Is it still possible for an institution to participate as a Founder or a Partner?

We are open to discussing opportunities with any institution that would like to make a significant contribution.

Why would an educational institution become a Contributor?

Since Kuali Student will be available under an open source license, why not wait and download the system when it's finished?

Becoming a Contributor gives you a direct voice in the design and development of the system. It provides an opportunity to influence the future of student systems in ways that reflect your institution's vision and values. It also contributes to the success of the project for the benefit of the broader higher education community.

How will Kuali Student integrate with my current student information system?

Kuali Student is a modular, open-source, standards-based architecture. This combined with our service contracts will allow institutions to adopt the modules you require and integrate with existing systems.

What makes Kuali Student next generation?

There are several elements of the Kuali Student design that provide it with capabilites beyond what is available in current generations systems, including:

i) Configurability: Kuali Student has a modular design delivered through service oriented architecture and web services. This will make it a very flexible system that can be configured to meet the needs of a variety of institutions as well as addressing the unique requirements of individual departments and units within a single institution.
ii) High Level Abstract: Entities such as learning units, person identity and time will allow Kuali Student to achieve its vision of person-centric, supporting a wide-range of learners, learning activities and business processes now and in the future.

How much will it cost to implement Kuali Student?

Kuali Student will be available as Open Source and has no associated licensing fees. The cost to implement will be institution specific depending on which components you adopt and your existing infrastructure. The Founding institutions will be implementing the modules as they are developed and will be sharing their experience with others.

Like any implementation of this size and with such a radical new vision for student service delivery, the costs will be substantial and felt through the institution. For example, one of the founder institutions is budgeting at least $1M per year for four years to implement Kuali Student.