Friday, July 25, 2008

First Major U-CAN Data Overhaul A Success

We're pleased to announce the end of the first major U-CAN update period. Those profiles that have been updated are now posted on the U-CAN Web site.

The results of the update are better than expected. More than 90 percent of existing, published profiles have been updated, and more than 50 new institutions have been added to the published profile list. All told, there are now 709 participating institutions and 660 published profiles.

We've appreciated your patience as we worked through the process. Your comments and questions will be used as we refine the process for the October update period. Within the next few weeks, we'll send a formal survey to solicit your feedback. We're currently making the final tweaks to the public pages. If your institution published previously, but has not yet updated the U-CAN profile data, you can do so anytime by logging into your account, making updates, and clicking on the "Publish" button. This will move your profile from the "Awaiting Updates" list to the master list of updated profiles.

Remember that all institutions are free to update or modify their information (within the parameters of the instructions) using the publish process at any time.

Thanks again for your participation. We look forward to working with you to improve the process for the October update period.