JPEC Usage

JPEC Usage

I-Star

I-Star is the authoritative source for any alumni-related information and data related to individual contacts.

  • degrees and certificates

  • non-credit program participation (send to UICA after each program is complete to add JPEC involvement)

  • student org involvement, such as Enactus, Student Ambassadors, Sigma Nu Tau Entrepreneurship Honor Society

  • volunteer activities, such as mentors and judges

  • advisory council members

  • individual event attendance

  • donors and gifts

  • use to pull data for targeted communications, such as mailings and emails, since I-Star owns opt-ins/outs - request data at least 2 weeks in advance

I-Star process for yearly alumni review to be completed May to August: Data export -> LinkedIn review and update -> Data cleaning and identifying records with captured changes -> Data import into I-Star

Tippie Salesforce

This system is used to track operations and departmental activities beyond alumni data. It is company focused.

  • experiential learning (Venture Mentoring Service, Business Consulting, Venture School, Startup Incubator, Pro Prep, NSF, IIB?)

  • competitions (Innovation Challenge, Startup Games, IdeaStorm, Statewide Pappajohn Student Competition, Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Venture, Pitch Competitions, Business Model Canvas)

  • non-credit programs that track outcomes and feedback (records that wouldn’t conflict with alumni data) Ex. data while managing the program and enrollments

  • companies, including startup tracking

  • speakers, tracked by SPO and also shared with UICA