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Associated Press
27-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
USU Once Again Recognized as a Market Leader in IT and Enterprise Service Management
MöGLINGEN, GERMANY, May 27, 2025 / / -- USU has once again been recognized as a leading global provider in the latest 'Vendor Selection Matrix™ IT and Enterprise Service Management Solutions' published by the independent analyst firm Research In Action (RIA). With an improved score of 9.35, USU secured third place overall among 20 internationally ranked vendors, reaffirming its strong market position in the IT and Enterprise Service Management (ITSM, ESM) sector. USU received top marks in the categories of recommendation rate, customer satisfaction, and price versus value ratio. The complete study is available for complimentary download on the USU website. Market Study Confirms Current IT and ESM Market Trends The market study is based on a survey of arround 1,000 IT and business decision-makers with budget responsibility from various companies worldwide. It reveals that the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Employee Experience will play a key role for ITSM and ESM providers and are significantly shaping the market. USU Impresses With Its Solution Portfolio The analysts particularly highlight USU's comprehensive, AI-driven platform, that seamlessly integrates with various business functions to streamline processes and enhance service delivery. With the second-highest score for breadth and depth of its solution offering, USU is recognized in the study as one of the top global vendors 2025. Also, the product partnership with Thoma Bravo has been perceived by the decision-makers surveyed as a very positive sign for future innovation and growth. Johannes Biesing, Vice President Product Management at USU, explains: 'This repeated recognition confirms our long-term strategy: we consistently focus on technological innovation and close customer relationships. Together with Thoma Bravo, we aim to drive future innovation and generate growth. With our AI-driven ITSM- and ESM-platform, we help companies around the world improve their service quality and accelerate their digital transformation.' This press release is available at USU GmbH As a leading provider of software and service solutions for IT and customer service management, USU helps customers optimize IT resources in the cloud and AI era. Organizations worldwide rely on USU to modernize their IT infrastructure, minimize cloud costs, and enhance service excellence. USU technologies provide comprehensive transparency and control over hybrid IT environments—from on-premises data centers to cloud-based services and hardware assets. Additionally, USU's AI-powered platform serves as a central knowledge base, delivering consistent information across all communication channels and customer services. More information: Verena Fahrbach USU GmbH +49 7141 48670 email us here Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Committee formed to search for new Utah State University president
The Utah Board of Higher Education announced Thursday a new committee of board members, trustees, faculty and students has been formed to select the next president of Utah State University. The new committee will be responsible for identifying potential candidates who will 'advance the university's unique mission as Utah's land- and space-grant institution, with a strong emphasis on student-centered education, research and community engagement,' according to a statement from the Utah System of Higher Education. They will also review applications and conduct interviews for the position before recommending their top three candidates to the Utah Board of Higher Education, which will select the new university president. The nine-person committee is co-chaired by Steve Neeleman, Board of Higher Education vice chairman, and David Huntsman, USU trustee. Board of Higher Education member Cydni Tetro and USU trustee Clark Whitworth also represent their boards as members of the search committee. Several members of the university's faculty were also named committee members, including Interim Dean and Faculty Senate President Grant Cardon, Senior Vice President for Marketing and Communications Bill Plate and Staff Association Vice President Elisa Taylor. 'This search committee brings together a broad cross-section of voices from the Utah State community,' said Neeleman in a statement. 'We're committed to finding a leader whose vision and values align with the spirit of Utah State and can champion its mission of learning, discovery and service for the success of all students who attend.' Matthew Richey, the 2024-25 USU student body president, joined the committee as a student representative, and Laurel Cannon Alder, former USU trustee and alumni association president, was selected as a voice for community members and university alumni. New higher education hiring amendments passed in the 2025 legislative session require that the search committee work in closed, confidential meetings to protect candidate privacy and potentially entice a more competitive pool of candidates in the hiring process. After the committee submits its top candidates, the Board of Higher Education will be required to make the final candidate selection in an open and public meeting. 'I am honored to serve the Aggie community in this capacity,' Huntsman said. 'This is a critical time for Utah State, and we are committed to finding the best person to lead USU and position the university to meet both the challenges and opportunities of the future.' The Presidential Search Committee plans to work with national executive search firm AGB Search to approve a position announcement seeking nominees and applicants in the coming weeks. Former USU President Elizabeth Cantwell resigned and announced her new position as president of Washington State University in February. Alan L. Smith was named as the university's interim president shortly after and plans to return to his position as dean of the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services when the new president is selected. Updates on the search and community engagement opportunities will be uploaded to the Presidential Search Committee webpage as they become available. Students and community members can share suggestions or feedback about the search by emailing the committee or submitting an anonymous comment on the Utah System of Higher Education website.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Utah State University: More than a dozen degrees and programs being cut to comply with HB265
