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Ellucian Announces 2026 Experience Idol Winners Celebrating Innovation and Excellence in Higher Education

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Six winners — three higher education institutions and three partners — recognized for innovative use of the Ellucian Platform capabilities to solve real campus challenges.Institutional winners receive a Student Experience Scholarship, professional services support and design consultation to accelerate continued innovation.Submissions highlighted creative use of capabilities including central workspace, business process automation, low-code integrations, and AI-driven experiences.

RESTON, Va., April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Ellucian, the leading higher education technology solutions provider, announced the 2026 Experience Idol winners on the mainstage at Ellucian Live, the industry’s premier global technology conference. Experience Idol is an annual program celebrating institutions and partner organizations using the Ellucian Platform and SaaS-native capabilities to deliver innovative, data-driven experiences that improve outcomes for students, faculty, and staff across the higher education lifecycle.

Advancing Innovation Across the Student Experience

“As we look across this year’s Experience Idol submissions, what stands out is not just creativity. It is how institutions and partners are applying Ellucian technology in practical, meaningful ways to improve the day-to-day experience across campus,” said Mike Wulff, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Ellucian. “These innovations show what becomes possible when data, automation, and intuitive experiences come together in ways that are built for how higher education actually works. From bringing clarity to complex workflows and enabling earlier, more targeted student support, to reducing friction for faculty and staff through more unified experiences, this year’s winners are setting a new standard for efficiency, impact, and better outcomes across higher education.”

Recognizing Innovation in Action

The Experience Idol program invites institutions and partners to design and deliver impactful solutions using capabilities within the Ellucian Platform, including central workspace, reporting & analytics, workflow automation, low-code integrations, and AI-powered experiences. Finalists are selected based on creativity, measurable impact, and effective use of platform capabilities to improve outcomes for students, faculty, and staff.

The 2026 Experience Idol higher education institution winners include:

Best Use of AI: recognizing innovative applications of AI-powered capabilities to deliver meaningful outcomes.

Anne Arundel Community College

Anne Arundel Community College used Ellucian’s business process automation and the AI Writing Assistant to improve its faculty contract workflow. The AI supports staff by generating precise, role-specific instructions and consistent email communications, reducing ambiguity and accelerating approvals. By improving clarity at each step, the institution minimizes errors, reduces delays, and enhances transparency across departments. This approach modernizes a high-volume, high-risk process while maintaining human oversight, resulting in a more efficient and trustworthy experience for faculty and administrators alike.

Best Use Case: highlighting impactful solutions that address key institutional challenges.

University of the Fraser Valley

The University of the Fraser Valley implemented a centralized emergency communication system within Ellucian’s central workspace to deliver fast, consistent messaging across multiple channels. Replacing a fragmented approach that required updates in several systems, the new solution enables staff to create a single message and distribute it simultaneously via email, SMS, workspace notifications, and more. A unified dashboard provides full visibility into active and past alerts, improving response time and coordination during critical events. This approach enhances trust, reduces confusion, and ensures students and staff receive timely, reliable information when it matters most.

Best Overall Dashboard: showcasing intuitive, persona-driven experiences within the central workspace.

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville University transformed its campus portal by replacing a fragmented SharePoint experience with a unified, mobile-friendly dashboard built within Ellucian’s central workspace. By introducing a consistent design system across 24 cards, the university created a cohesive, branded interface that makes it easy for students, faculty, and staff to find critical resources. Features like centralized financial aid information, one-tap campus security access, and a powerful search function for important forms significantly reduced help desk calls. The result is a streamlined, intuitive experience that improves usability and reinforces a stronger institutional identity.

Institutional winners received a Student Experience Scholarship, an Ellucian professional services package to support continued innovation, and a design session with Ellucian’s User Experience team.

The 2026 Experience Idol partner winners include:

Best in Extensibility: honoring solutions that demonstrate seamless integration through APIs, data pipelines, and platform interoperability.

