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1st Place Winner in PESC's 23rd Annual Best Practices Competition
Student Data Privacy Consortium Resource Registry Awarded 1st Place in PESC 23rd Annual Best Practices for Operational Privacy
PESC 24th Annual Best Practices Competition
PESC 24th Annual Best Practices Competition
1Q4 & National Student Clearinghouse | 1st Place Winners in PESC's 18th Annual Best Practices Competition

1st PLACE WINNERS FOR 2017

Peter Meehan of iQ4 and Doug Falk of National Student Clearinghouse receiving 1st Place Award in 18th Annual Best Practices May 3, 2017.

TAICEP Digital Credential Providers Hub Awarded 1st Place in PESC 23rd Annual Best Practices for Credential Evaluation

NEWS


APRIL 20, 2020

HR Open Standards Awarded '1st Place' in PESC's 21st Annual Best Practices Competition for Recruiting Specification

 

MAY 3, 2019

The Nova Scotia Council on Admission & Transfer (NSCAT) Awarded '1st Place' in PESC's 20th Year Anniversary Best Practices Award for MyTranscripts | Nova Scotia's Electronic Transcript & Data Exchange System 


MAY 3, 2019

Favorite 'Past' Best Practice: 17th Automating Reverse Transfer for the State of Tennessee & AcademyOne Voted Favorite!


JULY 25, 2018

Dr. Ken Sauer of Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE) Presents "One State, Two Initiatives: Indiana's Embrace of e-Transcripts and Credential Engine' at U.S. NCES STATS-DC Annual Conference July 25-27, 2018


​​​APRIL 30, 2018
Indiana Commission for Higher Education Wins 1st Place in PESC 19th Annual Best Practices Competition 2018 for "One State, Two Initiatives:  Indiana's Embrace of e-Transcripts and Credential Engine"


​​​APRIL 17, 2017

iQ4 and National Student Clearinghouse Win 1st Place in PESC 18th Annual Best Practices Competition


APRIL 12, 2016

University of Tennessee System & AcademyOne Win 1st Place in PESC 17th Annual Best Practices 


APRIL 27, 2015

Elon University and Parchment Win 1st Place in 16th Annual Best Practices 


2014

University of Phoenix Wins 1st Place in PESC 15th Annual Best Practices 


2013

OCAS Wins 1st Place in PESC 14th Annual Best Practices 


2011

South Carolina Wins 1st Place in PESC 12th Annual Best Practices 


2010

College Foundation of North Carolina Wins 1st Place in PESC 11th Annual Best Practices 


2009

California Community Colleges/XAP & University System of Georgia Board of Regents Win 1st Place in PESC 10th Annual Best Practices 


2008
Sinclair Community College & Wainwright State University Win 1st Place in PESC Best Practices

2007
DQC - Data Quality Campaign Wins 1st Place in PESC Best Practices

2006
National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs Wins 1st Place in PESC Best Practices 

2005
FSA - Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education Wins 1st Place in PESC Best Practices

2004
Access 4 Learning Wins 1st Place in PESC Best Practices

2003
ELM Resources & NCHELP Win 1st Place in PESC Best Practices

2002
National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs Wins 1st Place in PESC Best Practices

2001
University of Northern Iowa Wins 1st Place in PESC Best Practices

1999/2000
OUAC - Ontario Universities' Application Centre Wins 1st Place in PESC Best Practices



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1st PLACE WINNER FOR 2022

Dr. Larry Fruth and Steve Smith receiving 1st Place Award in 23rd Annual Best Practices April 27, 2022, Washington, D.C.

PESC 23rd Annual Best Practices Competition 1st Place Winner: Student Data Privacy Consortium Resource Registry for Operational Privacy
1st Place Winner in PESC's 20th Annual Best Practices Competition

1st PLACE WINNER FOR 2022

Margaret Wenger receiving 1st Place Award in 23rd Annual Best Practices April 27, 2022, Washington, D.C.

PESC 24th Annual Best Practices Competition

24th ANNUAL

BEST PRACTICES COMPETITION


PESC's 24th Annual Best Practices Competition recognizes, highlights and promotes innovation and ingenuity in the application and implementation of interoperable data standards for business needs. 


The 1st Best Practices Competition, held in 1999, was awarded to the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) for its submission, "Model of an Electronic Standardization Initiative: Ontario Universities Electronic Transcript (OUETS) System."


The Annual Best Practices Competition is open to institutions (colleges, universities, systems), associations, organizations, government agencies and departments, districts, consortia, non-profit and commercial service providers and their education stakeholders that have collaborated to design and/or adopt an electronic standardization initiative (e.g. published articles, white papers, pilots, demonstrations and implementations).


The PESC 24th Annual Best Practices Competition is open for submissions through March 31, 2023.


Submissions can/may include documentation, artifacts and descriptions of the scope of a project, participants and partners, types of standards employed, relevant dates and project milestones, copies of articles (if an article submission), outline of mission or objectives  and any related statistics (# of transactions transmitted, estimated cost savings, etc.).



DEVELOP

Collaborative, Real Solutions  

MAXIMIZE 

Automated, Reusable & 

Sustainable Technologies

IMPROVE

Institutional Performance, 

Student & Service Delivery,

&

Overall Connectivity 

Between Stakeholders



The 24th Annual Best Practices Competition for 2022/2023 is open. 


