Our final stop along the tour was Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, OH. As we drove from Toledo, OH to Delaware, OH it looked like we were driving through a Normal Rockwell Christmas Card. We also drove through Ben Roethlisberger’s hometown of Findlay, which may have been fitting for the upcoming Super Bowl. OWU was a great way to end the trip. When we arrived at the hotel they had a welcome package waiting for us. What a nice surprise!

OWU has less than 2,000 students but can boast of producing Nobel Prize winners, former Vice-Presidents, social justice activists, and Hollywood notables. OWU has a diverse population with students from all over the world, with a beautiful campus that happened to be under a blanket of snow when we arrived.

The Student Activities Office did a great job promoting their student leadership summit, which we were proud to be a part of. When we arrived in the Union we saw posters and flyers promoting OrgSync. Before we arrived students knew the name OrgSync even if they were not fully aware of what our solution offers.

During the Leadership Summit we were able to present and train all of the student organization presidents and advisors. OWU hosted the first Leadership Summit we have been invited to, and we were excited for the opportunity. We were also able to meet the new president of OWU, Dr. Rock Jones, and the keynote Speaker Dr. Ron Binder from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Jones (who likes the students to call him ‘Rock’) and Dr. Binder did a great job of inspiring and motivating the full house of excited student leaders. The students provided a great audience to work with; understanding the importance, as student leaders to leverage programs and technology, such as OrgSync, to help improve the management and communication for their organizations.

I look forward to building a long lasting relationship with OWU and watching the campus embrace OrgSync’s full capabilities!

Tuesday evening we made it to Toledo for our training at Owens Community College. However, we were deeply disappointed that our first day of training was canceled due to the steady snowfall and that our two-day training program was cut down to one.

Although we got several inches of snow, the cold did not discourage students and administrators from coming out to our training sessions. Students and organization advisors were excited to learn more about OrgSync and how it would be able to help solve their organization frustrations. The Owens staff was elated to learn how OrgSync will streamline their typically tedious tasks and create a paperless office within!
Students were astonished at OrgSync’s robust platform; allowing them to register organizations, submit event and travel requests, reserve meeting rooms, and download end of the year reports. And these are only a few of OrgSync’s capabilities!

During my experiences in higher education, I was always frustrated with the paperwork and bureaucracy that kept me from working directly with students. That is why I love OrgSync so much. Campus administrators can save time and money, which will allow them to work more closely with students! After all I did not get my masters degree in bureaucratic paper pushing, nor did any other professional in higher education (you all know what I am talking about).

Owens has a great student activities staff, and I look forward to seeing their campus evolve from all the opportunities OrgSync is bringing them. Although we are sad to leave Owens campus, it is time to move on to yet another campus. Onward to Ohio Wesleyan University. Stay tuned for part three of Le Tour de Ohio!

If you have read this blog for any amount of time you already realize how much OrgSync loves and appreciate our clients. We also love the opportunity to travel to new campuses, meet our clients face to face, conduct on-site trainings, and discuss the best way to launch an individual campus to meet their needs. Since I worked on college campuses for 10 years, I always feel at home regardless of the location. Eric and I (Jeff) just wrapped up the first leg of our Tour de Ohio with a trip to Bowling Green State University. We spent 2 days meeting with the Student Affairs staff, student leaders, and IT staff.

We spent most of our time learning about their student organization processes so we could best construct an implementation plan to meet their needs and make their life a little easier. I was extremely impressed with the support they give their student leaders. BGSU has an extensive student organization funding process, and a dedicated staff that counsels and advises organizations on fiscal responsibility. It was great to sit down with their staff and brainstorm how OrgSync could help simplify their process and free up time for the Student Affairs Office to work on increasing student engagement.

One of the highlights of the trip was when we were showing OrgSync to a group of students, and one of them blurted out, “Where has this website been?” As if she has spent a life-time manually filling out paperwork and tracking down advisors for signatures. The students were all very excited to explore OrgSync and are looking forward to all the capabilities OrgSync brings to BGSU. We look forward to working with Bowling Green State University and building a long lasting relationship with them.

Next Stop Owens Community College- Toledo, OH

Bowling Green State University

Students on Campus

BGSU Student Union