.

"With our latest NPS addition we are helping our customers to measure the brand loyalty. In an age where reviews and feedback decide buying decisions, your NPS Score helps you stay ahead of your competition. The only way to improving Customer experience is measuring it and keep improving." said Shihab Muhammed, CEO & Co-founder, SurveySparrow.

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SurveySparrow is the world's first survey software to offer both a conversational and form-like output, increasing the survey completion rate by 40%. With Conversational User Interface (CUI), SurveySparrow let users create and share highly engaging, mobile-first surveys that offer a chat-like experience. It has a built-in automation that allows organizations to manage customer experience surveys, employee pulse surveys and market feedback surveys. It serves as a platform for organizations to arrive at meaningful business decisions based on the feedback received. SurveySparrow provides a continuous improvement platform, the first of its kind to close the feedback loop instead of collecting feedback and then forgetting about it. The company also provides customers with best-in-class experience with offline feedback collection and NPS survey solutions.

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"Customer Experience is the process of how customers engage with your brand throughout the journey, and NPS is the best instrument to measure its effectiveness. This integration will help us to accurately tap into our customer's needs and align our business with those which is going to increase customer satisfaction." said Nick Salnikov, Product Analyst, Brella.

Based in the US, SurveySparrow was founded in October 2017 by Freshworks veteran Shihab Muhammed and ex-Zoho employee Subin Sebastian with offices in Kochi & Palo Alto. SurveySparrow has over 10,000 customers in 108 countries including DiDi, PaySafe, FedEx, Deloitte Digital, SAP, and Siemens. The company recently raised $1.4 million in seed funding from Prime Venture Partners.

About SurveySparrow
SurveySparrow is a Palo Alto-based customer experience platform that aims to reimagine the data collection experience. SurveySparrow's Conversational User Interface (CUI) allows users to create and share highly engaging, mobile-first surveys. The platform is well-equipped to perform an extensive analysis of the feedback collected to derive meaningful business conclusions.

For more information, please visit http://www.surveysparrow.com.

Thursday, August 22, 2019

RapidVisa Releases Comprehensive Immigration Report Examining U.S. K-1 Fiancé Visa Application Statistics and Trends

RapidVisa, the industry pioneer and most trusted online U.S. immigrant visa processing service, released a report today examining the trends of K-1 fiancé visa applications, including statistics regarding the destinations, occupations and demographics of applicants and sponsors. Researchers studied multiple datasets from a sample of RapidVisa's proprietary database of more than 50,000 successful customers and compared it with statistics provided by the U.S. government. The findings shed light for the first-time-ever on a frequently misunderstood and poorly reported topic. Read all the related news.

The rise in online dating and dating apps have increased the ability for singles to find love anywhere in the world, which has been widely showcased in mainstream media in recent years. RapidVisa has assisted with sourcing cast members for TLC's hit reality television series, 90 Day Fiancé, which has given U.S. households a unique insider's look into international dating and the K-1 visa application journey. An important bridge to immigration for fiancés of U.S. citizens, the K-1 gives couples a 90-day window to get married and file the necessary paperwork to adjust their status to permanent citizenship.

The RapidVisa report presents several key findings, like:

The full report can be viewed here: https://rapidvisa.com/k1-visa-report/

"With all of the misinformation and stereotypes regarding a broad topic like immigration and K-1 visas, it is important to present clear and accurate facts," said RapidVisa founder and CEO, Ben Ives. "Having processed more than 50,000 green card and visa applications over a decade, we have assisted everyone from infants to seniors over 80 years old, who've overcome so many obstacles to be with their loved ones in the U.S. It is with great pride that our core focus is family reunification."

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RapidVisa offers a variety of non-lawyer immigration services for U.S. Visa processing including the K-1 Fiancé Visa, CR1/IR1 Spousal Visa, IR2 Child Visa, IR5 Parent Visa, B1/B2 Tourist Visa, Adjustment of Status (Green Card), Removal of Conditions (Green Card), Renew or Replace Green Card and Naturalization (Citizenship).

About RapidVisa:
RapidVisa is an online-based service that streamlines the U.S. immigration process with technology and full-support. For over a decade, the company has provided low cost, full-service non-lawyer immigration solutions to more than 50,000 customers. Phone and chat support is available seven days a week for one all-inclusive fee. RapidVisa makes immigration less burdensome by streamlining the process and reducing the expense. By providing innovative software, high-quality multimedia content and world-class customer service, RapidVisa is America's leader in immigration. Headquartered in Las Vegas, RapidVisa has multiple offices in the Philippines and plans to expand into additional countries in the near future. For more information, visit https://rapidvisa.com and follow on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Emtec Announces Move of Global Headquarters to Jacksonville, FL

Emtec, Inc., an IT consultancy, today announced the relocation of its global headquarters from Radnor, Pennsylvania to Jacksonville, Florida effective, September 1st, 2019. Emtec has had a solid presence in the Jacksonville area for over the last 18 years, supporting local Florida-based enterprise, public sector and education clients.

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The headquarters relocation is part of a larger initiative to:

"The need for Cyber Security services is exploding with potential and our strategic digital and cyber partners have uniquely positioned Emtec to make a bold impact out the gate with its cutting-edge managed offerings," said Douglas Goodall, the managing director of Emtec Infrastructure Services.

Emtec envisions doubling current headcount in the Jacksonville and surrounding areas over the next 2 years including key staffing for new cyber security initiatives.

"Jacksonville offers a sizeable pool of local and veteran talent that will s upport the launch and success of our cyber security initiatives and continued expansion," said Goodall. "We are extremely proud of the work we have done with Duval County Public Schools (DCPS), JEA, the City of Jacksonville and many other regional Florida enterprises and look forward to expanding our presence here and throughout the southern region."

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Gregory Chandler, the Company's Chief Financial Officer added: "When we started looking at moving our headquarters, we had numerous options available. Not only have the City of Jacksonville and DCPS been great partners for over fifteen years, but when we mentioned our search, the local community rallied around the idea of Jacksonville being our top choice. In addition to the growing economy and talent base, we found the quality of life/low cost of living in Jacksonville and Florida compelling."

"The Jacksonville area has seen substantial growth over the last 18 years with market leaders in the areas of manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, technology and transportation all making similar moves or investments in the area to support their growth goals," said Emtec President, Sunil Misra. "We look forward to working more closely with both our public sector clients as well as these market-leading enterprises to help them move the needle and drive tangible value from their IT investments. Also, 220 days of sunshine a year doesn't hurt." Read this here.

About Emtec
Emtec is a global IT consultancy dedicated to helping world class organizations in the enterprise, education, and government markets drive transformation and growth by employing the latest enterprise technologies and innovative business processes. We empower our clients to accelerate innovation and deliver amazing client experiences to better compete and ultimately lead in their industry. Our "Client for Life" approach is built upon over 20 years of delivering rapid, meaningful and lasting business value. Our offerings span the IT spectrum from Advisory, Applications (Enterprise, Custom, Mobile and Cloud) as well as Intelligent Automation, Analytic, and Infrastructure Services. http://www.emtecinc.com

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