The realities of HB265 — the Legislature's recent higher education 'strategic reinvestment' initiative — are becoming increasingly specific at Utah State University. A bachelor's degree in American Sign Language/deaf education teacher prep program, a master's degree in applied kinesiology, and the theater program at the school's Price campus are counted among the 14 programs, degrees and certificates 'proposed to be discontinued' at the university. 'In creating USU's strategic reinvestment plan under HB265, USU must discontinue certain academic programs, degrees and certificates,' according to the school webpage detailing the 14 discontinued programs. And more program cuts, the webpage suggested, could be forthcoming: 'This list will be updated with the newest on top as decisions are made.' Decisions to discontinue educational activities 'have been based on an iterative, data-informed process with specific focus on the criteria in HB265, contextual information offered through the deans and USU community feedback, and USU's anticipated strategic direction for reinvestment.' The roster of proposed program and credential cuts at USU is diverse — including bachelor's degree programs in environmental engineering and family life studies, a graduate certificate in the National Environmental Policy Act, a doctoral degree specialization in psychology data science and research methodology, and an undergraduate degree in agricultural communication. Sponsors of HB265 have offered assurances that students who have already started programs won't 'have the rug pulled out from underneath them' and will be allowed to complete the programs they are in. In a letter sent Friday to all USU employees, interim President Alan L. Smith noted that 'no single metric' determined the educational activities to be discontinued. 'And no specific algorithm could be generated that would produce the list of activities for us — making decisions in context necessarily requires the application of human judgment. This acknowledged, please know that decisions were data-informed and reevaluated multiple times by (USU Provost Laurens Smith's) team and then by others, including myself.' Smith added in his letter that while certain departments or academic activities may be discontinued, 'this does not necessarily mean that all faculty or staff positions within those areas will be affected. 'Nonetheless, positions across the institution may have role statement changes, job description adjustments, or otherwise be impacted or vacated.' Smith also reminded USU employees of the school's ongoing voluntary separation program. The announcement that specific degrees, programs and certificates are being cut is the latest major news out of USU in recent weeks as it seeks compliance with HB265. Smith has signaled that job layoffs are inevitable — and earlier this month the interim president announced the mergers of several existing colleges at the school. The first will be a merger of the Caine College of the Arts, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and College of Science. Joe Ward, the current dean of the school's College of Humanities and Social Sciences, will lead the new college. The second structural change calls for merging the S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources and the College of Agricultural and Applied Sciences — forming a new college, according to Smith, 'that aligns with those found at several thriving land-grant institutions.' The dean of that new college is to be determined. 'In both cases, these mergers will strategically enhance academic programming, foster interdisciplinary scholarship, and significantly improve our ability to meet the evolving needs of our students and the state of Utah,' wrote Smith. The evolving restructuring happening in Logan reflects similar efforts developing at all of Utah's public degree-granting institutions in order to comply with HB265 — the recently passed legislation requiring schools to reallocate millions to programs determined to be of highest value. In the coming weeks, USU and the state's other public institutions of higher education will present their strategic plans to the Utah System of Higher Education and, later, to state lawmakers. If their recommended reallocations are approved, they can reclaim the 10% of their annual budget that was cut earlier this year as part of the strategic reinvestment process. Leaders at USU are tasked with absorbing a $4.8 million budget cut from the 2024 Legislature even while addressing the $12.5 million being withheld, at least temporarily, through HB265. 'If our proposal is accepted, we will then recover these dollars, but they must be spent in the proposed new ways,' wrote Smith last month. 'These ways will naturally align with our mission and various strategic priorities yet will only be achievable by pivoting away from some of our previous structures, programs, and people. 'This will be incredibly hard for us even if in the interest of the long-term health and success of USU.'