ESM Solutions

ESM Solutions delivers a personalized procurement experience through purchase cards in Ellucian’s central workspace that brings purchasing, approvals, and budget insights together in a single interface. By integrating seamlessly with Ellucian systems, the solution provides real-time visibility into spending and ensures compliance through built-in validations and workflows. Users can manage transactions, track progress, and make informed decisions from one dashboard, reducing complexity and improving efficiency across finance and procurement teams.

Best Student Impact: celebrating solutions that deliver measurable improvements to the student experience.

Entrinsik

Entrinsik’s AI-powered card created for Ellucian’s central workspace delivers a personalized, conversational interface that enables students to access real-time information and take action directly from their dashboard. By leveraging low-code integrations and multiple system integrations, the assistant can surface holds, financial data, and academic information while allowing secure updates with user approval. This solution meets students where they are, providing immediate, context-aware support that improves engagement, reduces friction, and helps remove barriers to student success.

Student Wellness Challenge: recognizing innovative, data-informed approaches to addressing student wellness.

Ferrilli

Ferrilli’s Stress and Wellness card provides students with immediate access to mental health resources and proactive support directly within Ellucian’s central workspace. Features include guided stress-relief exercises, centralized resource hubs, and a “Stressed About Class” workflow that connects students with instructors and escalates concerns if needed. Built using Ellucian’s low-code integrations and business process automation, the solution ensures timely intervention and creates a structured support system that helps students feel seen, supported, and connected.

To learn more about Ellucian solutions, visit: https://www.ellucian.com/

WHAT IS ELLUCIAN
Ellucian powers innovation for higher education, partnering with approximately 3,000 customers across 50 countries, serving more than 21 million students. Ellucian’s AI-powered platform, trained on the richest dataset available in higher education, drives efficiency, personalized experiences, and strengthened engagement for all students, faculty and staff. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, including data-rich tools for student recruitment, enrolment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian’s innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners and user community of more than 45,000 provides best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.

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Hyundai Motor Group Accelerates Autonomous Driving Innovation with AI-Powered Data Flywheel

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Hyundai Motor Group hosts “HMG Autonomous Driving Media Day”, outlining its roadmap for the next era of autonomous driving; first showcase of Level 2++ technologyDual-Track strategy accelerates Level 2+ production through NVIDIA collaboration while internalizing key autonomous driving technologies through proprietary Atria AI
…NVIDIA solutions-based Level 2+ production targeted for the H1 2028 and Level 2++ in H2 2028, followed by Atria AI-powered Level 2++ vehicles in H2 2029
…Progressive sensor standardization across Hyundai Motor, Kia, 42dot and Motional brings together autonomous driving capabilities across the GroupData Flywheel strategy establishes a virtuous cycle of data collection, training, validation and deployment to continuously advance AI capabilities
…Expands the Group’s data ecosystem by leveraging its annual sales of 7 million vehicles and Data Union framework, while implementing a data-centric development framework based on hard example mining, continuous training and SER
…Real-world Level 4 pilot to launch in Gwangju by year-end in partnership with Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to secure large-scale validation data42dot shares Vision-Language-Action (VLA)-based autonomous driving technology that integrates visual information and language-based reasoning to guide driving decisions
…VLA research focuses on addressing edge cases, while parallel development of end-to-end (E2E) autonomy and VLA models enhances technical stability and scalability
…VLA model validation currently underway, with on-road testing and the full development process scheduled to run through early next yearNew Atria AI urban driving videos — an executive ride-along, one-take footage, and edge-case handling — are live on the Group’s YouTube channel

SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) announced that it has put its Data Flywheel into full operation, marking a new phase in its autonomous driving technology strategy. The system creates a virtuous cycle of data collection, AI training, validation and deployment to secure a competitive advantage through accelerated learning and technology development.

During the Group’s “HMG Autonomous Driving Media Day” at 42dot headquarters in Gyeonggi Province, Korea, the Group presented its autonomous driving development strategy, technology roadmap, key achievements and implementation plans. The presentation underscored the Group’s strategic positioning in the global autonomous driving technology competition and detailed how integrated data and AI systems form the foundation for next-generation vehicle technology.

