Enrollment Growth ODU serves 1,335 students across nearly 50 programs in traditional, evening, online and blended formats. This multi format approach, along with transfer pathways supported by Transferology, presents opportunities to boost enrollment through a modern admissions CRM, targeted marketing automation, and streamlined transfer credit workflows.

Fundraising & Donor Ops ODU's Catholic mission and community impact are evident in parish ministry grants and leadership awards. There's potential to enhance donor engagement using a modern advancement CRM, gift management, analytics, and targeted campaigns for annual giving and capital projects aligned to the university mission.

Athletics & Tech With 16 NCAA Division II sports and a veterans friendly designation, ODU demonstrates active athletics and veteran engagement. Opportunities exist to deploy athlete performance and scheduling tools, fan engagement platforms, ticketing software, and analytics to optimize program investments and recruiting, integrated with existing marketing and web tools.

Transformation Leadership A new university president was appointed in 2026, signaling a strategic inflection point. This can drive digital transformation and data driven decision making across IT, marketing, admissions, and advancement, leveraging analytics platforms and cloud based solutions to align operations with strategic goals.

Grants & Funding ODU has received Choose Ohio First grants in 2025 totaling about 289 thousand dollars, indicating appetite for funded initiatives and partnerships. This suggests interest in grant management, reporting, and proactive identification of new funding opportunities; solutions to track grants, outcomes, and compliance would likely resonate with leadership and finance teams.