All entries and submissions should be submitted by March 31, 2023 to Michael.Sessa@PESC.org or at:  Michael Sessa, President & CEO, PESC, 1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW  Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036.


All entries will be judged by the PESC Board of Directors.  First place and those receiving special recognition will be notified immediately by PESC, an official public announcement will be made immediately before PESC’s April Meeting, and the award ceremony will be made during the General Session.



ABOUT EXPANDED BEST PRACTICES


1) Three separate categories of Best Practices are open for submissions (by region, by role, by technology).


2) Awards may be made each year for each of the three separate categories; and multiple awards may be made each year under each category.


3) The PESC Board Review Committee may determine that no award be made in a given year under one or more categories.




​Hallmarks of Best Practices


While innovation and meeting customer needs will continue to ensure the rapid evolution of systems, applications, networks,  products and services, those PESC recognizes as 'Best Practice' all share the use and inclusion of:



- Common Data Standards


- Unique Identifiers &


Standardized Code Sets


- Quality Control Measures


- Controlled Access & Security


- Comprehensive Management Support


- Flexibility & Scalability


- Student/Learner-Centric


- Formal Data Governance





ANNUAL AWARD WINNERS


  • 23rd 1st Place Winners 2021 2022


TAICEP
Digital Credential Providers Hub
for Credential Evaluation

A4L/Student Data Privacy Consortium
SDPC Resource Registry
for Operational Privacy


  • 22nd 1st Place Winners 20202021


ARUCC Executive Committee

MyCreds | MesCertif

for Mobile Learner


EMREX Executive Committee

EMREX

for Network Technology


Groningen Declaration Network

GDN T.R.U.S.T. Hub

for Administrative Trust


  • ​​21st 1st Place Winner 2019 2020


HR Open Standards

Recruiting Specification/Candidate


  • ​20th 1st Place Winner 2018 2019


Council on Admission & Transfer for Nova Scotia

MyTranscripts | Nova Scotia's Electronic Transcript &

Data Exchange System


  • 19th 1st Place Winner 2017 2018​


Indiana Commission for Higher Education

One State, Two Initiatives:

Indiana's Embrace of e-Transcripts & Credential Engine


  • 18th 1st Place Winner 2016 2017


iQ4 & National Student Clearinghouse

Extending the Capacity of Higher Education to Scale

the Output of Verified Workforce-Ready Graduates


  • 17th 1st Place Winner 2015 2016


University of Tennessee System & AcademyOne

Automating Reverse Transfer for the State of Tennessee

  • 16th 1st Place Winner 2014 2015


Elon University & Parchment

Elon Experiences Transcript and Integration

to the Academic Transcript


  • 15th 1st Place Winner 2013 2014


University of Phoenix

eTAPS Electronic Transcript Acquisition Process

  • 14th 1st Place Winner 2012 2013


OCAS

Implementation of High School Transcript

  • 13th 1st Place Winner 2011 2012


NCES - National Center for Education Statistics

U.S. Department of Education

Common Education Data Standards (CEDS)

  • 12th 1st Place Winner 2010 2011


South Carolina & AcademyOne

SC-TRAC Transfer & Articulation Center

  • 11st 1st Place Winner 2009 2010


College Foundation of North Carolina

Electronic High School Transcript System


  • 10th 1st Place Winners 2008 2009


California Community Colleges & XAP

&

University System of Georgia Board of Regents

California eTranscript  

and

Implementation of High School and

​Postsecondary XML Transcripts


  • 9th 1st Place Winner 2007 2008


Sinclair Community College & Wainwright State University

Exchange of Electronic Transcripts via Ohio Board of

Regents Articulation & Transfer Clearinghouse


  • 8th 1st Place Winner 2006 2007


DQC - Data Quality Campaign

​Longitudinal Education Data Systems

Using Data to Improve Student Achievements


  • 7th 1st Place Winner 2005 2006


National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs

Common Record: CommonLine (CRC) Beta Test


  • 6th 1st Place Winner 2004 2005


FSA - Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education

XML Registry & Repository for Education


  • 5th 1st Place Winner 2003 2004


Access 4 Learning

SIFA Specification


  • 4th 1st Place Winners 2002 2003


ELM Resources & NCHELP

ELMnet & Meteor


  • 3rd 1st Place Winner 2001 2002


National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs

Common Account Maintenance (CAM)


  • 2nd 1st Place Winner 20002001


University of Northern Iowa

EDI Bridge

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  • 1st 1st Place Winner 1999 2000


OUAC - Ontario Universities' Application Centre

Model of Electronic Standardization Initiative:

Ontario Universities Electronic Transcript System (OUETS)














 


1st Place Winner in PESC's 23rd Annual Best Practices Competition

​​​​​​​​Annual Best Practices

24th Annual Best Practices Competition

1st PLACE WINNER FOR 2019

Ruth Blades of CATNS receiving 1st Place Award in 20th Annual Best Practices October 23, 2019 in Montreal.

1st PLACE WINNER FOR 2018

Dr. Ken Sauer, Tari Lambert & Jillian Scholten of ICHE receiving 1st Place Award in 19th Annual Best Practices May 2, 2018.

Indiana Commission for Higher Education | 1st Place Winner in PESC's 19th Annual Best Practices Competition for Use of PESC and Credential Engine
PESC 23rd Annual Best Practices Competition 1st Place Winner: TAICEP Digital Credential Providers Hub