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title: "Webinar: Elevating the Student Experience"
description: Learn how integrated, AI-powered engagement increases the ROI other platforms across your campus - including those most important, like your SIS and CRM.
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###### ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

# Elevating the Student Experience Through Personalized, Integrated Engagement

Recorded November 16, 2021

![Damon Vangelis Headshot](https://info.ocelot.ai/hubfs/Headshots/Damon%20Vangelis%20Headshot%20for%20HubSpot.png)

###### Damon Vangelis

 Founder, Ocelot

![Kelley Bradder Headshot](https://info.ocelot.ai/hubfs/Kelley%20Bradder%20Headshot.png)

###### Kelley Bradder

 VP of Integrations & Security, Ocelot

![Wayne Kruger Headshot](https://info.ocelot.ai/hubfs/Wayne%20Kruger%20Headshot.png)

###### Wayne Kruger

 Director of Financial Aid, St. Petersburg College

Increasingly, institutions are looking for simple and easy ways to access data from legacy systems and utilize it in modern interfaces that **provide students with an engaging and unified communications experience.**

Taking this type of approach **increases the ROI of *all* platforms across your campus** - including some of those systems and solutions that are most important, **like your SIS and CRM.**

View our on-demand webinar where we were joined by **Wayne Kruger, Director of Financial Aid from St. Petersburg College** as he shared their experience leveraging data from legacy systems and integrating it with AI technology to drive personalized communications and engagement.

Other topics discussed included:

- How SIS integrations (**like PeopleSoft and Banner**) drive more personalized engagement with students
- Where CRM integrations (**Slate and SalesForce anyone!?**) can help streamline admissions and enrollment
- Why seamless, integrated engagement provides a holistic digital experience that results in **increased student success**

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#### "Students are getting what they need—they are less stressed. Staff are able to focus. Answers are consistent and right. This product is a revenue generator—it drives enrollment and retention."

##### Michael Bennett

 AVP, St. Petersburg College

#### "Seriously, I have done quite a few things as VP since I've been there the last 5.5 years...I have never gotten more positive feedback than what we're doing with this artificial intelligence."

##### Dr. Lloyd Holmes

 President, De Anza College

#### "In this enrollment environment you can't afford not to do this."

##### Brian Jones

 Director of Admissions, Minnesota State University, Mankato

![Two-Way Texting](https://info.ocelot.ai/hubfs/Text%20Campaigns.svg)

##### Two-Way Texting

Proactively nudge students through the student lifecycle on a device with a 98% open rate.

![Chatbot + Live Chat](https://info.ocelot.ai/hubfs/Chatbot%20+%20Live%20Chat.svg)

##### AI Chatbot + Live Chat

Transform office hours from 9-5 to 24/7 on any device so students get the help they need to be successful.

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##### Preloaded Content

Answer questions before they’re even asked with text and video responses across 20+ departments.

![AI Workflow](https://info.ocelot.ai/hubfs/AI%20Workflow.svg)

##### AI Workflow

Benefit from AI Conversational Design experts and the largest network of AI interactions in higher education.

![Insights + Analytics](https://info.ocelot.ai/hubfs/Insights%20+%20Analytics.svg)

##### Insights + Analytics

Gain insight on student behavior, responses, and preferences that improves your student engagement approach.

![Ecosystem Integrations](https://info.ocelot.ai/hubfs/Ecosystem%20Integrations.svg)

##### Ecosystem Integrations

Connect with SIS, CRM, and other platforms to deliver personalized advising and student-specific experiences.

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