About Nuventive Nuventive helps colleges and universities improve how they plan, assess, and demonstrate progress. The Nuventive Improvement Platform is purpose-built for higher education—connecting strategic planning, learning outcomes, assessment, and accreditation into a single, aligned approach. Institutions use Nuventive to move beyond disconnected processes and reporting requirements, creating a clearer line of sight between their mission, their work, and their results. By bringing these elements together, Nuventive supports more informed decision-making, stronger accreditation outcomes, and a more sustainable approach to continuous improvement. Nuventive + HESS Consortium HESS is built around a simple idea: institutions learning from one another to improve how they operate. Members regularly exchange ideas, share approaches, and explore ways to gain efficiencies through cohort-based vendor relationships and operational insights. Nuventive supports that same goal—helping colleges and universities connect planning, assessment, and evidence in a way that strengthens alignment and decision-making across the organization. For private, non-profit institutions navigating increasing expectations around accountability, outcomes, and efficiency, the challenge isn’t access to data—it’s bringing it together in a way that is usable, aligned, and sustainable over time. That’s where Nuventive comes in. A More Connected Approach Nuventive helps institutions move beyond fragmented processes by bringing together: Strategic, data-informed decision-making • Learning and operational outcomes • Assessment and planning • Accreditation and evidence management …into a single, connected framework. This allows institutions to not only document what they are doing—but to clearly demonstrate how their work supports their mission, priorities, and student success. Designed for How Institutions Actually Work Nuventive is built to support the way higher education operates across roles and functions: Academic leadership can align programs and outcomes to institutional priorities • Institutional research and assessment teams can manage processes more consistently and efficiently • Cabinet and executive leaders gain clearer visibility into progress, performance, and impact • Technology teams benefit from a flexible platform that integrates into the broader institutional ecosystem The result is a more coordinated and transparent approach to planning, assessment, and improvement—without adding unnecessary complexity. Where This Connects with HESS HESS brings institutions together to share knowledge, compare approaches, and identify opportunities for operational efficiency. Nuventive complements this by providing a common structure for how institutions: Organize and manage evidence • Align goals and outcomes • Support accreditation and reporting • Identify and adopt effective practices For HESS members, this creates an opportunity not only to strengthen internal processes, but to learn from peer institutions navigating similar challenges. From Process to Improvement Many institutions have strong processes in place—but those processes often operate in silos. Nuventive helps bridge that gap by making it easier to: Connect planning to outcomes • Turn assessment into actionable improvement • Strengthen self-study narratives with clear, aligned evidence • Maintain consistency across cycles, teams, and reporting needs This shift—from disconnected processes to a more integrated approach—supports more meaningful, sustainable improvement over time. How We Work with Institutions Nuventive partners closely with institutions throughout their journey: Implementation aligned to your structure and priorities • Ongoing support from a team experienced in higher education • Guidance on strengthening planning and assessment practices • Access to a broader community of peer institutions Our goal is not just to support compliance—but to help institutions build a stronger foundation for continuous improvement. A Natural Fit for the HESS Community At its core, both HESS and Nuventive are focused on helping institutions work more effectively. By combining HESS’s model of peer insight and operational alignment with Nuventive’s approach to planning and improvement, institutions are better positioned to: Improve visibility into performance and outcomes • Strengthen accreditation readiness • Create more efficient, scalable processes • Learn from peer institutions across the network Hear It from Our Customers Arcadia University and Nuventive: Student Learning Outcomes Video https://vimeo.com/1007704269/b015f7e9c9?fl=pl&fe=sh Arcadia Case Study https://nuventive.com/resources/#case-study