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Securing Student Data in International Education: The Advantages of SOC 2 Type II Compliance
In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, higher education institutions face the dual challenge of delivering top-tier education while safeguarding the security and privacy of student data. This responsibility extends to all students, including those involved in...
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Via Empowers Three-Person Bethel Team
Via Empowers Three-Person Bethel Team “With Via, you don’t feel alone,” says Bethel’s assistant director. The International and Off-Campus Programs office at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota, was a latecomer to using software to manage its workload. “We were...
Removing Study Abroad Barriers at UCM with Via
Via Removes Study Abroad Barriers; Gives UCM Quality Student Data It Can Use Via helps develop a path to better support students, coordinator says. The University of Central Missouri needed a software system that was easier to work with and more manageable for its...
West Chester Encourages Risk-Averse Generation Z Students to Study Abroad
Via Helps West Chester University Reach Risk-Averse Generation Z Students Via’s “gamified” approach aids students in exploring study abroad Throughout her nearly 20-year career in International Education, Trachanda Garcia has worked to help students see the...
Success Story: Knox College
“In our old system, I had a cumbersome Swiss Army knife when all I use is the bottle opener. Via is the bottle opener,” says Knox’s Todd Heidt It was serendipity in the form of a perfectly timed email that brought Via together with Todd Heidt, director of the Eleanor...
Success Story: University of New Hampshire
UNH replaces its old database, nicknamed “The Beast,” with Via in 2017 In 2016, the “old rickety database” the University of New Hampshire’s Education Abroad team was using was on its last legs, recalls Leonie “Leo” Meijer, now interim director of education abroad at...
Success Story: Pepperdine University
Via Makes Work Easier for Global Programs Office Before Chloe Weatherill started at Pepperdine Graziadio Business School, the school’s Global Programs Office was primarily using Via for its Trimester Exchange Program. Chloe wanted to expand Via’s use to include the...
Success Story: Western Illinois University
“I feel like part of the Via family,” says WIU’s Kim McDaniel Kim McDaniel acknowledges she was resistant to changing software providers when the Study Abroad and Outreach Office at Western Illinois University (WIU) decided to replace its existing system for something...
Via Unveils Self-Care Employee Stipend During Mental Health Awareness Month
Via Prioritizes Employee Mental Health Year-Round with Initiatives Particularly as a virtual company with employees all over the world, Via wants our team members to know how much we support and care about them and their mental health. We do that year-round through a...
Success Story: Southwestern University
Via Travel gives Southwestern’s Monya Lemery “peace of mind” Monya Lemery knew when she became director of study abroad and international student services at Southwestern University in January 2020 that she wasn’t going to have the in-house software system she had...
Via Celebrates International Education Day
Study Missouri Event Brings Together Students from Across the State Founded in 2009, the Study Missouri consortium has been working to make Missouri a preferred study destination for international students. One of the important parts of Study Missouri is the...
Meet with Via at the NAFSA Conference
Power Your NAFSA Experience with Free Coffee & Via Mugs The NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo is happening soon: May 31 – June 3 in Denver, Colorado! The Via team is excited about the conference and we embrace this year’s theme: Building Our Sustainable Future....
Via to Unveil Via Lab at NAFSA
Experience Live Product Demos, Partner Meetups & More Via is all about engagement. Engaging with our clients, end users and the International Education Community as a whole. As a company built by and for international educators, we believe that engagement is the...