The HelioCampus Standard Activity Model (SAM) allows Benchmarking Consortium members to normalize their spend on academic and administrative activities to benchmark against peers and identify opportunities for operational efficiencies and cost savings.
Academics
• Teaching • Research • Service
Communications
• Marketing and Communication • Public Affairs
Development
• Alumni Relations • Fundraising • Prospect Management, Research and Analytics
Facilities
• Capital Planning and Management • Construction Services, Maintenance and Repair • Energy and Utilities • Environmental Health and Safety • Grounds • Custodial Services • Public Safety • Transportation
• Executive Leadership • Departmental Support • Legal Services
Human Resources
• Benefits • Classification and Compensation • Employee and Labor Relations • Hiring • Training
Information Technology
• Application Development • Education Technologies • Infrastructure and Operations • Security and Privacy • User Support
Research Administration
• Pre-Award • Post-Award • Research Compliance
Student Services
• Academic Advising • Admissions • Career Services • Dining Services • Diversity • Financial Aid • International Programs • Recreational Services • Registration • Residential Services • Student Engagement • Tutoring and Learning Support
Organizational Classifications
For the first time in the higher education industry, these data can be analyzed longitudinally within the following organizational classifications.
Centralized
Units that serve the entire campus
Decentralized
Typically academic units/schools
Shared Services
Labor spending that serves more than one unit/school but not the entire campus
External Labor
Outsourced labor spending
Analysis Factors
Allow members to normalize the benchmarking charts within the HelioCampus platform to facilitate accurate, apples-to-apples peer comparisons. Members can view their data spend and activities in hundreds of different ways with over 20 analysis factors in our platform.
