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Education Case Studies and Success Stories with PeopleGrove
CASE STUDY Colorado State University Global
PeopleGrove helped Colorado State University Global launch an online platform for student and career services. CSU Global needed a better way to create, customize, and control student resources. The ...new platform improved usability for staff and students. Total users grew by 49% year over year. The number of messages sent increased by 80%. The platform received an average user rating of 4.68 out of 5.
PeopleGrove helped University of Kansas scale career services for 375,000 alumni. The Alumni Association wanted to offer more career support and mentoring. They launched PeopleGrove in 2017 to expand... access fast. Nearly 3,000 alumni joined in the first quarter. The platform enabled flexible connections and targeted networking. Alumni and students made over 9,000 connections, with a 31% connection rate and an average rating of 4.69 out of 5.
PeopleGrove helped Drew University build a new student experience. The university formed a cross-functional team to improve career access and social capital for students. They created the Center for ...Mentoring and Professional Networks to connect students with alumni mentors. Over 2,600 alumni and 3,900+ users joined Drew Connect. The program supports students from their first year through graduation, making mentorship a key part of student success.
PeopleGrove helped Loyola University Chicago launch LoyolaLinked, a digital mentorship and engagement platform. The university faced low alumni engagement, missed philanthropic opportunities, and sil...oed career initiatives. LoyolaLinked grew users from 4,000 to 10,881 in one year, a 172% increase. 45% of new alumni users had not engaged in five years or more. The platform reconnected lapsed alumni and identified nearly 1,000 new potential major donors. Alumni and students now connect globally for mentorship and support.
PeopleGrove helps Lafayette College give students and alumni better career access. The Gateway Link platform lets students explore majors and see real alumni career paths. It teaches students how to ...network with tips and templates. Alumni use the platform to offer career and learning opportunities. Lafayette sees more student confidence and strong alumni engagement.
PeopleGrove helped Michigan State University launch Briggs Connect, a peer mentoring program for science and math students. The program started in 2020 to support first-year students who missed out o...n social connections due to the pandemic. About 600 freshmen joined, with 56 peer mentors guiding them. Students could choose mentors with similar interests using the PeopleGrove platform. The program aimed to boost academic and career success for Lyman Briggs College students.
PeopleGrove helped a flagship public university improve admissions yield. The university needed to support virtual campus visits and student ambassadorship for incoming students. They launched the To...rero Ambassador Network with PeopleGrove, connecting over 70 student ambassadors to 5,000+ prospects in two weeks. The platform matched students and ambassadors by interests, making connections easy and authentic. Results included an 88% student-to-ambassador response rate and a 3.23X increase in deposits.
PeopleGrove helped Georgia Tech automate its student-alumni mentorship program. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the university to find a new way to connect students and alumni. Georgia Tech used PeopleG...rove to create a single platform for mentorship, replacing a manual and disjointed process. The new system made it easier for students and alumni to connect and improved program management. Staff could now track communication between mentors and mentees, solving a key challenge with the old system.
USC Rossier used PeopleGrove to move their annual leadership conference online during the COVID-19 pandemic. They expanded the event from a half-day to a month-long series, making it easier for alumn...i worldwide to attend. The platform helped them increase unique attendees by 500%, speakers by 65%, and sessions by 50%. This shift strengthened alumni relations and made event content more accessible.
PeopleGrove helped Virginia Commonwealth University reach 100% student participation in experiential learning. In 2016, VCU saw gaps in student engagement and set a goal for all students to have real...-world learning before graduation. The university used PeopleGrove to map, launch, and scale its REAL initiative. They focused on expanding stakeholder engagement, building student pathways, and investing in technology. Over 63,000 course enrollments in REAL experiences were recorded from 2020 to 2023.
CASE STUDY University of Miami Toppel Career Center
PeopleGrove helped the University of Miami Toppel Career Center connect students and alumni. The old system was outdated and hard to use. With PeopleGrove, over 2,000 students and 2,000 alumni joined... the platform. 93% of students secured post-grad plans within 6 months of graduation. The center now offers better career guidance and alumni engagement.
