i3s Overview

i3s is web-based software used to manage international student and visiting scholar information, communication, and reporting throughout their entire attendance life cycle. i3s enables you to accept online applications for a variety of programs including: university degree programs, CPT and OPT, scholarships, and much more. All student and scholar records are managed electronically, keeping records accurate in order to maintain compliance and allowing for very advanced reporting capabilities. With i3s, international students and scholars will be able to communicate with your office and complete requirements from anywhere in the world.

With various pricing options and the ability to install i3s on your campus or make use of Terra Dotta’s hosting service, it’s easy to find a package that will fit your institution’s needs.

Benefits of i3s:

1. Monitor and maintain compliance:
2. Provide important information through an online orientation panel before departure or after arrival
3. Receive instant confirmation with a time and date stamp when requirements are completed
4. Deploy assessments to test comprehension
5. Receive notification emails when events happen for which you wish to be notified
6. Maintain email history logs for all users on your site
7. Collect and send SEVIS information directly from your database

1. Enhance student/scholar experience:
2. Utilize the checklist system in i3s to make it easy for incoming students and scholars to understand what is required of them
3. Communicate with students and scholars through an interface where they log in to i3s to complete requirements and receive information

1. Send automatic email notifications to students and scholars for receipt of physical items, like medical records and financial support documents
2. Maintain and monitor immigration status transparently through i3s
3. Keep digital records of important documents for easy access by students and staff

1. Save time and streamline your workload:
2. Go paperless – searching through a database is much easier than searching through paper files
3. Update records in batches instead of individually
4. Integrate with your Student Information System to ensure up-to-date information and reduce data entry
5. Send automatic email reminders to users that have incomplete requirements
6. Allow students and scholars to schedule appointments online with advisors whether they are on campus or abroad
7. Communicate with students and scholars through SMS text messaging
8. Create advanced, sharable reports and queries

1. Use student-to-student marketing to attract students and scholars to your institution:
2. Collect testimonials and display them on your informational page
3. Encourage students and scholars to keep an i3s online photo journal of their experiences
4. Use discussion forums to facilitate communication
5. Collect Alumni information from willing participants

1. Easily maintain, update and edit your website:
2. Create and maintain all website content through a WYSIWYG web editor; no HTML knowledge required
3. Post announcements that automatically disappear once expired
4. Create itemized budget sheets to share with potential students and scholars
5. Embed features like a chat system to facilitate quick communication and receive email records of every conversation

1. Implement Risk Management features for your campus:
2. Track international student and scholar travel so you are always aware of who is on campus
3. Use the locator search to instantly find the current location of any traveler in the system
4. Collect online incident reports
5. Provide restricted administrative access to student and scholar records through a robust permissions system

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