Erika Graves
AVP, Workday Operations,
Meharry Medical College
From Silos to Solutions: How Three Institutions Are Turning Disparate Systems Into Insight
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | 2:15PM–3:00PM CT | Meeting Room 102, Level 1
Session Type:
Breakout Session
Delivery Format:
Industry Insights
Institutions face growing pressure to unify, govern, and leverage enterprise data to drive student success, compliance, fundraising, and efficiency. In this panel-style session, moderated by K16 Solutions, three institutions will share how they are modernizing their data strategy.
Leaders from the University of the Pacific, Meharry Medical College, and University of Louisiana System will highlight how they are addressing challenges in advancement, student engagement, compliance, and system integration—showcasing practical examples of innovation and impact.
- University of the Pacific will discuss how Scaffold DataX transforms fundraising by integrating and analyzing donor and alumni data.
- University of Louisiana System will show how shared data standards across campuses deliver faster, more accurate insights while preserving institutional autonomy.
- Meharry Medical College will share how they unified legacy SIS and LMS data and archived sensitive SIS data for compliance and historical access.
Attendees will hear directly from institutional leaders about challenges faced, solutions implemented, and measurable outcomes achieved.
Learning Outcomes:
- Gain insights into how leading institutions modernize data strategy across advancement, compliance, and student success.
- Understand how Scaffold DataX supports real-time integration, archiving, and reporting across SIS, LMS, and CRM systems.
- Learn approaches to breaking down data silos and driving decision-making with timely insights.
- Explore use cases that demonstrate measurable value in fundraising, compliance reporting, and student engagement.
