TEXAS CONNECTION CONSORTIUM
2025 30th Annual Conference Agenda
The Westin Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas
*DRAFT times subject to change
8:00 am TCC Registration / Information Desk
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11:00am
- Opening Lunch
- TCC Welcome, Thanks - Brian Braden
- Keynote - Kay Frances
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2:00 pm Ellucian Overview & Roadmap - Part 1
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2:50 pm Afternoon Break - Network with Sponsors
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3:30 pm What's Next for EDI Smart and Streamlining Transcripts - Part 2
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4:30 pm TBD - Part 3
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5:30 pm Welcome Reception - Network with Sponsors
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6:30 pm Dinner on Your Own
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7:00 am Registration & Breakfast on Your Own
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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
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9:30 am Break / Network with Sponsors
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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
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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
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12:00 pm Lunch & Networking
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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
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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
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3:00pm Break /Sponsor Prize Drawings in Hidalgo Ballroom
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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
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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
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5:30 pm Dinner on Your Own
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8:00 am Information Desk / Breakfast on Your Own
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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
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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
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10:30 am Adjourn
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