At the event, the Group identified the Data Flywheel as a key element of its autonomous driving competitiveness and shared the operational framework and execution strategy that transforms large-scale real-world driving data into continuous technology improvements.

42dot also introduced key technologies and the development progress for the Group’s proprietary autonomous driving artificial intelligence, Atria AI, while outlining the background and future plans for its Vision-Language-Action (VLA) technology development initiative.

In line with the event, the Group unveiled footage of an Atria AI-equipped SDV Testbed navigating complex urban traffic without driver intervention. Operating at a Level 2++ capability, the autonomous driving system showcased in the footage illustrates how the Data Flywheel is enabling a continuous cycle of learning, validation and performance improvement. The footage is available on the Group’s official YouTube channel.

“Autonomous driving competition is no longer about comparing specific features. Competitiveness is determined by how much data you secure, how quickly you learn and how effectively you can reflect those results in actual products and services. At its core, autonomous driving competitiveness comes down to having systems that enable continuous, rapid learning. Hyundai Motor Group will develop autonomous driving technology that customers can trust, based on a virtuous cycle of data, AI and validation. Our goal is to ensure the safety and quality levels customers can trust while we learn and improve rapidly.” – Minwoo Park, President and Head of Advanced Vehicle Platform (AVP) Division at Hyundai Motor Group and CEO of 42dot

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Allstream Energy Partners Nominated in Multiple Categories for Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators

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Nomination Categories for Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators in AI & Automation, Advertising, Marketing & PR

HOUSTON, Sept. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Allstream Energy Partners has been nominated in multiple categories for Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators program, recognizing organizations redefining their industries through innovation, leadership, and emerging technologies.

The company received nominations in six categories:

Best Workplaces for Innovators North AmericaAI, Automation and Machine Learning ExcellenceAdvertising, Marketing and PRSmall & Mighty CompaniesInnovative Leader of the Year: Efrain Garcia, Founder and CEOInnovative Team of the Year

The nominations recognize Allstream’s investment in proprietary AI-driven marketing technologies, digital publishing solutions, and workflows designed to change how energy companies build visibility, authority, and customer engagement.

Where Oil and Gas Digital Marketing Meets Publishing

Allstream Energy Partners has developed an agency-plus-publisher model combining digital marketing, content creation, industry communications, media publishing, executive networking, and business development.

As artificial intelligence changes how buyers discover suppliers, manufacturers, engineering firms, service companies, and technology providers, Allstream helps clients position themselves to be recommended—not simply found.

Its integrated capabilities include AI marketing strategy, AI-optimized website development, SEO for Oil and Gas, Answer Engine Optimization, Generative Engine Optimization, AI search visibility, content marketing, industry publishing, public relations, social media, paid search, email marketing, event promotion, podcasting, branding, and digital advertising.

Innovation Built for Energy

Unlike a general marketing agency, Allstream was built specifically for oil and gas, energy, engineering, construction, manufacturing, and industrial markets. Each founder brings 27 years of experience supporting sales, business development, capital projects, technical services, industrial marketing, and digital strategy.

This experience gives Allstream an understanding of how technical buyers evaluate suppliers, how projects move through the market, and how engineering, procurement, operations, and executive teams consume information.

The company continues investing in proprietary methodologies that combine industry knowledge, journalism, publishing, AI optimization, communications, and business development strategy. As AI becomes an important starting point for supplier research and vendor discovery, Allstream helps organizations evolve beyond traditional SEO.

“Marketing has fundamentally changed,” said Efrain Garcia, Founder and CEO of Allstream Energy Partners. “Our team recognized early that AI would transform how buyers discover companies, evaluate expertise, and make purchasing decisions. These nominations reflect our commitment to innovation and our mission to help the energy industry succeed in an AI-first world.”

