Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are typically weak at graduate student support. How will Kuali Student be different?

Kuali Student's use of rules and new concepts of "learning unit" and "concierge" are designed to address issues like support for graduate students.

How many years before implementation starts?

Implementations began for some Founder Institutions in 2010.

Is there linkage between Kuali Student and the Kuali Financial System?

The various Kuali Foundation development projects are working together to leverage resources to address common problems and opportunities like workflow.

Is Kuali Student using Kuali RICE?

Yes. Kuali RICE is the middle ware of choice for all Kuali sponsored projects. Where individual components differ, we are working with the RICE team to develop a common architectural approach for the critical components that considers our overall requirements. This roadmap will guide our future middle ware decisions.

What is the difference between community source and open source development?

Distinct from open-source development that solicits input from anyone, community-source development limits participation to a group of committed contributors.