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
TAICEP
Digital Credential Providers Hub
for Credential Evaluation
A4L/Student Data Privacy Consortium
SDPC Resource Registry
for Operational Privacy
ARUCC Executive Committee
for Mobile Learner
EMREX Executive Committee
for Network Technology
Groningen Declaration Network
for Administrative Trust
HR Open Standards
Recruiting Specification/Candidate
Council on Admission & Transfer for Nova Scotia
MyTranscripts | Nova Scotia's Electronic Transcript &
Indiana Commission for Higher Education
Indiana's Embrace of e-Transcripts & Credential Engine
iQ4 & National Student Clearinghouse
Extending the Capacity of Higher Education to Scale
the Output of Verified Workforce-Ready Graduates
University of Tennessee System & AcademyOne
Automating Reverse Transfer for the State of Tennessee
Elon University & Parchment
Elon Experiences Transcript and Integration
University of Phoenix
eTAPS Electronic Transcript Acquisition Process
OCAS
Implementation of High School Transcript
NCES - National Center for Education Statistics
Common Education Data Standards (CEDS)
South Carolina & AcademyOne
SC-TRAC Transfer & Articulation Center
College Foundation of North Carolina
Electronic High School Transcript System
California Community Colleges & XAP
&
University System of Georgia Board of Regents
Implementation of High School and
Postsecondary XML Transcripts
Sinclair Community College & Wainwright State University
Exchange of Electronic Transcripts via Ohio Board of
Regents Articulation & Transfer Clearinghouse
DQC - Data Quality Campaign
Longitudinal Education Data Systems
Using Data to Improve Student Achievements
National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs
Common Record: CommonLine (CRC) Beta Test
FSA - Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education
XML Registry & Repository for Education
Access 4 Learning
ELM Resources & NCHELP
National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs
Common Account Maintenance (CAM)
University of Northern Iowa
OUAC - Ontario Universities' Application Centre
Model of Electronic Standardization Initiative:
Ontario Universities Electronic Transcript System (OUETS)
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.
NEWS
APRIL 20, 2020
MAY 3, 2019
MAY 3, 2019
JULY 25, 2018
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
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
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.
1st PLACE WINNER FOR 2022
Margaret Wenger receiving 1st Place Award in 23rd Annual Best Practices April 27, 2022, Washington, D.C.
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.