Mentis, E-Learning Compliance app, Profiles app, Grant Management app

Managing the grants that fuel your institution can be a stressful, complicated process filled with meetings, paperwork, and deadlines. But it doesn't have to be so nerve-racking. You can win more grants, create a collaborative environment in your universities and colleges, and build relationships with more grant-making institutions if you have a better grant management system. This frees you to focus on the top priority i.e. fulfilling the vision and mission of your institution. Grant management, which some funders call a management plan, first and foremost includes all the administrative responsibilities you must complete during the time frame of the grant. Grant management is more than simply ensuring that the terms of any grant are met on time and on budget. A successful institution has a solid grant management program that starts long before any grant is awarded. Grant management includes strategic planning, efficient grant design, program development and effective tracking,...

Distance education has provided a great opportunity for students who are not able to attend a regular course due to some financial or personal reasons. It helps students to learn at their own pace and gain knowledge. Distance education has helped students to gain a degree and career of their choice. In distance education, students can also contact their respective teaching faculty to clarify their subject doubts. Besides these benefits, institutions need to manage their distance education programs and know the exact enrollment of students in their distance education programs. The U.S. Department of Education requires an institution that offers distance education in the state in which it is not physically located or in which it is otherwise subject to state jurisdiction as determined by the state, to obtain approval for their online program in each state. The requirements as to which activities require authorization, the application processes, and the costs to comply vary great...

Postsecondary institution offering educational course or programs in the United States needs to be authorized in the state in which it delivers or wants to deliver or facilitates educational services, programs or activities. This state authorization is a legal and regulatory term that applies to institutions like university and college's compliance with individual statutes, regulations and rules in each state in which it operates. Besides obtaining authorization institutions needs to maintain the physical presence for better functioning. Some of the common types of physical presence include internships, faculty employed by the institution while living in the state, buildings, face to face courses offered in the state and distance education programs or courses. The requirements as to which activities require authorization, the application processes, and the costs to comply vary greatly from state to state. For this purpose, institutions need to maintain authorization, th...