About Allstream Energy Partners

Allstream Energy Partners is a Houston-based, AI-powered marketing and media company serving the energy and industrial supply chain. Through SEO, GEO, AEO, AI-optimized websites, publishing, strategic communications, networking events, and business partnerships, Allstream helps Oil and Gas companies strengthen their brands, improve visibility across search engines and AI platforms, and generate qualified business opportunities.
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Krelva Accepted Into the HBS Foundry Bootcamp at Harvard Business School

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Foster Britton spent four years learning to trade. Jerry Klamm grew a website to $100,000 a month in high school. Their bootstrapped, pre-launch company, Krelva, joins the new program in October and opens Krelva Meet, small live rooms where day traders trade the market together at their respective skill levels.

BUFFALO, N.Y., Sept. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Krelva, a bootstrapped, pre-launch Buffalo company built for futures day traders, has been accepted into the HBS Foundry Bootcamp at Harvard Business School, a new online program for founders working toward their first check. Foster Britton started trading in 10th grade, at 15, before settling on futures trading. Jerry Klamm, 19, built Geometry Spot at 16, grew it to more than 175 million pageviews and $100,000 a month in revenue before he finished high school, and left the University at Buffalo to run Krelva full time.

“Krelva Meet is the room I wish I had at 15.” Foster Britton, co-founder, Krelva

Krelva exists because of how hard Britton’s first four years were. Trading is highly complex, the internet is full of people teaching it, and most of what a beginner finds is confusing, contradictory, or sold by someone with something to sell. The question is never whether there is enough information. It is where to start and who to listen to.

“I started trading in 10th grade, in forex before anything else, and it took me four years to get it right,” Britton said. “It was not that the charts were hard. It was that there is so much online, most of it is confusing, and there is no way to know where to start or who to listen to.”

Today Krelva has two things. The first is a free beginner course that shows people where to start; it teaches the basics without promising anyone a payday. The second is Krelva Meet, which opens in October at $50 a month with a 14-day free trial: a new way to trade Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500 futures, not alone and not in a crowd of strangers, but in a small live room with people at your own verified level.

Krelva Meet started with a frustration anyone who has spent time in a trading Discord will recognize. People post their results, and some of those results are real. Screenshots are easy to fake, a few prop firms now issue verified payout cards, and none of it tells a beginner whether the person answering their question is actually where they say they are. So the beginner guesses, and the loudest voice usually wins.

Krelva Meet checks. Every trader has a level that Krelva verifies before they enter a room, and the company is building direct brokerage verification so the check happens automatically. Rooms are built from traders at the same level. Someone who has never passed a prop firm evaluation sits with others who have not either. Pass one, and you move up to rooms with traders who have passed. Get paid out, and you move up again. Alongside the rooms, Krelva is launching a rating: simple, earned over time, and moved by how you answer questions during the session rather than by what you claim. Rooms are not a signal service and tell no one what to buy or sell. They are about the process: reading the market before the open, talking it through with people at your level, and finding out afterward where and why you were right or wrong.

Krelva does not claim to make anyone a better trader faster. It is trying to give people a place to start.

“Krelva Meet is the room I wish I had at 15,” Britton said.

The HBS Foundry Bootcamp at Harvard Business School has drawn attention since its launch for its $699 price and its format, which from Krelva’s understanding pairs weekly live sessions with HBS faculty and guests with AI versions of those same professors, built to push back on weak ideas.

“I’m interested in this new program at Harvard Business School. I think using AI tools to learn is the future, but I’m curious to see how Harvard does it and if it actually works,” Klamm said. “I like that it says the AI professors are built to challenge weak ideas, so I’m going to push it to the limit and see how it performs compared to a real professor.”

The waitlist for Krelva Meet is open now at https://krelva.com.

“Most traders look at the chart at 9:30 every morning by themselves. There are thousands of other traders just like you,” Klamm said. “Why would you trade alone if you could trade with a group you trust? That is the whole idea.”

About Krelva

Krelva is a Buffalo, New York company built for futures day traders. Its free beginner course, built by co-founder Foster Britton, teaches the basics of trading. Its paid product, Krelva Meet, puts traders in small live rooms with other traders at the same verified level to trade Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500 futures together, for $50 a month with a 14-day free trial. Krelva was founded in 2026 by Jerry Klamm and Foster Britton. Learn more at https://krelva.com.

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