Datatel Puts Recruitment and Retention Solutions on Center Stage at AACRAO SEM XIX Conference

FAIRFAX, Va. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Datatel will host two presentations and showcase its Strategic Enrollment Management solutions at the 2009 AACRAO SEM Conference in Dallas, Texas, November 8–11, 2009.

Datatel, an industry leader in Strategic Enrollment Management solutions, will highlight Datatel Recruiter and Datatel Retention Alert in its corporate presentations and in its personal demonstrations at its booth (#216/218) in the conference exhibit hall.

Datatel Recruiter, the newest addition to the Datatel Enterprise CRM solution, uses the latest technology to help admissions professionals attract the right students and meet enrollment goals. Lynn Boehne, Director of Admission Services, Gustavus Adolphus College, and Rich Lee, Product Manager, Datatel, Inc., will review new enrollment techniques for locating, tracking, and managing prospective students using Datatel Recruiter. Their presentation, They're Out There. Are You?, will take place Tuesday, November 10, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

"Retention is a critical component of any institution's strategic enrollment management plan," explained Burt Peachy, Academic Affiliate for The Datatel Center for Institutional Effectiveness and speaker for Retention - It's the Process, My Friend, Not the Plan! on Monday, November 9, 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. "In my presentation, we will venture far beyond the retention plan and explore an innovative process for supporting retention across an institution," he said.

Datatel Retention Alert is a combination of early-alert software and insightful consulting services, creating a process on higher education campuses so that every student gets the help they need when they need it.

About Datatel, Inc.

Datatel is the industry's most experienced provider of technology products, services, and insight to higher education. Colleges, universities, and technical schools across North America partner with Datatel to construct Strategic Academic Enterprises dedicated to achieving student success. The company has focused exclusively on higher education since 1979, and its technology is used by nearly 800 institutions serving more than five million students. For more information, visit www.datatel.com.

(c)2009 Datatel, Inc. All rights reserved. Datatel, Datatel Recruiter, and Datatel Retention Alert are trademarks or registered trademarks of Datatel, Inc. All other names, products, and services mentioned are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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