Student Engagement

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

10/23/20

Helping Students Manage Credit Cards

Institutions can help their students manage credit cards by following Nelnet’s four tips. It is important to help students identify their financial needs vs. wants to eliminate credit card debt and make students aware of the responsibility that comes with owning a credit card.

Building Your Smarter Campus

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

10/9/20

Building a Solid Financial Wellness Foundation

Examining the relationship students have with their money is the first step in identifying their financial wellness needs. Showcase the positive outcomes for students that maintain good financial wellness in their lives.

Financial Wellness

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

10/2/20

Benefits of Budgeting

We strive to help students realize it’s rewarding to be financially aware. Eight affordable actions are provided so students can live a more financially responsible lifestyle. Budgeting makes students aware of where their money is going and where it should be going.

Financial Wellness

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

6/12/20

Bringing your Campus Tours Online

The new normal for student experience is going to shift towards online classes, digital learning material, and virtual forms of recruiting that were predominantly delivered in person. It will be critical for institutions to continue to put students first and leverage technology to remain flexible in the ever-changing enrollment management climate.

Student Engagement

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

6/6/20

Incoming Student Insights | Nelnet Campus Commerce

How are current high school and college students reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic? How has it affected their perception of higher education? Let’s find out.

Financial Wellness

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

5/14/20

Preventing Fraud in Crisis

During times of crisis, fake loans (along with tuition payment and loan repayment scams) bombard students with promises of relief for paying off their education or paying off debt. With COVID-19, new scams have also targeted students with the promise of helping obtaining government stimulus or unemployment checks.

Payment Technology

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

2/20/20

Expanding Your Credit Card Options

An Equifax study in 2016 found that 70% of students own a credit card. 75% of U.S. American Express Card Members say they’d prefer to use their American Express card to pay for school-related bills. When you offer more payment options for parents and students, your institution is more attractive to families.

Payment Technology

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

2/7/20

CCPA Compliance Tips for Higher Ed

CCPA stands for California Consumer Privacy Act, a law that went into effect January 1, 2020. This law is designed to protect the personal online information of California consumers when interacting with for-profit businesses. Businesses that help you process payments or ERPs that help you manage student information will need to make sure they adhere to guidelines set by the new law.

Security and Compliance

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

2/2/20

Chatbots Can Boost Your Communication

Chatbots are making it easier for students to engage with campus from applications to on-campus experiences. Students demand mobile engagement from their institution and chatbots assist with this communication. Faculty also benefit from chatbots from sending reminders to students to links to grades.

Payment Technology

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

10/31/19

7 Technology Trends in Higher Ed

Generation Alpha—children born in 2010 (the same year Instagram and the iPad launched)—won’t see higher education tech as a “nice-to-have” bonus. They’ll expect the same technology they experience in their smart homes, cars, and communities to be in their classrooms too.

Building Your Smarter Campus

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

9/27/19

Parents, Payment Plans, and Permission

Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) ensures that student information is private and that family members need to be added as authorized payers to be able to make a payment onto their student's account. Learn how to add a payer as an Authorized Party on the student payment plan.

Building Your Smarter Campus

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Nelnet Campus Commerce

8/8/19

SEO Tips for Universities

Improve your university's search engine optimization and visibility to potential students with these tips. Quality content, easy navigation, readability, and reviews are just a few keys to improving SEO.

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