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
USU announces majors proposed to be cut under new Utah law
LOGAN, Utah () — Utah State University has of the academic programs it could be discontinuing due to a 2025 bill taking effect starting May 7, 2025. While this bill will impact all higher education institutions across Utah, USU is the first to announce a potential change in academic programs. requires 'each degree-granting institution to create a strategic reinvestment plan to reallocate funding from certain programs and divisions of the institution to certain programs and divisions that merit additional investment,' according to the text of the bill. Governor Spencer Cox on March 26, 2025. It will go into effect on May 7 of this year. In a from former USU President Elizabeth R. Cantwell, she said, 'We are actively working to mitigate the impact of these potential reductions on our students and our core teaching and research missions. However, adjustments of this magnitude will necessitate difficult decisions regarding academic programs.' MORE USU NEWS: Utah State University now in 'substantial compliance' with DOJ agreement over Title IX violations On Friday, USU's Interim President Alan L. Smith to all employees. 'We have not yet finalized reinvestment decision-making tied to our proposal. However, we anticipate pursuing new or amplified structures that foreground artificial intelligence and computing, health disciplines, student success, and graduate education throughout our statewide system,' Smith said in the message. Smith also shared that there would be some structural changes to existing departments, saying that the College of Humanities and Social Sciences will be merging eight departments into six, the Department of Geosciences will join with the Natural Resources and Agriculture department, and the Engineering Education Department will be discontinued. 'Decisions to discontinue educational activities have been based on an iterative process that involved considering the span of data aligned with HB 265, contextual information offered through the deans and your feedback, and our anticipated strategic directions for reinvestment,' he stated. Here is a complete list of academic programs, degrees, and certificates that are being discontinued. Agriculture Communication, Bachelor's Degree ASL Interpretation, Emphasis ASL / Deaf Education Teacher Prep Program, Bachelor's Degree Community and Public Health, Emphasis within Health Education Deaf and Elementary Education, Bachelor's Degree Environmental Engineering, Bachelor's Degree Family Finance, Emphasis within Human Development and Family Studies Family Life Studies, Bachelor's Degree Applied Kinesiology Fitness Promotion, Master's Degree National Environmental Policy Act, Graduate Certificate Physical Education, Emphasis in Kinesiology Rehabilitation Transition, Graduate Certificate Psychology Data Science and Research Methodology, Ph.D. Specialization Theatre Program in Price, Associate Degree 'As a reminder, ultimately our proposal will be reviewed by our Board of Trustees, USHE, and legislative committees and therefore is subject to change,' Smith said in the letter. 'Thank you for expressing the stamina, grit, and compassion for one another that we need to navigate toward a stronger USU.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Reinvestment plan: Utah State University to consolidate several colleges
A pair of 'global structural changes' are part of Utah State University's evolving strategic reinvestment plan mandated by the Legislature. In a recent message sent to USU faculty and staff, the school's interim president, Alan Smith, announced the mergers of several existing colleges at the Logan-based campus. The first will be a merger of the Caine College of the Arts, College of Humanities and Social Sciences and College of Science. 'This will result in a new college at USU that aligns common arts and sciences models nationally,' wrote Smith. Joe Ward, the current dean of the school's College of Humanities and Social Sciences, will lead the new college. The second structural change calls for merging the S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources and the College of Agricultural and Applied Sciences — forming a new college, according to Smith, 'that aligns with those found at several thriving land-grant institutions.' The dean of that new college is to be determined. 'In both cases, these mergers will strategically enhance academic programming, foster interdisciplinary scholarship, and significantly improve our ability to meet the evolving needs of our students and the state of Utah,' wrote Smith. In light of the mergers, USU faculty and staff can expect department consolidations, moves and reconfigurations. 'Crucially, these adjustments are part of our reinvestment strategy, aimed at enhancing strengths, creating synergies, and exploring new directions enabled by our updated academic structures,' wrote Smith. 'Our task includes phasing out less productive or declining programs while actively pursuing areas of growth and future potential.' The new colleges at USU, added Smith, will be tasked over the coming academic year to form 'strategic plans, governance structures, novel curricular initiatives' and other infrastructure elements to ensure long-term success and impact. In an earlier message to USU employees, Smith noted that job layoffs are inevitable, adding 'personnel are the primary cost of an institution like ours.' USU is also offering a university-wide voluntary separation incentive program for eligible employees as a method of campus force reduction. 'A pressing task will be to address roles and responsibilities tied to leadership and some support functions,' wrote Smith in his most recent message. 'Any associated personnel reductions – which would be applied July 1 or later — will depend on VSIP uptake and the administrative and operational needs of the new colleges. 'I know personnel impacts are of particular concern to our community and we will work to communicate as quickly and clearly as possible to those affected when decisions are made.' The evolving restructuring happening in Logan reflects similar efforts developing at all of Utah's public degree-granting institutions in order to comply with House Bill 265 — the recently passed legislation requiring schools to reallocate millions to programs determined to be of highest value. In the coming weeks, USU and the state's other public institutions of higher education will present their strategic plans to the Utah System of Higher Education and, later, to state lawmakers. If their recommended reallocations are approved, they can reclaim the 10% of their annual budget that was cut earlier this year as part of the strategic reinvestment process. Leaders at USU are tasked with absorbing a $4.8 million budget cut from the 2024 Legislature even while addressing the $12.5 million being withheld, at least temporarily, through HB265. 'If our proposal is accepted, we will then recover these dollars, but they must be spent in the proposed new ways,' wrote Smith last month. 'These ways will naturally align with our mission and various strategic priorities yet will only be achievable by pivoting away from some of our previous structures, programs, and people. 'This will be incredibly hard for us even if in the interest of the long-term health and success of USU.' Smith concluded his most recent message with praises for USU's academic community: 'You are heroically meeting the needs of our students and the communities we serve during a time of unusual disruption for higher education as well as personal concerns about future changes at USU.'
