UAdvise & Urban Insight, Inc.
Urban Insight, Inc.
Urban Insight is an Internet consulting and Web development firm experienced in the application of Internet technologies.
We are based in Los Angeles, California, and have a decade of experience working with higher education clients.
Our company was established in 1997 on the philosophy that emerging technologies are fundamentally changing how we plan, develop and manage our urban areas. Our mission is to provide insight into how technology is reshaping our urban fabric, to assist our clients in anticipating and adapting to changes in technology, and to help them apply technology in achieving their business and social goals.
Ours is a collaborative effort with our clients. It begins with us learning about your organization: your mission, value proposition, business, financial and social goals, and the communities and clients you serve. We apply that knowledge in working with you to develop technology solutions that meet your organization's goals, whether to inform, educate or influence your target audiences, or to create support for your organization and its mission, or to build relationships with your clients, members, supporters and other constituents.
We understand that technology is a tool -- a means to an end. We help you to understand the range of technologies available and, through a step-by-step process, to plan, design and develop the best solution.
What if you could immediately improve your University's retention rate by empowering your advising staff to quickly and easily identify students at risk and intervene?
The University of Southern California and consulting firm Urban Insight, Inc., using Microsoft software, devoted 18 months to determining how advisors and administrators can best use software to help increase student retention.
The result is UAdvise -- a software system that enables advisors to use a combination of 20 indicators to identify students at risk. Advisors use a set of online advising tools to plan, track and share with other advisors course plans, advising worksheets, notes, forms and advising histories.
USC has granted Urban Insight, Inc. the right to implement and license UAdvise for a fraction of the original development cost. Your college or university can now take advantage of this investment by USC and Urban Insight.