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🎓 NOW ENROLLING: 4 new Academic Scheduling courses in Coursedog University! We just added four new, admin-focused courses to help your team get even more out of Academic Scheduling: - Managing Instructors in Academic Scheduling - Rollover Basics - Using the Section Optimizer (now includes time optimization!) - Using the Exam Optimizer (PeopleSoft) Already enrolled in Coursedog University as a Scheduling admin? Log into Coursedog University and check out "Course Collections" to self-enroll today. Not enrolled yet or can't find it? Reach out to your Coursedog CSM or Project Manager to get started.

Three years ago, 2% of institutions called tech modernization a top priority. Today it's 85%. That kind of shift doesn't happen by accident — and we wanted to know why. We teamed up with Hanover Research to survey 200 provosts about what's driving academic operations to the top of their agenda. The results point to real changes in how leadership thinks about AI, data, and where the biggest opportunities (and roadblocks) are. Join us Tuesday, August 18 at 2 PM ET with The Chronicle of Higher Education to dig into the results and hear from a panel of higher ed leaders about their work to innovate academic operations. Can't make it live? Register anyway and we'll send you the recording. 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eHHktR_P

Reflecting on the last week of July, 350+ colleagues from across academic operations descended on San Diego for AcOps 2026. Hands down one of the most energizing weeks I've had as Coursedog's CEO. In my opening remarks I emphasized Coursedog’s mission of breaking down barriers to student success and our Keynote speaker, Elliot Felix, author of The Connected College, presented on moving "from silos to symphonies."  All of this to highlight that when curriculum lives in one system, scheduling in another, and assessment in a spreadsheet nobody exports anymore, students are the ones that pay the price. That's exactly why academic operations is now recognized as a frontline discipline. It’s not back-office work, but the thing standing between an institution and the outcomes it needs at scale. While we were there, I sat down with The EdUp Experience for a conversation that picked up right where the keynote left off: → What it actually looks like when AI shows up in academic operations — agents that do the work, manage the process, surface insights, and help you decide faster, always with a human in the loop. → Why building your institution's own MCP (Modern Context Protocol, your institution’s own connected AI data foundation) of context and outcomes matters more than chasing the "perfect" data lake. → What separates a vendor from a real partner, and why higher ed needs more of the latter right now. → Where I think this space goes next — category-defining products, and finally solving interoperability at the system level, not just the campus level. One line from the conversation has stuck with me since: the institutions that start now build momentum. The ones waiting on the sidelines are losing ground and the gap just keeps widening. If you were in the room in San Diego, thank you for showing up ready to reimagine how our institutions operate and put in the work it takes to serve our students. If you weren't, the link to listen is in the comments. #AcOps2026 #HigherEd #AcademicOperations #EdTech #AI

AcOps 2026 is officially a wrap, and what a week it was. 🎉 Hundreds of academic operations professionals came together in San Diego to do what our community does best: share what's working, learn from each other, and push the field forward. A few highlights from the week: 🎤 Keynote speaker Elliot Felix had the room thinking about the role of academic operations in creating a connected college 🎙️ Live podcast recording with The EdUp Experience, featuring real conversations with registrars and academic ops leaders from across the country ⚾ A night out at Petco Park cheering on the Padres. Community-building doesn't stop when the sessions end! ☀️ Plenty of outdoor meals and great conversations in the beautiful San Diego weather Thank you to everyone who joined, presented, and made the case for academic operations as the backbone of student success. We're already looking forward to next year. Follow AcOps to keep the conversation going year-round and get sneak peeks into next year’s conference!

AcOps 2026 has officially kicked off! Elliot Felix shared what it takes to create a connected college through better technology, data, and organizational design. I know what's on our reading list when we get home from the conference 👀 The Connected College

The AcOps Conference is less than a week away and the lineup is looking 🔥 Joining us at AcOps 2026: Tyler Doering 🎉 Great scheduling depends on strong systems and processes. In his session, "Building Campus Support for Centralized Scheduling," Tyler will share practical strategies for improving coordination and building more effective scheduling practices across campus. As Reservations Training Facilitator for Coursedog's Event Scheduling module at Utah State University, Tyler brings a systems-focused perspective shaped by his background in U.S. Air Force Intelligence and experience with organizational workflows and data-driven decision-making. #FindCassie #AcOps2026 #HigherEd

The one week count down to the AcOps Conference is on! We are thrilled to host The EdUp Experience at the conference for live podcasting. Stay tuned for some amazing content that is going to come out of these recordings 👀

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Monique Reeves, Executive Vice Chancellor for the Future, Austin Community College District In this episode, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR cohost is Bridget Moran, Director of Content Marketing, Coursedog YOUR host is Dr. Jodi Blinco If 74% of transformational change fails, what are the 26% doing differently? What is a digital twin, & how does it turn a 45 minute student alert into 1 click? Why is leading innovation about cultivating the soil, not being Steve Jobs? Listen in to #EdUp https://lnkd.in/g-TPsKCp We make education YOUR business! P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that! Join EdUp Leadership!

2026 AcOps Speakers, Coursedog Edition! 🎉 Joining us at AcOps 2026: Kayla Brittain (Orr). Getting the most out of your technology starts with understanding how everything works together. In her session, "The Full Suite: How Coursedog Products Interact," Kayla will explore how Coursedog's products connect to support more efficient, streamlined academic operations. As a Senior Project Manager at Coursedog, Kayla brings more than eight years of experience partnering with higher education institutions from implementation through go-live. She is passionate about helping institutions solve operational challenges and achieve long-term success. Register for AcOps 2026 → https://lnkd.in/e5tH3sZ7 #FindCassie #AcOps2026 #HigherEd

2026 AcOps Speakers, Coursedog Edition! 🎉 Joining us at AcOps 2026: Andres R. Antonio, M.S.. Academic scheduling works best when the right data meets the right strategy. In his session, "Fetch More From Your Academic Schedule," Andres will share practical ways to optimize scheduling processes and unlock more value from your academic schedule. As Product Owner at Coursedog, Andres combines his background in teaching and product design with a passion for user research, helping transform institutional challenges into intuitive, impactful solutions. Register for AcOps 2026 → https://lnkd.in/e5tH3sZ7 #FindCassie #AcOps2026 #HigherEd