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Balancing work, family life and school are not easy tasks. Considering the number of challenges they already face; their educational journey shouldn't involve unnecessary hoops to jump through.   > > It's important to make their path to success as smooth as possible.  > > For Hawkeye Community College, it was critical to provide foundational access to their learners. Particularly for workforce students, who often face more obstacles than what is considered the typical college student.     > > “ > > ### **N**on-traditional students oftentimes struggle. They have more barriers than traditional students. > > > > **Srdjan Golub | Senior Director of Business and Community Education** > > > > Basic access for students starts with a colleague ID. With this, they’re able to connect to their email and library resources. But for students who fall outside the traditional academic calendar, there are often barriers that prevent access to these services easily.   > > They needed a seamless process to create the ultimate student experience.   > > **The Solution** > > Providing students with comprehensive access to resources and services is paramount—especially during a time of choice.  > > “ > > ### **I**t’s very important to have an efficient way to give access to those services. > > > > **Srdjan Golub** > > > > For Hawkeye, once a student comes through the door—credit or non-credit—you’re a student at the school. There’s no differentiation and the student experience should reflect that.  > > By adopting Modern Campus Lifelong Learning’s Ellucian Colleague Connector, Hawkeye is able to efficiently provide services to their learners.   > > For Golub, something as simple as a student ID has been able to open the possibilities on and off-campus for every learner of the institution.   > > “ > > ### **I**t was all manual work before, and we had to go through all these steps. Now it’s become seamless to do it through our automated system. > > > > **Srdjan Golub** > > > > Through the Colleague connector, students' records are passed to active directory where they are issued their credentials that open up all campus services.   > > “ > > ### **T**o give that modern experience to the students they have to be able to self-register and see what's available. > > > > **Srdjan Golub** > > > > ###### ****What's Ahead **** > > Golub’s goal is to have the financial reconciliation that they have always done by hand, to be done via integration.   > > “ > > ### **W**ith the Colleague Connector, we’ll have all the data points they would need to verify our revenue and expenses > > > > **Srdjan Golub** > > > > The data that the Hawkeye team has access to has also given Golub the validation needed for more staffing, especially when it comes to having a data specialist that can keep everything streamlined.   > > The automation process has also given staff the ability to focus on more complex tasks.  > > “ > > ### **Y**ou're in control of what you can do, which in turn frees up our staff to do other things. They can cross-sell other services, focus on customer-oriented tasks and our programmers can focus on creating new programs. > > > > **Srdjan Golub** > > > > Staff are freed up from routine tasks to focus on impactful programs. Things like education and career services programs for individuals with criminal records, support of short-term training for in-demand occupations and career training for those with employment barriers get the attention they deserve. > > “ > > ### **I**t allowed us to grow and provide a modern experience for our students > > > > **Srdjan Golub** > > > > It all comes down to putting the student at the center and providing that sense of belonging.   > > “All these connections will be better connected through Colleague and we're hoping that a student simply feels like a part of Hawkeye at any part of their educational journey” Golub said.   > > > ###### ****Related Case Studies **** > >   > > [![uc berkeley](https://moderncampus.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/uc-berkeley-extension-social-card-Mar-20-2026-07-51-20-9365-PM.jpg)](https://moderncampus.com/success-story/uc-berkeley-extension-destiny-one.html) > > ##### [The University of California Berkeley Extension Improved Retention and Program Management](https://moderncampus.com/success-story/uc-berkeley-extension-destiny-one.html) > > How UC Berkeley Extension improved its student experience and simplified management of continuing and professional education with Modern Campus Lifelong Learning > > [Learn how](https://moderncampus.com/success-story/uc-berkeley-extension-destiny-one.html) > > > > > > > > [![University of Minnesota](https://moderncampus.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/university-of-minnesota-social-card-Mar-20-2026-07-51-21-8430-PM.jpg)](https://moderncampus.com/success-story/university-of-minnesota-cost-savings-lifelong-learning.html) > > ##### [The University of Minnesota Realized Massive Cost Savings](https://moderncampus.com/success-story/university-of-minnesota-cost-savings-lifelong-learning.html) > > The University of Minnesota consolidated all non-credit and continuing education offerings into Modern Campus Lifelong Learning to save money and improve student engagement > > [Read the story](https://moderncampus.com/success-story/university-of-minnesota-cost-savings-lifelong-learning.html) > > > > > > > > [![McHenry County College](https://moderncampus.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/mchenry-campus-social-Mar-20-2026-07-51-22-8581-PM.jpg)](https://moderncampus.com/success-story/mchenry-county-college-lumens.html) > > ##### [McHenry County College Revolutionizes Productivity and Student Satisfaction](https://moderncampus.com/success-story/mchenry-county-college-lumens.html) > > How one small but mighty community college introduced self-service registration and created business efficiencies with Modern Campus Lumens > > [Explore their success](https://moderncampus.com/success-story/mchenry-county-college-lumens.html) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >   > > > > > > > > > > > > > >     ![Book a demo now!](https://moderncampus.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Card-contained-1-Mar-20-2026-07-53-44-1831-PM.png?width=268&height=230&name=Card-contained-1-Mar-20-2026-07-53-44-1831-PM.png) Tackle your biggest challenges We’re looking to topple the ivory tower. 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