Hobsons Announces Release of Technology to Assist Institutions with Student Retention: Nationally Renowned Retention Expert Collaborates on Development

Hobsons today announced the release of EMT Retain, a new technology designed to help institutions utilize the Internet to build relationships with current students and parents, ultimately leading to increased rates of student success and matriculation.

Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) January 22, 2006 -- Hobsons today announced the release of EMT Retain, a new technology designed to help institutions utilize the Internet to build relationships with current students and parents, ultimately leading to increased rates of student success and matriculation.

EMT Retain is a contact management and communication system with functionality designed to automatically identify at-risk students based on factors considered crucial to academic, social, financial, and physical success. Institutions can then utilize the product’s sophisticated e-communication capabilities to automate and deliver student support and interventions, which are based on the successful retention initiatives developed by Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio) under the direction of Adrian A. Schiess.

“Our university’s retention program is based on clear and consistent communication with students and parents and early identification of at-risk students in a number of key areas,” said Schiess, Director of Student Success and Retention at Xavier University. “Combining this proven approach with the efficiencies of electronic communication will allow institutions to see these same types of results, without a significant increase in financial or human resources. With the cost of ‘losing’ a student always on the rise, the return on investment in EMT Retain will be quickly realized.”

Hobsons has been providing enrollment management communication and marketing solutions to institutions across the globe since 1974, has a current client base of more than 1,000 institutions in the United States alone, and is the leading expert and provider of enrollment management technology solutions to higher education institutions worldwide.

Schiess is a leader in adopting and implementing retention strategies, having managed Xavier University’s Office for Student Success and Retention since 1990. His efforts have resulted in the university’s impressive 90 percent three-year retention rate – a full 15 percentage points higher than other similar institutions.

“Hobsons expertise in providing technology solutions designed specifically for the needs of colleges and universities, along with the expertise and proven success of Adrian Schiess in the area of retention strategy, is a powerful combination,” said Paul Freedman, Managing Director of Hobsons EMT. “We are excited to be working with Mr. Schiess to create a tool that we believe will be invaluable for institutions interested in avoiding the loss of revenue associated with a lack of matriculation.”

For more information on EMT Retain, contact Theresa Pacella, Hobsons EMT National Sales Director, at (800) 927-8439, ext. 1885.

About Hobsons:
Created in 1974, Hobsons is the single largest provider of global education and recruitment information, services, and research. Each year Hobsons’ products and services help more than two million students and advisers in 160 countries find and select appropriate educational or employment opportunities. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Hobsons also has offices in the United States, Australia, Germany, France, and Belgium. More students and young professionals use a Hobsons product or service to choose a university or career than any other company. Additional information is available at www.hobsons.com.

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