Partners
Featured Partners
Acadeum
Rick Ostrander, Regional Vice President of Academic Partnerships
Acadeum is the educational technology company that powers the new ABHE Online Course-Sharing Consortium. This innovative Consortium enables ABHE members to expand their academic capacity by sharing online courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Using the Acadeum network, ABHE members can access courses from other biblically-based institutions or offer seats in their own online courses, thereby expanding their academic programs, improving student success, and generating additional revenue.
Rick Ostrander is Regional Vice President of Academic Partnerships for Acadeum. He previously served as Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities and as provost at Cornerstone University. A graduate of the Moody Bible Institute and the University of Michigan, Dr. Ostrander earned his Ph.D. in history at the University of Notre Dame. His publications include The Life of Prayer in a World of Science (Oxford, 2001) and Why College Matters to God: Academic Faithfulness and Christian Higher Education (Abilene Christian University, 2009). A Fulbright Scholar to Germany in 2004, Dr. Ostrander maintains an active interest in global affairs and international Christian higher education.
CampusEDU
Darren Campbell Founder/CEO
CampusEDU is building an online platform that will transform higher education. Through a strategic partnership, ABHE and CampusEDU are working together to create a league to connect all of Christian Higher Education. CampusEDU is building 3 innovative products to accomplish this goal: 1. Campus Discover – A customized mobile app that features your faculty and academic programs in an attractive graphical user interface. 2. Campus Learn – A new type of online course, taught by traditional faculty from partner institutions that provides the state-of-art in online education. 3. Campus Schedule – An innovative degree audit tool that automates the advising process while providing courses from both a student’s home institution as well as partner institutions from around our academic league.
Caylor Solutions
Bart Caylor, President
Caylor Solutions provides marketing, branding, and design services for ABHE schools.
I believe the sharp and professional website that Caylor Solutions developed for us has been a key factor in attracting more prospective students, as well as improving the quality of applicants for open staff positions. Our previous website did not reflect the quality of our institution, but now site visitors’ first impression is excellent, and it piques their interest to learn more. – Dr. Bruce Cannon, Yellowstone Christian College
Services include: websites, printed view-books and direct mail, social media strategy, pay-per-click advertising, and consulting for enrollment and advancement communications and marketing.
The Change Leader
Drumm McNaughton
The Change Leader was born out of its founder’s deep love for education, and an understanding that higher education is undergoing (and is in need of) deep change. We know that change isn’t easy, which is why we approach it holistically, taking into account your culture, values and history – the things that make your institution unique and special. We help you create lasting change through our special process that mitigates resistance, an approach has added over $500 million to organizations’ bottom lines.
We specialize in areas that make a difference for your institution, and its faculty, staff and students: board governance, strategy/strategic planning, change management, turnarounds / mergers, accreditation, leadership development, and organization redesign / culture change. Call us to see how The Change Leader difference can help your institution.
Evangelical Training Association
Yvonne Thigpen, President
ETA serves as a bridge organization between academics and the local church. Since 1930, faculty from evangelical schools and leading churches have written transformational core course materials for lay leadership development. ETA packages and distributes the courses among churches, mission fields, and multiple school initiatives. The courses distill subjects in Bible, theology, ministry skills, outreach skills, evangelism, and leadership for today’s culture. It is imperative that graduates of faith-based schools know a ready curriculum is available to equip believers and volunteers for service.
Yvonne Thigpen, President
Fuller Higher Ed Solutions
Tim Fuller, Founder
Fuller Higher Ed Solutions exists to help ABHE and other Christian colleges with enrollment, strategic planning, and leadership advising at the strategic and operational level. The company was founded by Tim Fuller in July 2020 after 13 years of consulting with Credo, building off his work with more than 125 Christian colleges and universities
These are critical days for the future of Biblical higher education and enrolling enough of the right students and having a focused and truly strategic plan are keys to fulfilling your mission. To empower the institutions of the Association of Biblical Higher Education (ABHE), Fuller HES has partnered with ABHE to develop the Enrollment Growth Initiative, a strategic service designed to provide clear strategies and on-going support to positively impact enrollment and net revenue.
To learn more, email Tim
InterLearn
Joshua Fischer, President-CEO
InterLearn provides services to help colleges develop their adult and online programming including
-Online Curriculum (Instructional Design Services)
-Recruitment and Enrollment Training and Development
-Assessment & Accreditation Services
-Financial Aid Training and Support
InterLearn was founded by experienced educators with the sole purpose of helping institutions of higher education fulfill their missions. We have found the most effective, efficient method of achieving this goal is to increase enrollment – often from 0 to 250 within two years – by adding adult and/or online education programs, ready for accreditation, that today’s busy, plugged-in students want and need.
NACCAP
Chant Thompson, Executive Director
NACCAP (North American Coalition for Christian Admissions Professionals) is comprised of admissions and guidance personnel from over 300 Christian high schools, liberal arts colleges and universities, Bible colleges, graduate schools and seminaries throughout North America. NACCAP strives to advance enrollment in Christian higher education through administering the Christian University & College Fairs. Over 130 fairs are hosted globally each year to bring students and Christian institutions together.
Remodel Health
Austin Lehman, Certified CPA, COO
Remodel Health is the health benefits software for employers that helps them save money and care better for their teams. Remodel’s innovative approach to health benefits has helped organizations across the country save 30%-50% on healthcare costs by shifting them from overpriced, traditional group insurance to more affordable, individual plans chosen by each employee. Remodel seeks to regain and repurpose resources from healthcare expenses so organizations can continue to grow their mission.
To learn more, email Austin
Servant Solutions
Ellen E. Daniels, Director of Engagement
We are unlike other retirement plans. A plan for the future – with retirement solutions for today! A ministry that exists to Serve Those Who Serve in a variety of ways:
-Biblically-based investment philosophy
-Fees are half those of industry averages
-Personalized care from an experienced staff
-Free financial planning from certified financial planners
-Housing allowance benefit for retired members who are credentialed ministers
Serving independent churches, colleges, universities and other ministry organizations
Weave
Amy Dykens, President
Weave is the leading provider of software for educational programs, institutions, and accrediting bodies to manage their continuous improvement processes. We provide best practices in a platform that vastly simplifies the management of institutional effectiveness, including functionality for assessment, accreditation, faculty credentials, and review processes. This allows our members to focus on their highest priorities of improving teaching and learning.
Weave has a growing community of faith-based higher education professionals who are actively working towards continual improvement in higher education. Along with our software solution, Weave has free continuing education resources available in our Knowledge Center including colleague webinars and professional development resources.