2025 Rocky Mountain Cybersecurity Symposium + RMUG

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Get a technical look at Ellucian’s Data Connect and Ethos. This session will explore integration capabilities, best practices, and real-world use cases for seamless data flow—tailored for attendees responsible for implementation and support.

This session will using Postman with Ellucian's Ethos Postman Examples and extending it to explore APIs that you intend to use for your Ethos integration projects. We explore the pieces of Postman and Ethos configuration that come together to make Ellucian’s Postman Ethos Integration examples work.  We look at setting up Environments, Collections, Variables, and how to script variables to save your session token for your Ethos integration.  We will cover troubleshooting common Ethos issues associated with return codes.

Have you ever wondered if your newly launched tool is hitting the mark with users or struggled to get meaningful feedback? The IR Office at LCCC tackled this very issue with a complex Outcomes dashboard. By leveraging free resources and existing technology, we crafted an insightful User Experience Test at no cost. Don't miss out on this session where you'll learn how to adapt this innovative process for your campus. Discover practical strategies to elevate user satisfaction and drive impactful results. Join us and be inspired to transform your approach to user experience!

Seven years ago, the challenge was clear: simplify a painful, outdated registration process in Colleague that was frustrating students in Workforce Development and Continuing Education programs. The solution? A purpose-built platform called Register, developed by FundFive in partnership with North Carolina community colleges. In this session, learn how simplifying the user experience led to a measurable increase in non-credit enrollment—and how your institution can do the same.​​​​

Description:Ready to unlock the full potential of Ellucian Experience? This session demystifies the process of building a custom, configurable, page-backed GraphQL Experience Extension from the ground up. We'll move quickly through essential topics, including licensing and infrastructure prerequisites, setting up your development environment, and scaffolding a fresh extension. You’ll learn how to write and integrate GraphQL queries, manage data loading with React props and hooks (useData, useCache), and apply best practices for rendering, caching, and conditional display. We’ll also walk through creating configuration screens, validating input, and storing admin settings. Finally, you'll see how to replicate card content on a dedicated page and route users seamlessly from card to page with custom buttons. Bonus content will introduce EAEE schema extension techniques and using Insomnia for GraphQL testing. By the end of this session, you’ll be equipped with the tools and techniques to develop powerful, user-centric extensions in Experience—and understand exactly how the pieces fit together. ​​​​​​​​

As cloud computing continues to grow in popularity, organizations face concerns around privacy, performance, and cost—driving many to embrace private cloud and hybrid cloud solutions. This presentation will examine the critical components and steps for transitioning to a private cloud, the benefits and challenges of private cloud adoption, and essential security and compliance tools to ensure a secure and efficient environment.