TEXAS CONNECTION  CONSORTIUM
2025 30th Annual Conference Agenda
May 21-23, 2025
The Westin Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas
*DRAFT times subject to change
 Wednesday, May 21, 2025
8:00 am     TCC Registration / Information Desk
11:00am
  • Opening Lunch
  • TCC Welcome, Thanks - Brian Braden
  • Keynote - Kay Frances
2:00 pm     Ellucian Overview & Roadmap - Part 1
2:50 pm     Afternoon Break - Network with Sponsors
3:30 pm     What's Next for EDI Smart and Streamlining Transcripts - Part 2
4:30 pm     TBD - Part 3
5:30 pm     Welcome Reception - Network with Sponsors
6:30 pm     Dinner on Your Own
 Thursday, May 22, 2025

7:00 am     Registration & Breakfast on Your Own

8:30 am    Breakout Sessions:

  • Improving Student Notifications with Automation
  • Getting started with TCC
  • Taming the Travel Policies and Procedures using Smartsheet
  • Ellucian Experience Configuration & Administration
  • Making the Choice of a Lifetime-Banner SaaS
  • From Chaos to Clarity: How Strategic Portfolio Management Transforms Higher Ed Decision-Making
  • Choosing a Platform for Process Automation

9:30 am     Break / Network with Sponsors

10:10 am  Breakout Sessions:

  • Set up and Processing for Backdated Drops and Withdrawals
  • Let's Talk Fraud
  • Four Sides to Every Print Template
  • Enchancing Campus Engagement with Ellucian Experience
  • Back to Baseline & Beyond: Ferrilli's Approach to Transforming Customizations & Integrations for SaaS Compliance
  • Argos X: The Next Step in the Evolution of Evisions Argos
  • Tearing Down Silos: Leveraging Technology to Help Students Navigate the Digital Maze

11:10 am  Breakout Sessions:

  • Degree Works Best Practices
  • TRS Error Resolution
  • eMarket Deep Dive
  • Data in Motion: Orchestrating Real-time Integrations with Ethos
  • Beyond Implementation: Reimagining the Higher Ed Experience in SaaS & ERP Transitions
  • Get Organized with Outlook!
  • TBD

12:00 pm    Lunch & Networking

1:10 pm  Breakout Sessions:

  • Maximizing Ellucian Tools: Using Smart Plan and Award to Automate Pathways and Reconnect Stop-Outs
  • TCC Core Curriculum and Degree Works
  • Lamar University - Data Governance in Motion: The First Step, The Steady Climb, and The Road Ahead
  • Automating Higher Ed Workflows with EIP
  • Beyond ERP: How a Data-First Enterprise Architecture is Transforming Higher Ed
  • Eliminating Transcript Processing Bottlenecks: How Automation Speeds Up Admissions
  • TBD

2:10 pm  Breakout Sessions:

  • Degree Works Scribe: Building and Maintaining Degree Audits
  • Birds of a Feather Student 2-year
  • HR Birds of a Feather (TTU)
  • TBD
  • SaaS Forum/Panel - Part 1 - Laredo College & Wharton County Junior College
  • TBD
  • TBD

3:00pm     Break /Sponsor Prize Drawings in Hidalgo Ballroom

3:40 pm  Breakout Sessions:

  • Customizing Degree Works: Localizations for Institutional Needs
  • TCC Review of Fall 2024 Report Changes for Student
  • TCC - HR Review
  • Delight Your Campus with Experience, Data Connect, and Intelligent Processes
  • SaaS Forum/Panel - Part 2 - Laredo College & Wharton County Junior College
  • Beyond Implementation: Reimagining the Higher ED Experience in SaaS & ERP Transitions
  • TBD

4:40 pm  Breakout Sessions:

  • TCC Quality Control and Automated Batch Testing
  • Birds of a Feather Student 4-year
  • Skill Up, Texas workforce: Bridge the Gap and Fuel Institutional Success with Cornerstone Galaxy with Cornerstone OnDemand
  • Integration Strategy Session
  • Maximizing Ethos for SaaS-Compliant Integration: Ferrilli's Wrap Around Services for Institutional Success
  • Dbeaver/Sql Developer
  • Unlocking Success: Insights and Innovations from Ellucian for TCC SaaS Implentations

5:30 pm    Dinner on Your Own

 Friday, May 23, 2025

8:00 am     Information Desk / Breakfast on Your Own 

8:30 am  Breakout Sessions:

  • Staying Up-to-Date: Understanding Degree Works Versions and Updates
  • Technical Tools Aid in THECB Reporting
  • TBD
  • Ellucian Customer Center-Procedures and Tips for a Better Experience
  • Lamar University's SaaS Rediness: A Strategic Migration Roadmay by Ferrilli
  • Automating a Pluggable Database Clone
  • TBD

9:40 am  Breakout Sessions:

  • TCC Student Review
  • TBD
  • Streamline Your Campus Travel with Emburse Enterprise
  • Java Process Performance Gains
  • Sorting Out SaaS
  • WorkSmarter Not Harder!
  • TCC Leadership Council Meeting

10:30 am     Adjourn