1. Announcing: Launch of XML Admissions Application 2 nd Annual Conference on Technology & Standards, Washington D.C., March 03, 2005 Graham Tracey, Chair, Submission Advisory Board and Product Manager, Datatel

2. Steps to a standard admissions application data set Take you through the process of developing a standard through PESC Navigate the roles of the various workgroups and committees Discuss the drivers for a standard admissions application data set Benefits and possibilities for the industry

3. Step 1: Request for a standard – Initial Submission The initial submission must:  Be submitted through the PESC office  Be electronic  Include a Letter of Intent  Include a narrative business case that includes: a historical overview of the problem to be solved; a justification of the proposed solution or amendment to existing standard; a description of the collaboration that is planned to go into the effort.

4. Drivers for the admissions application The average institution spends $432 per applicant – 5,000 apps = $2,160,000 (according to NACAC study) Wide array of technologies serving the admissions space:  College search aggregators  Hosted online applications  Stand-alone recruitment systems  CRM systems  Bulk e-mailing systems  E-marketing systems  Student information systems

5. Drivers (continued) Industry expectation that the SPEEDE TS 189 EDI Standard will be replaced by XML Several requests have been made to PESC over the years New member The Common Application is the most recent of these requests

6. Step 2: Workgroup formed The Submission Advisory Board (SAB), in consultation with the Steering Committee, will:  analyze the request  determine whether the proposed activity is appropriate for the PESC mission and realm of influence,  authorize the establishment of a workgroup to assist with the development of the submission.

7. Who makes up the SAB? Robert Boisen, Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc. Jeanenne Rothenberger, Purdue University Monique Snowden, Texas A&M Graham Tracey, Datatel, Inc.

8. Role of the SAB Serve as the first point of contact for proposed standards Review and help sponsoring organization prepare the case for the standard candidate Assist in the establishment of workgroup Shepherd submission through the entire process until standard is adopted

9. Step 3: Completed Candidate Proposed The Change Control Board will conduct a thorough review of the development workgroup submission, which will include a validation against the:  Registry and Repository  Existing technical specification;  PESC Schema for XML Architecture and Data Modeling;  PESC collaboration principles; and  PESC Mission Statement for appropriateness as a PESC standard.

10. Step 4: Public Comment Electronic notification to PESC Membership official contacts; Publication in the PESC Standard; News release to the various PESC distribution lists of interested parties and media sources; Announcement on the PESC Internet home page (www.pesc.org)www.pesc.org

11. Steps 5 & 6: Voting and Ratification Candidates require an affirmative vote from at least 80% of voting members Once ratified as standard by board, all necessary documents will be made publicly available  PESC Website  PESC XML Registry & Repository

12. Benefits and possibilities for the industry Lower the cost of the admission process for institutions Create harmony between IT and Admissions Standard may be used for many other admission processes (inquiry, search, status checks, etc.) More organizations in the industry become engaged in standards

13. Thank you Questions and Discussion

14. WorkgroupsTechnical Advisory Board Submission Advisory Board Change Control Board Steering Committee Board of Directors S2P Transcript Data Transport Transcript Request/Response Online Loan Counseling Degree Audit Request/Response