
Suffolk University Case Study

Suffolk University is located in Boston, MA and has a student population of just over 8,000 students. The challenge facing Suffolk University was its requirements to adhere to the address formatting standards of the City of Boston. Suffolk University needed a quick and seamless solution to meet the address formatting standards requirements for the City of Boston while also maintaining the standard without undertaking the monumental task of correcting and formatting all of the student addresses in their Colleague® by Ellucian® Student Information System.
Suffolk University is located in Boston, MA and has a student population of just over 8,000 students. The challenge facing Suffolk University was its requirements to adhere to the address formatting standards of the City of Boston. Suffolk University needed a quick and seamless solution to meet the address formatting standards requirements for the City of Boston while also maintaining the standard without undertaking the monumental task of correcting and formatting all of the student addresses in their Colleague® by Ellucian® Student Information System.



Improved Efficiency and Time Savings



Reduced Mailing Costs


Improved Student Communications


Standardized Data Enterprise-wide


Improved Student Communications


Standardized Data Enterprise-wide
SOLUTION
Runner Enterprise Data Quality (Runner EDQ) has contact data quality solutions for all channels of communications for engaging students throughout their lifecycle at an institution.
Suffolk University chose Runner EDQ's CLEAN_Address® for its Colleague® by Ellucian® Student Information System as its integrated, enterprise-wide solution. By using CLEAN_Address to validate both domestic and international addresses in real-time and in batch within the Colleague Student Information System, Suffolk University was able to meet all of the address formatting requirements for the City of Boston while eliminating their data quality issues at an enterprise-wide level.
Suffolk University used CLEAN_Address integrated in Colleague and combined that with Runner EDQ's CLEAN_File for dealing with imported lists to maintain address formatting, eliminate incorrect addresses, increase engagement and reduce the costs associated with their data integrity issues.
Runner Enterprise Data Quality (Runner EDQ) has contact data quality solutions for all channels of communications for engaging students throughout their lifecycle at an institution.
Suffolk University chose Runner EDQ's CLEAN_Address® for its Colleague® by Ellucian® Student Information System as its integrated, enterprise-wide solution. By using CLEAN_Address to validate both domestic and international addresses in real-time and in batch within the Colleague Student Information System, Suffolk University was able to meet all of the address formatting requirements for the City of Boston while eliminating their data quality issues at an enterprise-wide level.
Suffolk University used CLEAN_Address integrated in Colleague and combined that with Runner EDQ's CLEAN_File for dealing with imported lists to maintain address formatting, eliminate incorrect addresses, increase engagement and reduce the costs associated with their data integrity issues.
RESULTS
The implementation of CLEAN_Address made it quick and easy for Suffolk University to validate prospect and student addresses while adhering to the City of Boston's address formatting standard. By maintaining the address formatting standard, Suffolk University was able to increase student communications and avoid any fines from the City of Boston associated with address formatting errors as part of the City's stringent reporting requirements. Additionally, Suffolk University has been able to assign preferred city names for its alumni who were wanting to keep prominent city names versus the default city names assigned to them due to the ZIP Code™ they lived in as assigned by the United States Postal Service.
By using Runner EDQ's solutions Suffolk University was able to meet and exceed their original need while almost eliminating the numerous costs associated with inaccurate addresses. With the reduction of returned mail, manual entry efforts and the avoidance of potential fines by the City of Boston, Suffolk University has saved significant amounts of money per year while communicating better with its prospect and enrolled students as well as its alumni.
The implementation of CLEAN_Address made it quick and easy for Suffolk University to validate prospect and student addresses while adhering to the City of Boston's address formatting standard. By maintaining the address formatting standard, Suffolk University was able to increase student communications and avoid any fines from the City of Boston associated with address formatting errors as part of the City's stringent reporting requirements. Additionally, Suffolk University has been able to assign preferred city names for its alumni who were wanting to keep prominent city names versus the default city names assigned to them due to the ZIP Code™ they lived in as assigned by the United States Postal Service.
By using Runner EDQ's solutions Suffolk University was able to meet and exceed their original need while almost eliminating the numerous costs associated with inaccurate addresses. With the reduction of returned mail, manual entry efforts and the avoidance of potential fines by the City of Boston, Suffolk University has saved significant amounts of money per year while communicating better with its prospect and enrolled students as well as its alumni.
COMPLETE CONTACT DATA FOR THE STUDENT LIFECYCLE
COMPLETE CONTACT DATA FOR THE STUDENT LIFECYCLE
COMPLETE CONTACT DATA FOR THE STUDENT LIFECYCLE



CLEAN_Address®
CLEAN_Address®
CLEAN_Address®


Change of Address Processing
Change of Address Processing


GeoCoding
GeoCoding

International Postal Data
International Postal Data

Residential / Business Indicator
Residential / Business Indicator

Phone
Phone

Social Media
Social Media
There are countless factors that contribute to data inaccuracies. Reasons such as misspelled street names, missing apartment numbers, incorrect postal codes, missing contact information, and transposed house numbers are just a few examples of grounds for data error. With over 50 million individuals, families, and businesses moving each year, it is crucial to keep contact data as accurate and up-to-date as possible. Verify, correct, update, and standardize your contact data using the leading integrated data quality solution for Higher Education from Runner EDQ.
There are countless factors that contribute to data inaccuracies. Reasons such as misspelled street names, missing apartment numbers, incorrect postal codes, missing contact information, and transposed house numbers are just a few examples of grounds for data error. With over 50 million individuals, families, and businesses moving each year, it is crucial to keep contact data as accurate and up-to-date as possible. Verify, correct, update, and standardize your contact data using the leading integrated data quality solution for Higher Education from Runner EDQ.
CLEAN Integrated Enterprise Contact Data
CLEAN Integrated Enterprise Contact Data


From prospect to graduation, CLEAN_ADDRESS® is the solution for dealing with all of your student contact data throughout the various stages of a student’s lifecycle!
From prospect to graduation, CLEAN_ADDRESS® is the solution for dealing with all of your student contact data throughout the various stages of a student’s lifecycle!
From prospect to graduation, CLEAN_ADDRESS® is the solution for dealing with all of your student contact data throughout the various stages of a student’s lifecycle!
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