Illinois Central College Adopts Cloud & Highstreet’s Managed Services
Illinois Central College Adopts Cloud! Illinois Central College (ICC) has partnered with Highstreet IT Solutions to migrate their PeopleSoft solution to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). This initiative, launched on October 23rd, will allow ICC to leverage their limited staff, focus on more strategic initiatives, and transform their business with a modern application that offers scalability and…
Highstreet takes SAU Live with Finance
Moving from their Oracle Cloud Customer Experience and Eloqua go-live in February, Spring Arbor University (SAU) went live with Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) this past July. Since February, SAU has been enjoying the benefits of real-time email responses and the awareness data-driven evaluations of campaign effectivity brings—all enabled by Cloud Customer Experience and Eloqua. Everyone has been excited to experience the further efficiencies enabled by this ERP project. This seven-month implementation included the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash…
Employee Engagement: Bingo Night & Magic Show
This September Highstreet hosted two virtual events—Bingo Night and a Magic Show– to allow for team members to relax and enjoy an evening. With $20 in food and beverage credit, these two evenings were a great way to unwind after work. Bingo Night Team members played a competitive and fun virtual spin off of the classic. Instead of…
KIPP DC & Highstreet High School Internship
One of the ways Highstreet accomplishes the goal of giving back to our community is by partnering with KIP DC: College Preparatory, a title I school in Washington D.C., to provide a high school internship program. Each summer Highstreet offers internships to two high school students and brings them into our company to be mentored,…
Highstreet Internship Program Highlights 2021
This year we welcomed six college students into the Highstreet Internship Program, each intern gaining valuable experience in their area of interest and study including IT, Marketing, an HR. Highstreet has developed this program to grow student’s ability to perform in the marketplace, to give students the opportunity to experience new areas of business, and…
Dedicated to Higher Education: Highstreet Partners with Client Universities to Provide Internships
Supporting Partnerships Ara Barkhordari, a former student of Glendale Community College of California, has spent the past year gaining on-the-ground experience in Computer Science. As Computer Science major, and a self-proclaimed “gym rat” Ara, in his spare time, seeks out challenging pursuits. “I go camping a lot…. I just like to be competitive, and I think that’s the main reason that I started all of my hobbies.” After earning his…
Expert Tip: Setting up a custom 401(a) plan in Oracle Cloud HCM/Payroll
How do you set up a custom 401(a) plan in Oracle Cloud HCM/Payroll when default options aren’t enough? Oracle Cloud Payroll supports 401(k), 457 and 403(b) plans out of the box. However Public Sector clients may also offer 401(a) plans. These plans are governed by different maximums that actually incorporate the Employers contribution, and these…
Expert Tip: Integrating New Hires into Your Team
Recruiting, hiring, and successfully integrating a new employee is a big investment. As a leader you obviously want them the be successful and contribute quickly. You’ve finally found your new employee and they start Monday, so now what? Making sure you effectively integrate your new employee into the rest of your team, its culture, and…
Academy of Art Implements Oracle SFP Cloud
At the end of June 2021, Academy of Art University went live with Oracle Student Financial Planning (SFP) as their new, modern financial aid SaaS solution. About Academy of Art By prioritizing and blending the unique style of each student with professional knowledge and skill, Academy of Art inspires creatives both in San Francisco, CA…