Healthcare Education Growth Missouri Western's Nursing Scholars Promise program, in partnership with Mosaic Life Care, signals deepening demand for healthcare workforce development. This creates opportunities to offer healthcare IT solutions, clinical simulation and training platforms, EHR workflow integration, and ongoing education partnerships with the hospital network. Propose solutions such as LMS integrations, simulation software, and workforce analytics to support clinical education and staffing pipelines.
Sports Science Partnerships New leadership in Griffon Athletics and a focus on performance coaching indicate growing investment in sports science. Potential sales angles include athlete monitoring wearables, performance analytics platforms, video analysis, strength and conditioning tech, and gym/facility management services. Position as a turnkey program with data-driven athlete development and partnerships with local and regional sponsors.
ERP Modernization Needs Missouri Western uses Oracle PeopleSoft and Blackbaud for ERP and fundraising. There may be opportunities to modernize legacy systems, enable cloud-based ERP, improve data integration, and strengthen cybersecurity and GDPR compliance. Offer services around migration, system optimization, analytics dashboards, and fundraising CRM enhancements to support enrollment and development efforts.
Leadership Transition Opportunity With the retirement of President Elizabeth Kennedy and an interim president appointed, the university appears to be in a strategic transition phase. This can open doors for leadership coaching, organizational development, change-management programs, and IT governance or campus-wide modernization initiatives tied to a new strategic plan.
Applied Learning Partnerships The university emphasizes applied learning through internships, practica, faculty-student research, and study away. There is potential to expand internship/co-op management platforms, establish stronger industry partnerships, support grant management for research projects, and offer collaboration tools for faculty and students, including simulation and remote study options.